“SURRENDERING TO MY COSMIC MISSION!” The Life Guided by a Cosmic Mission Part 4

Clarify My Values Outline My Shape Surrendering - to live the rest of my life fulfilling the mission God made me for…

“Give yourselves completely to God… to be used for His good purposes.” Rom. 6:13 (LB) “Offer yourselves as a living sacrifice to God … Then you’ll be able to know the will of God – that is good, pleasing, and perfect.” Rom. 12:1-2 (GN)

THERE ARE 3 REASONS FOR SURRENDERING TOTALLY TO CHRIST’S MISSION… 1. IT’S WHAT I WAS MADE FOR Galatians 1:15 (NIV) Paul said “But when God, who set me apart from birth…”

THERE ARE 3 REASONS FOR SURRENDERING TOTALLY TO CHRIST’S MISSION… 2. IT’S WHAT IS BEST FOR ME. Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV) For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.

THERE ARE 3 REASONS FOR SURRENDERING TOTALLY TO CHRIST’S MISSION… 3. IT’S THE KEY TO SATISFACTION AND SUCCESS IN LIFE. Proverbs 3:6 “In everything you do, put God first and He will crown your efforts with success.”

WHAT COULD KEEP ME FROM SURRENDERING TO CHRIST’S MISSION FOR MY LIFE? 1. A RESENTMENT TOWARD CHRIST Proverbs 19:3 (NCV) “Peoples own foolishness ruins their lives, but in their minds they blame the Lord.” Proverbs 19:3 (NIV) A man’s own folly ruins his life, yet his heart rages against the Lord.

WHAT COULD KEEP ME FROM SURRENDERING TO CHRIST’S MISSION FOR MY LIFE? 2. THE DISTRACTIONS IN OUR CULTURE Mark 4:19 (NLT) All too quickly the message (God’s word) is crowded out by the worries of this life, the lure of wealth, and the desire for other things, so no fruit is produced.

WHAT COULD KEEP ME FROM SURRENDERING TO CHRIST’S MISSION FOR MY LIFE? 2. THE DISTRACTIONS IN OUR CULTURE Ecclesiastes 7:4 (NCV) “A fool thinks only about having a good time.”

WHAT COULD KEEP ME FROM SURRENDERING TO CHRIST’S MISSION FOR MY LIFE? 3. A DESIRE FOR INDEPENDENCE Proverbs 10:8 (LB) “The self sufficient fool falls flat on his face.”

WHAT COULD KEEP ME FROM SURRENDERING TO CHRIST’S MISSION FOR MY LIFE? 4. A FEAR OF COMMITMENT Ecclesiastes 11:4 (NB) “If you wait for perfect conditions, you’ll never get anything done.”

WHAT COULD KEEP ME FROM SURRENDERING TO CHRIST’S MISSION FOR MY LIFE? 4. A FEAR OF COMMITMENT Proverbs 9:6 (LB) “Leave behind your foolishness and begin to live.”

HOW DO YOU SURRENDER TO CHRISTS MISSION? 1. COMPARE THE COST WITH THE BENEFITS Luke 14:28 (LB) “Don’t begin until you count the cost.”

HOW DO YOU SURRENDER TO CHRISTS MISSION? So what does it cost to surrender to Christ’s mission for your life? 1) I give up my right to do whatever I want with my life 2) I give up control of my resources 3) I give up pursuing the world’s values

HOW DO YOU SURRENDER TO CHRISTS MISSION? BUT what’s the cost of not surrender to Christ’s mission for your life? 1) I lose the ultimate meaning of my life 2) I lose the joy of expressing my God- given SHAPE 3) I lose eternal life in heaven and/or eternal rewards.

2. TRUST GOD TO HELP ME KEEP MY COMMITMENT Psalm 37:5 (LB) “Commit everything you do to the Lord. Trust Him to help you do it, and He will.” C. S. Lewis once said, “The only thing Christianity cannot be is moderately important.”

Commitment Card… SURRENDERING TO CHRIST’S MISSION FOR MY LIFE… Realising that Christ planned me before my birth, that He uniquely SHAPED me for His mission, I now resolve to live the rest of my life seeking to know and fulfil the life mission Christ made me for and to rely on His power to accomplish it. This means that I surrender to Him and commit to knowing, loving and trusting Christ today, growing in Christ by joining His church and learning His word, serving Christ with the abilities He’s given me, and sharing Christ with those who don’t know Him yet. Date_______________ Signed ____________________

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