Surrendered Partnership

This sermon challenges believers to move beyond performance-based Christianity into genuine partnership with God through surrender and Spirit-empowerment. The pastor emphasizes that giving God our best isn't about earning His favor but about partnering with Him in His kingdom purposes. Central to this message is the call to reject the culture of comparison that plagues modern society, particularly through social media and consumer-driven lifestyles. The sermon stresses that discipline is the mark of a true disciple, requiring believers to bring their bodies into subjection through practices like fasting, prayer, and saying "no" to fleshly desires. The ultimate goal is not self-improvement but Spirit-empowered transformation that enables believers to endure to the end and become set apart as holy people who reflect Christ to a broken world.