TMV 3: Live The New Life – Obedience to Christ
LIVE THE NEW LIFE
Obedience to Christ
Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is true worship.
Romans 12:1
True Worship or Spiritual Act of Worship – Not merely ritual activity but the involvement of heart, mind and will. Obedient service.
When we begin to realize God’s mercy for us as expressed through the sacrifice of His Son on the cross for us, our only natural response is one of sacrifice, of worship, of obedience. He died for me; I’ll live for Him.
God, thank You for this reminder. Help me commit this to memory. And guide me as I respond. Thank You for Your mercy. Thank You for Your love. I want to honor, serve, obey, and worship You with my life.
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You might be wondering where the “Stretched” thing comes from. For starters, when I was in high school at Rancocas Valley Regional High School, I was short – 5’6″ to start my junior year. Since then, I’ve grown to almost 6’6″. Many of my friends started calling me Stretch.
On a more recent basis, I often feel “stretched” by all the things going on around me – career, marriage, parenting, church, running, reading, friendships, extended family, relationship with God, etc. (in no particular order). My hope is that this blog will provide an opportunity to express some of my “stretch marks” and to possibly hear your thoughts as well. 
So here is a bit more about me: I’m a Christ-follower, husband, dad, son, uncle, engineer, runner, chicken farmer, gardener, saxophone player, operations manager, adventurer, and the list goes on…. I’m extremely blessed to have the best wife in the whole world. We met at Grove City College. We were engaged on top of the Eiffel Tower. We got married in Greensburg, PA. Now, we live in Schwenksville, PA with our two incredible kids, and our black lab.
Jon Stolpe Stretched 
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