2009-10-02T14:08:42-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/living+sacrifice/ http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans%2012:1&version=NIV 2009-10-02T14:08:42-05:00 God demands sacrifice of His followers--but not bloody, physical sacrifice. Rather, he wants us to sacrifice our own selves to Him by committing to do His will in our lives. The worship God wants from us is to serve others in His name. http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Peter%202:5&version=NIV 2009-09-04T12:12:00-05:00 Followers of Christ continually undergo a process of transformation, by which the Holy Spirit shapes us more and more into the sort of person who is acceptable for service to God. http://biblica.com/niv/appendix/concordance_resultsingle.php?rowid=100 2008-01-18T16:15:40-05:00 An offering or gift given to God to remove the guilt of sin. Throughout the Old Testament, God's people brought sacrifices to God.