Welcome to the Bible Study. I'm Stephen Lawson, president of One Passion Ministries.

And each week I will teach verse by verse through the passage of scripture

so that you can better understand the word of God

and put it into practice in your life. Join me now as we look together into this

section of the Bible. I want to welcome you. Thank you so much for being a part of this Bible study wherever

you are around the country, around the world. You're a part of this and we're very grateful for you. We love reading your comments. We love hearing

from you. So every blessing to you. As always I want to begin in a word of prayer. We're going to

dive right into this. Romans chapter 12 if you want to be getting your Bible and queuing up, we'll be starting in verse 9.

But let me begin now in a word of prayer.

Father, every time we come to your word, we are mindful that we are dependent upon your

Holy Spirit to guide us into all the truth and you work through human teachers that

whom you've given to the church and so I pray that you

would fill me with your spirit so that I would say only that which is true but

far far beyond me, we need the master teacher, the Holy Spirit to alum in our

minds and our understanding. So we look to him,

look to you, and ask now that you would take over this study and own it.

This is your word, this is not my word, this is your word and we want it grafted into our lives and

heart. So do your work now in Jesus name. Amen.

Okay, men, if you would, and ladies who are joining us, take your Bible and turn with me to

Romans chapter 12, Romans chapter 12, and today I have verses 9 through 13 for us to to look at

I hope I can get through this

Romans chapter 12 I want to just read the passage starting in verse 9.

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