(by pastor Norman) Christ is our example, as He prayed in the Garden of Gethsemane, He showed complete surrender to the will of God saying, “Not as I will, but as You will” as He faced His crucifixion (Matt 26:39; NKJV). Jesus said earlier in His ministry, “I always do the things that please Him” (John 8:29; NKJV). Is this a confession we could make? The apostle Paul wrote in his letter to the Romans, “I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service” (Rom 12:1; NKJV). We are to surrender our whole lives in worship, relationship and service to Him. Jesus taught His disciples that to truly follow Him and enjoy the God-kind of life, they needed to leave behind any...
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