1 1 Peter 2:1-3 Therefore, laying aside all malice, all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and all evil speaking, as newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the word,

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1 Peter 2:1-31 Peter 2:1-3

Therefore, laying aside all malice, Therefore, laying aside all malice, all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and all all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and all evil speaking, as newborn babes, evil speaking, as newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the word, desire the pure milk of the word, that you may grow thereby, if that you may grow thereby, if indeed you have tasted that the indeed you have tasted that the Lord is gracious. Lord is gracious.

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1 Peter 2:4-51 Peter 2:4-5

Coming to Him as to a living Coming to Him as to a living stone, rejected indeed by men, stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen by God and precious, but chosen by God and precious, you also, as living stones, are you also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. God through Jesus Christ.

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““Spiritual Sacrifices”Spiritual Sacrifices”

What are they?What are they?

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• The Sacrifice of PraiseThe Sacrifice of Praise

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Hebrews 13:15Hebrews 13:15

Therefore by Him let us Therefore by Him let us continually offer the sacrifice of continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His our lips, giving thanks to His name. name.

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– Praise in PrayerPraise in Prayer

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Matthew 6:9Matthew 6:9

In this manner, therefore, pray: In this manner, therefore, pray: Our Father in heaven, Hallowed be Our Father in heaven, Hallowed be Your name. Your name.

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– Praise in SongPraise in Song

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Ephesians 5:18-21Ephesians 5:18-21

And do not be drunk with wine, in And do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; but be filled with which is dissipation; but be filled with the Spirit, speaking to one another in the Spirit, speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord, giving thanks your heart to the Lord, giving thanks always for all things to God the always for all things to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, submitting to one another in Christ, submitting to one another in the fear of God. the fear of God.

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Colossians 3:16-17Colossians 3:16-17

Let the word of Christ dwell in you Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. And whatever you do in the Lord. And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him. God the Father through Him.

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– Praise in SongPraise in Song

– Praise in EvangelismPraise in Evangelism

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1 Peter 2:9-101 Peter 2:9-10

But you are a chosen generation, a But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His called you out of darkness into His marvelous light; who once were not marvelous light; who once were not a people but are now the people of a people but are now the people of God, who had not obtained mercy God, who had not obtained mercy but now have obtained mercy. but now have obtained mercy.

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• Cheerful, Sacrificial GivingCheerful, Sacrificial Giving

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2 Corinthians 8:1-22 Corinthians 8:1-2

Moreover, brethren, we make Moreover, brethren, we make known to you the grace of God known to you the grace of God bestowed on the churches of bestowed on the churches of Macedonia: that in a great trial of Macedonia: that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty joy and their deep poverty abounded in the riches of their abounded in the riches of their liberality. liberality.

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For I bear witness that according to For I bear witness that according to their ability, yes, and beyond their their ability, yes, and beyond their ability, they were freely willing, ability, they were freely willing, imploring us with much urgency that imploring us with much urgency that we would receive the gift and the we would receive the gift and the fellowship of the ministering to the fellowship of the ministering to the saints. And not only as we had saints. And not only as we had hoped, but they first gave hoped, but they first gave themselves to the Lord, and then to themselves to the Lord, and then to us by the will of God. us by the will of God.

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Now concerning the ministering to Now concerning the ministering to the saints, it is superfluous for me the saints, it is superfluous for me to write to you; for I know your to write to you; for I know your willingness, about which I boast of willingness, about which I boast of you to the Macedonians, that you to the Macedonians, that Achaia was ready a year ago; and Achaia was ready a year ago; and your zeal has stirred up the your zeal has stirred up the majority. majority.

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Yet I have sent the brethren, lest Yet I have sent the brethren, lest our boasting of you should be in our boasting of you should be in vain in this respect, that, as I said, vain in this respect, that, as I said, you may be ready; lest if some you may be ready; lest if some Macedonians come with me and Macedonians come with me and find you unprepared, we (not to find you unprepared, we (not to mention you!) should be ashamed mention you!) should be ashamed of this confident boasting. of this confident boasting.

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2 Corinthians 9:52 Corinthians 9:5

Therefore I thought it necessary Therefore I thought it necessary to exhort the brethren to go to to exhort the brethren to go to you ahead of time, and prepare you ahead of time, and prepare your generous gift beforehand, your generous gift beforehand, which you had previously which you had previously promised, that it may be ready as promised, that it may be ready as a matter of generosity and not as a matter of generosity and not as a grudging obligation. a grudging obligation.

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But this I say: He who sows But this I say: He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. So let each also reap bountifully. So let each one give as he purposes in his one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver. giver.

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• Sacrifice and Service of FaithSacrifice and Service of Faith

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Philippians 2:14-16Philippians 2:14-16

Do all things without complaining and Do all things without complaining and disputing, that you may become disputing, that you may become blameless and harmless, children of blameless and harmless, children of God without fault in the midst of a God without fault in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine as lights in among whom you shine as lights in the world, holding fast the word of the world, holding fast the word of life, so that I may rejoice in the day of life, so that I may rejoice in the day of Christ that I have not run in vain or Christ that I have not run in vain or labored in vain. labored in vain.

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Philippians 2:17Philippians 2:17

Yes, and if I am being poured out Yes, and if I am being poured out as a drink offering on the sacrifice as a drink offering on the sacrifice and service of your faith, I am and service of your faith, I am glad and rejoice with you all. glad and rejoice with you all.

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Genesis 35:14Genesis 35:14

So Jacob set up a pillar in the So Jacob set up a pillar in the place where He talked with him, a place where He talked with him, a pillar of stone; and he poured a pillar of stone; and he poured a drink offering on it, and he poured drink offering on it, and he poured oil on it. oil on it.

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2 Samuel 23:14-152 Samuel 23:14-15

David was then in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem. And David said with longing, "Oh, that someone would give me a drink of the water from the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!"

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2 Samuel 23:162 Samuel 23:16

So the three mighty men broke So the three mighty men broke through the camp of the through the camp of the Philistines, drew water from the Philistines, drew water from the well of Bethlehem that was by the well of Bethlehem that was by the gate, and took it and brought it to gate, and took it and brought it to David. Nevertheless he would not David. Nevertheless he would not drink it, but poured it out to the drink it, but poured it out to the LORD. LORD.

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2 Samuel 23:172 Samuel 23:17

And he said, "Far be it from me, O LORD, that I should do this! Is this not the blood of the men who went in jeopardy of their lives?" Therefore he would not drink it. These things were done by the three mighty men.

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2 Timothy 4:5-62 Timothy 4:5-6

But you be watchful in all things, But you be watchful in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry. an evangelist, fulfill your ministry. For I am already being poured out For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time of as a drink offering, and the time of my departure is at hand. my departure is at hand.

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2 Timothy 4:7-82 Timothy 4:7-8

I have fought the good fight, I I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Finally, there is laid up the faith. Finally, there is laid up for me the crown of for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give to me on righteous Judge, will give to me on that Day, and not to me only but that Day, and not to me only but also to all who have loved His also to all who have loved His appearing. appearing.

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• Your Body - A Living SacrificeYour Body - A Living Sacrifice

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Romans 12:1-2Romans 12:1-2

Yes, I beseech you therefore, Yes, I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable God, which is your reasonable service. service.

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1 Corinthians 6:201 Corinthians 6:20

For you were bought at a price; For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God's. and in your spirit, which are God's.

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Romans 12:1-2Romans 12:1-2

Yes, I beseech you therefore, brethren, Yes, I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. reasonable service.

And do not be conformed to this world, And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect that good and acceptable and perfect will of God. will of God.

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• Your Body - A Living SacrificeYour Body - A Living Sacrifice


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