2014-10-05
The Six-Step Program
Pat Gatlin

Who are you?
I am a child of God John 1:12
I am free of condemnation Romans 8:1
I am a saint Ephesians 1:1
I am born of God and the evil one cannot touch me 1 John 5:18
I am God's workmanship Ephesians 2:10

You and I have been redeemed by the blood of Jesus Christ

We are told that as Christians we need to surrender our lives completely to God - we need to give Him everything and live for him. How do we do that?

What are some of the things we surrender to?
Fear
Doubt
Temptation
Addiction

How do we live a life of dependence on God? Let's look at the best example - JESUS

Listen to a few of the things that Jesus Himself said:
John 5:30, John 6:57, John 8:42, John 14:10

The ultimate example of this kind of living was when Jesus was led into the wilderness for 40 days and Satan came to tempt Him.

Matt 4:1-11

If I want to live a life completely surrendered to God - all I have to do is follow the six steps that Jesus just set for us here in this story...

First - He obeyed the Holy Spirit Psalm 9:10
Second - He trusted the Father for everything Phil 4:19
Third - He fasted - denying his flesh Is 58:6-9
Fourth - He prayed Luke 22:46
Fifth - He recognized the enemy 2Cor 11:14-15, 1John 4:1-3, Rom 12:1-2
Sixth - Jesus knew the Word completely

Satan tried to get Jesus to act in the flesh - apart from God, to take things into His own hands and FIX the problem. This is how you and I can STOP the cycle. If we want to live a life completely dependent on God, all we have to do is follow in the steps of Jesus!