Let the Wind Take You (2 of 4)
Series: WIND and WAVES
Lenny Ports
Romans 10:9
I want to talk to you about the importance of letting the Holy Spirit have His way in your life. When a person receives Christ in salvation, they are SAVED and Jesus is the SAVIOR, but the decision is more than just a ticket to heaven. Not only does Jesus save us, we are born again. We begin a brand new life - a life we never lived before. It is a fresh start. The old is passed, the new has come. ALL THINGS have become new.
Ephesians 2 says that ''we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus...''
We were all born to our human parents and babies are a beautiful creation of God, but when we are born again, we are ''created in Christ.'' That means that HE makes us brand new. We are forgiven and set out on a journey with Him. The part that many people forget sometimes is that salvation is more than just trusting Jesus as the Savior.
Romans 10:9 that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.
That word ''Lord'' comes from the Greek word KURIOS which means this: he to whom a person or thing belongs, he who has power of deciding; master, owner; one who has control of the person.
When we make Jesus Lord, we relinquish control and turn our lives completely over to Him. That word CONTROL is a scary word to many people. They fear relinquishing control because:
- They were trained to make it on their own
- They don't know if they can trust anyone except themselves
- It is easier to ''do it'' ourselves.
The beauty of surrendering and letting Jesus take over is:
- Peace that passes understanding
- Confidence to know we are in the will of God
- Trust in His wisdom and His plans for good for us.
It's a GREAT ADVENTURE when you let Jesus take the wheel!
Our text today comes from the book of Acts where Paul is on his way to Rome to stand trial. That brings us to A ...
Series: WIND and WAVES
Lenny Ports
Romans 10:9
I want to talk to you about the importance of letting the Holy Spirit have His way in your life. When a person receives Christ in salvation, they are SAVED and Jesus is the SAVIOR, but the decision is more than just a ticket to heaven. Not only does Jesus save us, we are born again. We begin a brand new life - a life we never lived before. It is a fresh start. The old is passed, the new has come. ALL THINGS have become new.
Ephesians 2 says that ''we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus...''
We were all born to our human parents and babies are a beautiful creation of God, but when we are born again, we are ''created in Christ.'' That means that HE makes us brand new. We are forgiven and set out on a journey with Him. The part that many people forget sometimes is that salvation is more than just trusting Jesus as the Savior.
Romans 10:9 that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.
That word ''Lord'' comes from the Greek word KURIOS which means this: he to whom a person or thing belongs, he who has power of deciding; master, owner; one who has control of the person.
When we make Jesus Lord, we relinquish control and turn our lives completely over to Him. That word CONTROL is a scary word to many people. They fear relinquishing control because:
- They were trained to make it on their own
- They don't know if they can trust anyone except themselves
- It is easier to ''do it'' ourselves.
The beauty of surrendering and letting Jesus take over is:
- Peace that passes understanding
- Confidence to know we are in the will of God
- Trust in His wisdom and His plans for good for us.
It's a GREAT ADVENTURE when you let Jesus take the wheel!
Our text today comes from the book of Acts where Paul is on his way to Rome to stand trial. That brings us to A ...
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