Sermon Cloud

Gifts of Gold for God: #2 - Spiritual Surrender

Pastor Lowell Perkins - 12/17/2006

Outline:

The SPIRIT of SURRENDER

• sweet spirit - HE. 12:28 - "Let us be thankful, and so worship...with reverence and awe..."

• shattered stubbornness - JA. 4:10 - "Humble yourselves before the Lord..."

• sacrificed self - RO. 12:1 - "Offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing..."

The SUBSTANCE of SURRENDER

• surrender to His commands - 2JN. 1:6 - "...walk in obedience to his commands."

• surrender to His convictions - AC. 15:28 - "It seemed good to the Holy Spirit..."

• surrender to His callings - GA. 1:15 - "God...separated me...and called me..."

• surrender to His credit - 1PE. 4:11 - "To Him be the glory and the power for ever..."

The SATISFACTION of SURRENDER

• the peace of right relationship - 2PE. 3:14 - "Be...blameless and at peace with him."

• the power of right relationship - JA. 5:16 - "The prayer of a righteous man is powerful..."

The STATEMENTS of SURRENDER

• surrender declares the unquestioned authority of Christ

• surrender declares the unconditional allegiance of the Christian

• surrender declares the unconcerned assurance of the Christian