Hunger For God: Surrender
Pastor Kent Landhuis
THEME – The spiritual practice of fasting helps us offer our whole selves to God in surrender.
TEXT – Jonah 3:1-10
Lenten Fasting: Focus less on lesser things to focus more on greater things.
1. Whole body surrender requires humility.
- Romans 12:1-2
- Isaiah 55:8-9
2. Whole body surrender recognizes our creature status.
- Psalm 100
- Psalm 139:23-24
3. Whole body surrender invites repentance.
- Jonah 3:1-10
- Joel 2:12-13
NEXT STEPS
- Journal: Personalize Romans 12:1 – What does it mean to offer my body as a living sacrifice?
- Fast: Skip a meal or two this week.
- Learn more: Read Fasting by Scot McKnight or Hunger for God by John Piper.
JOURNAL – What does it mean to offer my body as a living sacrifice?
JOURNAL – Skip a meal or fast for a day and then journal about the experience. What happened? How did you feel?
VERSES FOR MEDITATION – Romans 12:1-2, Isaiah 55:8-9, Psalm 100, Joel 2:12-13
PRAY – Ask God to reveal to you the importance of “whole body” worship and surrender.
