The Life of Paul- The Essential Quality of Surrender

The Essential Quality of Surrender
June 11, 2023

(Paul)“Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ.”
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1 Corinthians 11:1

TheRoad to Damascus: Paul’s Surrender
Acts 9:1-8

(Jesus)“Saul! Saul! Why are you persecuting me?”
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Acts 9:4

HOW DO I DEVELOP THE ESSENTIAL QUALITY OF SURRENDER?

1. I SURRENDER TO JESUS______________________________________________.

Romans 10:9 (NLT)—9 If you openly declare that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.

Romans 10:13 (NLT)—13 For “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”

2. I SURRENDER TO JESUS____________________________.

“This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun!”-2 Corinthians5:17

“This letter is from Paul, a slave of Christ Jesus, chosen by God to be an apostle and sent out to preach his Good News.”-Romans 1:1

Philippians 3:7 (NLT)—7 I once thought these things were valuable, but now I consider them worthless because of what Christ has done.

3. I SURRENDER TO JESUS____________________________.

Romans 12:1 (NLT)—1 And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice—the kind he will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship him.

4. I SURRENDER TO JESUS____________________________.

Acts 20:24 (NLT)—24 But my life is worth nothing to me unless I use it for finishing the work assigned me by the Lord Jesus—the work of telling others the Good News about the wonderful grace of God