Living a Life of Surrender

I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.

Let God have your life; He can do more with it than you can.

- Dwight L. Moody

Turn to Luke 9

Living Surrendered

Surrender is a daily habit

Luke 9:23 CSB

Then he said to them all, “If anyone wants to follow after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross daily, and follow me.

Living Surrendered

This is about being a disciple

The Bible Exposition Commentary Chapter Eight: A Many-Sided Ministry (Luke 9)

A disciple is more than a student who learns lessons by means of lectures and books. He is one who learns by living and working with his teacher in a daily “hands on” experience.

Daily we choose - My way or God’s way

We a re called to die (the cross) to our way

We are called to have lives that identify Christ

Living Surrendered

2. We find our life when we lose it in Christ

Luke 9:24 CSB

For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life because of me will save it.

Living Surrendered

This seems crazy - if I lose I find?

We are talking about fullness and meaning

Ephesians 2:10 CSB

For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared ahead of time for us to do.

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3. A surrendered life boldly points to Christ

Luke 9:25–26 CSB

For what does it benefit someone if he gains the whole world, and yet loses or forfeits himself? For whoever is ashamed of me and my words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of him when he comes in his glory and that of the Father and the holy angels.

Living Surrendered

Your life will either point to yourself - and it will be lost

Your life will point to Christ - eternal impact

Getting a New Perspective

Identify the value of things

Philippians 3:8 CSB

More than that, I also consider everything to be a loss in view of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. Because of him I have suffered the loss of all things and consider them as dung, so that I may gain Christ

Getting a New Perspective

Knowing is the relationship with Christ

What is most important? What are you focused on?

Who has done more? Given more?

In the light of Christ - everything else is just smoke and mirrors

Getting a New Perspective

2. The goal is to be like Christ

Philippians 3:10 CSB

My goal is to know him and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of his sufferings, being conformed to his death,

Getting a New Perspective

We all know and like

Romans 8:28 CSB

We know that all things work together for the good of those who love God, who are called according to his purpose.

The goal of faith is

Romans 8:29 CSB

For those he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, so that he would be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters.

That means power and suffering

But it also means eternity of fulfillment

A life that mattered

Living Recently Deceased

We live in a world that says you are random and you really cannot make a difference

I know a God who says - you are My masterpiece and your life is meant for so much more if you will trust

God always has and always will look for men and women who say to Him, 'I trust you so much, I'm all in. I want your way not mine. I am willing to live by faith!'

- Chip Ingram

What do you have that is more valuable than what Christ offers?

It comes with surrender

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