Aug. 23, 2026

“Be Peaceable”

“Be Peaceable”
Romans 12:16-18
Central Idea: The renewed mind makes & keeps peace with others.
Outworking of Romans 12:3-13: Be humble in how you see yourself (3),
Be united & useful in serving one another (spiritual gifts) (4-8), Be loving
as you abhor evil and cling to good (9), Be loving as you put others first
(10), Be diligent in serving the Lord (11), Be patient in life situations (12),
Be generous (13), Be a blessing to others (14-15)
I. Peaceable Christians are _____________ (16)
A. “Be of the same mind”
• Be of the same mind - live in _____________ with one another
• Doesn’t mean we are all the ________ - Romans 12:4-5
• We recognize the _______________ and _________ of others.
B. “do not be haughty in mind”
“haughty” - literally: ________, elevated = mountain
• figuratively = arrogant, conceited = ______________ to others
C. “associate with the lowly” - literally “_____________”
• Don’t build a false ____________ between yourself and others.
• Jesus: Matthew 11:28-30
D. “Do not be wise in your own estimation”
• Are we the _______ judge of ourselves?
II. Peaceable Christians don’t ________________ (17)
A. “Never pay back evil for evil to anyone.”
1. Who are we not allowed to retaliate against? “___________”
2. When are we allowed to retaliate? “__________”
3. What are we not allowed to do? “pay ________ evil for evil”
B. “Respect what is right in the sight of all men.”
1. “respect” - to ________ before = respond __________________
2. “right” - ________
III. Peaceable Christians _________ for peace with others (18)
A. Sometimes peace isn’t ______________
1. “If possible…be at peace with all men”
• Paul is acknowledging a very practical reality.
2. Example: Jesus and the _______________
B. Make sure you are not the ______________.
1. “so far as it depends on you be at peace with all men”
• That is God’s ______________________ of us.
Application:
1. We need to learn to disagree ________.
• In every conversation, be fully _________________, that as far as
it depends on you, it is going to go well.
2. It’s not peace at any __________.
• God is not calling on us to pursue peace & leave truth behind or
we will have _____________ to offer the world.
3. Question: Am I a peacemaker or a ______________________?