Why ‘Living as a Christian’ Is Harder Than You Think | Romans 12

Описание: What does Paul really mean when he calls Christians to be “a living sacrifice”?
Romans 12 challenges everything our culture says about identity, faith, and wholeness.

In Romans 12:1, the Apostle Paul calls believers to present their lives as a living sacrifice — but what does that actually mean?

In this teaching, we explore:

Why sacrifice originally meant death — and why Paul flips the meaning

The difference between sacred vs secular and sacred vs profane

How modern culture fragments our identity

Why Christianity isn’t religion, box-ticking, or Sunday-only faith

How the gospel offers wholeness, healing, and integration of life

This is not self-help.
This is not moralism.
This is the radical call of the gospel — all of life lived as worship.

📖 Scripture: Romans 12:1
📍 Filmed at The Embassy @ North Beach, Christchurch

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00:00 – What Does “Living Sacrifice” Mean?
02:10 – Sacrifice in the Old Testament
05:20 – Sacred Means “Set Apart”
08:15 – Why Paul Says “Living” Sacrifice
12:40 – Sacred vs Secular (The Western Lie)
18:30 – Religion vs Real Faith
23:45 – Postmodern Identity & Fragmentation
30:20 – Why We Feel Alienated From Ourselves
35:10 – How the Gospel Makes Us Whole
40:30 – All of Life as Worship
45:15 – Big Gospel, Big God
48:30 – The Story That Holds Everything Together

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