Study on Romans 12:1-2: The Daily Surrender of a Disciple/Follower of Christ SUMMARY: The entire first 11 chapters of Romans are applied starting with these verses. I CAN DECIDE TO LET GO: v.1 “present” is in the aorist tense and means a final action, we go back to and remember. I MUST DIE DAILY: v. 1 “living sacrifice” this is a present active verb. This means I renew this once and for all decision, all day long, as I go through life. Tied to the altar daily. MY LIFE MATTERS TO GOD: v. 1 “holy and acceptable” explains what flavor God wants in our lives: “holy” and the goal of life is driven by loving Him so much we want to please Him “acceptable to God”. MY FIRST CHOICE: v. 2 “do not be conformed” this is the first imperative application in this section of Romans that applies truth to the lives of believers. This word means: God doesn’t want our lives shaped by His enemy (the world). MY LIFELONG GREAT TASK: v. 2 “be transformed” this is the great word morphed. God explains that all transformation starts with a renewed mind (anakaino). The tense is present (constantly/ongoing) and passive (God does it to us) ana = back again; kaino = new; God resets our minds back to His Way by applying His Word to my life by His Spirit GOD CONFIRMS HIS POWER IN ME: v. 2 “prove” this word dokimadzo means ‘proof after testing’. We will find the proof of God at work in us as we test out the “reset” button for our minds. Allow Him to renew us, and when He does, He proves Himself to us.

1. Biblical Counselors are First Called to
Be Personal, Daily Followers of Christ
Discipleship/Counseling 101
Week 5

2. What is Biblical Counseling?
! Biblical Counseling is Supernatural: God does the work through the
Word.
! Biblical Counseling is not a technique: it is a chosen way of life, of
walking in the light and truth.
! Biblical Counseling is Personal Sanctification: we must first learn to deal
with the flesh in our own lives; so we confess imperfection.
! Biblical Counseling is Personal Discipleship: we are explaining how to be
followers of Christ, like we are.

3. Month Two/Week-2
! Everyone should be reading the syllabus, looking up verses as
you read, and working on the memory verses.
! We should all be through 40% of this second lesson by next
week. That means page 4 of the Student Workbook, and
Tuesday of the daily devotions.
! Each day we should devotionally mine for gold one of the
passages, doing the Summary/Lessons/Application model.

4. 3x5 Quiz
! Print your Name, number 1 through 4, then write yes or no, on the four
G.R.O.W. statements I am by God s Grace... :
! G: Getting into the Word each day.
! R: Reaching out for help to God in prayer.
! O: Opening my life to the sanctifying work of the Spirit.
! W: Willingly opening the Word to others.
! Then add any shared Prayer Requests.

5. Lesson One Theme 19a:
God Enables you to take the first steps towards lasting
Biblical change. This step is your response to God s
demonstrated love for you in Christ Jesus.
! John 1:12 - Salvation makes us sons & daughters of God;
! John 3:16-21 - Saved people come to the light to be exposed by the
Word;
! Romans 5:8 - Christ only died for sinners
! II Cor. 5:17 - The key to salvation s fresh start is being in Christ;
! Ephesians 2:8-9 - By grace we are wired for good works;
! I John 4:10 - God loves us so much He sent the remedy for our sins.

6. Principle-1 page 19b:
God s Plan for you to change in a Biblical
way centers on His Son , Jesus Christ.
• Because God s standard is one of perfection (Lev. 19:2; Mt.
5:48), you cannot meet it by your own efforts (Psalm 143:2,
Ecc. 7:20; Rom. 3:23).
• You cannot save yourself (Prov. 20:9)...
• You need to recognize (Isaiah 64:6)...
• By God s grace (John 3:16, 36)...

7. Lesson Two Theme
p. 31a
• Afteryou receive salvation by God s
grace through our Lord Jesus Christ,
your growth in Christ and fitness to
help others Biblically will be in
proportion to your faithfulness in
Biblically examining yourself and
applying God s truths to your life.

8. Scriptures on Personal
Sanctification
! Mat. 7:1-5 - disciples check for personal sins;
! Rom. 12:1-2 - disciples surrender daily;
! I Cor. 11:31 - disciples say no to personal sins;
! Gal. 6:1-5 - KEY LESSON: The Attitude of the Discipler;
! Hebrews 5:12-14 - disciples need personal exercise;
! I John 1:8-9 - disciples seek regular cleansing.

9. p. 31b: Principle-2
Establish Biblical Patterns
! You
are to be ROOTED, built up, and established in
the Lord Jesus Christ and are NOT to be conformed
to the world (Rom. 12:1-2; Col. 2:6-10).
! You
must PRACTICE God s Word to grow into
maturity (Mt. 7:24-27; II Tim. 3:16-17; Heb. 5:12-14;
Jam. 1:22-25; I Pet. 2:2; II Peter 1:4-11; I Jn. 2:5).

10. S.L.A. Study on Romans 12:1-2:
The Daily Surrender of a
Disciple/Follower of Christ
! SUMMARY: The entire first 11 chapters of Romans are applied starting
with these verses. There are two imperatives.
! I CAN DECIDE TO LET GO: v.1 present is in the aorist tense and means
a final action, we go back to and remember.
! I MUST DIE DAILY: v. 1 living sacrifice this is a present active verb.
This means I renew this once and for all decision, all day long, as I go
through life. Tied to the altar daily.
! MY LIFE MATTERS TO GOD: v. 1 holy and acceptable explains what
flavor God wants in our lives: holy and the goal of life is driven by
loving Him so much we want to please Him acceptable to God .

11. S.L.A. Study on Romans 12:1-2:
The Daily Surrender of a
Disciple/Follower of Christ
! MY FIRST CHOICE: v. 2 do not be conformed this is the first imperative
application in this section of Romans that applies truth to the lives of
believers. This word means: God doesn t want our lives shaped by His enemy
(the world).
! MY LIFELONG GREAT TASK: v. 2 be transformed this is the great word
morphed. God explains that all transformation starts with a renewed mind
(anakaino). The tense is present (constantly/ongoing) and passive (God does it
to us) ana = back again; kaino = new; God resets our minds back to His Way
by applying His Word to my life by His Spirit
! GOD CONFIRMS HIS POWER IN ME: v. 2 prove this word dokimadzo means
proof after testing . We will find the proof of God at work in us as we test
out the reset button for our minds. Allow Him to renew us, and when He
does, He proves Himself to us.

12. Applications from Hebrews 5:11-14: God s Calling for
Every One of Us is to Disciple Others
! SUMMARY: God has revealed our calling in life, He wants us to grow up, get strong, and guide others walking with
Him.
! LESSONS: UNDERSTANDING THE SYMPTOMS OF SPIRITUAL IMMATURITY. God illustrates the four key indicators
of being spiritually immature that He has sketched out for us in this passage.
! SYMPTOM-1: God s Word is DULL to me, I don t feel drawn to personal Bible study, corporate teaching in Sunday
church services, or to LifeGroup teaching times (v.11). The evidence of salvation is hunger for the Word, just not
being able to get enough of it (I Peter 2:2).
! SYMPTOM-2: Sharing the Word with others is nothing I m INTERESTED in learning to do (v. 12). The sign of spiritual
growth is learning truth that God s Spirit prompts us to be so excited about, we want to share it with others.
! SYMPTOM-3: My Spiritual Digestion System is Sick, I m on a BABY-FOOD ONLY diet (v.13). This is when only pre-
digested food works, I can t read and find truth that feeds my soul, I need to buy a book, tape, go online, or
something other than prayerfully digging out treasures in the Word for feeding my soul.
! SYMPTOM-4: I ll put ANYTHING into my mouth (v.14). Just like babies that have no discernment of what is dirty,
dangerous, poisonous, and so on, this spiritually immature person watches, reads, and listens without any discernment
or discretion. They are confused, unstable, and driven about by every wave of new, different, or false teaching that
comes along.

13. Applications from Hebrews 5:11-14:
God s Calling for Every One of Us is to
Disciple Others
! Lord, I want to be a Disciple Maker/Biblical Counselor for Your Glory.
! GOD HAS SHOWN ME MY CALLING IN LIFE: v. 12 God s goal is that everyone of us in
Christ s Church become a disciple making teacher; but without obedient choices we stay as
babies and don t mature. This is daily living out Matthew 28:18-20.
! PRACTICE IS REQUIRED: v. 13 spiritual growth is all tied to the in take and digestion of
the Word. I need to discipline myself to never living a day without digesting my soul food
from the Word of God (Mt. 4:4).
! I WANT TO MATURE SPIRITUALLY: v. 14 senses exercised is an athletic image of training
for competition. My full-age, spiritually mature is not chronological, it is tied to my
responding to God s Word empowered by the Spirit (Jn. 17:17). Only time with God in His
Word helps me discern what pleases Him, by my differentiating between good and evil in His
sight.

14. Table Time
! Discuss
the two studies we
went over tonight.
! Prayaround your table, asking
God to apply one of the
applications in your life.