‘Responding to the wonder of grace: thankful hearts’ (Romans 12:11-13) 4u5g6p

Having laid the foundation of love as being the key character trait of the believer, in Romans 12:11-13, Paul adds more to the picture of what it means to live the Christian life. In these verses, Paul gives a set of commands that believers are to follow, not as a way of ‘putting on’ Christianity as an outward, external thing, but as an inward thing, something that comes from within, through the transformation Paul spoke of in Romans 12:2. Love is the beginning of the response but is only the beginning. Faithfulness and zeal and prayerfulness all need to be added on, as we grow in maturity and service to the Lord. Message Outline • The fifth in this series • That ‘inside out’ transformation… • Triplets and doublets • See how Paul points us toward these character traits … Wholehearted ministry (v.11) Faithful consistency (v.12) Shared generosity (v.13) KPI’s Time for a stocktake… The thankful heart v4b60