Holy Spirit...Surrender
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Introduction:
Introduction:
Surrender…Submission…Yielding. What comes to mind?
Surrender: Meaning: Giving myself over to the control of another person.
The Holy Spirit in Our Surrender
The Holy Spirit in Our Surrender
For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit. For to set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace.
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.
What is at stake?
Our Standard for Surrender…Jesus
Our Standard for Surrender…Jesus
So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of his own accord, but only what he sees the Father doing. For whatever the Father does, that the Son does likewise.
who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name,
The greatest among you shall be your servant. Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.
Areas For Surrender
Areas For Surrender
Surrender to God
Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
James 4:
Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you.
2. Surrender to Scripture
How can a young man keep his way pure?
By guarding it according to your word.
With my whole heart I seek you;
let me not wander from your commandments!
I have stored up your word in my heart,
that I might not sin against you.
Psalm 119:9-11
3. Surrender to One Another
Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others.
submitting to one another out of reverence for Christ.