Romans | Week 7 | Hunter Perry | Echoes Church

In Week 6 of our Romans series, Hunter Perry unpacks Romans 12 and shows us there's a better way to live and a better way to think. Paul's argument is simple but life-altering: the gospel should reorient everything in your life around itself. We don't surrender out of guilt, we surrender out of grace, because before God ever asked anything of us, He already gave us everything. So what happens when we stop trying to control the things only God can control, and instead offer our bodies as a living sacrifice? Hunter walks through five practical ways to give your body to God; your affection, attention, words, actions, and direction and challenges us to find the lies we believe about ourselves, speak God's truth over them, and let Him transform the way we think. Because Jesus doesn't want to make you a better version of yourself. He wants to make you new. Be sure to like, comment, and subscribe to stay connected with what God is doing through Echoes Church. Scripture References: Romans 12, verses 1-2 | 2 Corinthians 10, verse 3-5 | 2 Samuel 24, verse 24 Message Timeline 0:00 – Welcome & Introduction 0:57 – Opening Prayer 1:31 – Who Makes You Better? A Story of Family 3:15 – Reading Romans 12:1-2 4:29 – Therefore: What Has God Already Done? 5:25 – The Tension: Living in the World Without Copying It 6:44 – The Two Fish: Do You Know What's Discipling You? 8:11 – Don't Copy: What the World Wants You to Become 10:19 – The Better Way: Grace Is the Reason for Surrender, Not the Reward 11:42 – Offer Your Body as a Living Sacrifice 12:57 – Five Ways to Give Your Body to God 15:32 – Living Sacrifice: Climbing Back on the Altar Every Day 18:29 – What Has to Die: Letting Go of Control 20:55 – Whatever You Keep from the Altar Will Keep You from God 22:21 – Worship Requires Sacrifice 24:00 – Transformed, Not Just Forgiven 25:53 – Where Do Your Thoughts Come From? 28:08 – Taking Every Thought Captive 29:37 – Three Steps to Heal Your Mind: Find the Lie, Speak the Truth, Write It Down 30:16 – Hunter's Story: A Panic Attack and Meeting God in the Dark 32:57 – Only God Gets the Final Word Over Your Life 34:59 – Closing Questions & Prayer