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What are our expectations of what it means to Go? More importantly, what are His? Thanks for joining us today!

GO:  move from one place to another; travel.

Acts 1:3-8

Acts 8:4-5

“Discipleship means personal, passionate devotion to a Person— our Lord Jesus Christ. There is a vast difference between devotion to a person and devotion to principles or to a cause.” -Oswald Chambers

The concept of going:

Matthew 28:18-20

The people of God are now called from centripetal living to centrifugal living

Back to our story of Philip:

Acts 8:26-29

Acts 8:40

What does this mean for the Church today?

• The expectation of the call/commission of Jesus to his followers to “GO” is not one of extra credit or optional by nature. It is to be embodied by all who are part of God’s Kingdom.

http://bible.com/events/647588  
Go: The Surrendering 

‭‭Acts‬ ‭7:58-60‬ ‭NIV‬‬

‭‭Acts‬ ‭8:1-3‬ ‭NIV‬‬

Acts 9:1-22
Last week we spoke of the waiting….
This call to Go is about God’s power, in God’s timing for God’s glory.

This week we focus on the idea of surrender…
In order to answer the call to “Go” we each must choose to surrender. 

It is impossible to please God without complete surrender.

WHAT DO WE NEED TO SURRENDER?SIN….
-Unrepentant sin separates us from God
-When we have repented of sin, we must surrender:
-The things that used to define us
-Memories of past hurt, disappointment, failure
-Shame

CONTROL….
-Control is about SELF 
-My interest 
-My blessings
-My expectations 
-ME, ME, ME 

FEAR…
-Fear of the unknown 
-Fear of failure 
-Fear of rejection 

 “Great people don’t do great things. God does great things with surrendered people. and surrender happens every day in one thousand small moments.” Jennie Allen

Surrender teaches us that ordinary people can do extraordinary things.