Fully Devoted

Willow Creek Church popularized the phrase "fully devoted followers of Christ" and Crossroads used that phrase for at least 10 years in our vision statement. What a great picture the words paint -- a man or woman who is sold out to Christ -- nothing held back -- unabashed passion for the causes of God!

This week, we'll start a 4-week study of the teachings found in Romans 12. The series is called -- are you ready? FULLY DEVOTED.

After 5 weeks of using movies as the theme of messages, this will be quite a change of pace -- one I'm looking forward to with a lot of excitement. We're going to "camp out" in one magnificent chapter of God's Word, breaking apart words, phrases, and sentences, to see what it would truly look like if we sold out to God and became fully devoted followers of Christ.

¹Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercy,

to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God—this is your spiritual act of worship.

²Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world,
but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.
Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.

Romans 12:1-2