Is it possible to find freedom in surrender? Usually we think of surrender as a kind of defeat. Surrender seems like giving in, or giving up. That’s the opposite of freedom!
But that’s just what Jesus taught – freedom, real freedom, comes through surrender to God. To be a follower of Jesus we have to surrender everything to him: will, possessions, reputation, relationships, even our lives.
On the other side of surrender, Jesus offers us freedom – freedom from sin, but also freedom to live fully, with joy, in Christ. This isn’t a contradiction. It’s only through surrender to Christ that we can find freedom in Christ.
This 14-day series guides you through Jesus’s teaching on surrender, and how you can experience freedom in him.
Read: Philippians 2:5-11 Rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. (v. 7) Human examples of surrendering to God, like the
Read: Luke 1:26-38 And Mary said, “Behold, I am the servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word.” (v. 38) Ask a student what her goal
Read: Romans 6:1-23 You are slaves of the one whom you obey, either of sin, which leads to death, or of obedience, which leads to righteousness. (v. 16) Bob Dylan sang,
Read: Galatians 5:1-15 For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another. (v. 13) Surrender.
Read: John 12:20-32 Whoever loves his life loses it, and whoever hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life. (v. 25) An oxymoron is a seeming contradiction,
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