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The Prayer Of Surrender
Connecting With God:  The Lord's Prayer - Part 2
"Thy kingdom come.  Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven."  Matthew 6:10

GOD'S KINGDOM is wherever Jesus is King!


SURRENDERING TO JESUS MEANS....



​3.  Laying Down My Plan
     "This is how we know what love is;  Jesus Christ laid down his life  for us.  And we ought to lay down our lives  for our  
       brothers."  1 John 3:16 (NIV)

     "... Give yourselves to God... surrender your whole being to him to be used for righteous purposes."  Rom. 6:13 (TEV)

     "God will give you all you need from day to day if you live for him  and make the kingdom of God  your primary concern."  
       Matt. 6:33 (NLT)



4.  Leaving The Future To God
     "Trust in the Lord  with all you heart, and do not lean on your own understanding.  In all your ways acknowledge him, and he 
       will make straight your paths."  Prov. 3:5-6 (ESV)

     "The lord takes care of those who obey him, and gives them eternal rewards that last forever.  They will survive through hard 
       times and will have more than enough even in a time of famine.  Psalm 37:18-19 (TEV)

      Jesus:   "... You must give up everything you have to be my followers."  Luke 14:33 (NCV)

     "But let me assure you that no one has ever given up anything... for love of me and to tell others the Good News, who won't be given 
       back, a hundred times over.... and in the world to come he shall have eternal life."  Mark 10:29-30 (LB)