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Aug 30, 2025 1 hr 3 min

INTO THE DEEP - Surrender & Renew

from Connect Church Longview Podcast Hosted by Connect Church Longview

Send us Fan Mail Are you letting your feelings dictate your faith? In this powerful message on surrender and renewal, we tackle the uncomfortable truth about modern Christianity's greatest weakness: a faith driven by emotion rather than transformation. What happens when we don't "feel like" praising, serving, or obeying? The hard truth is that spiritual maturity requires moving beyond our feelings to offer ourselves as complete sacrifices to God. Romans 12:1-2 challenges us to give our bodies—our entire selves—as living sacrifices, while allowing God to transform us by changing the way we think. True surrender isn't about religious performance or half-hearted commitment. Many believers have created a "God in the house" scenario where we invite Him in but keep certain rooms off-limits. We want Him to fix our marriages, finances, and problems, but we're unwilling to surrender full control. This message exposes how we often approach God like a slot machine, wanting Him to act first before we commit. The path to deeper waters requires letting go of what's familiar. Like Peter, who reluctantly cast his nets into deeper water at Jesus' command and received an overwhelming catch, we must be willing to leave the safety of the shore. Many Christians remain in spiritual shallows because something once "touched their leg"—not harming them but scaring them enough to avoid depth forever. Whether you're a new believer or have walked with Christ for decades, this message will challenge you to examine what's keeping you from going deeper. What thought patterns remain unrenewed? What areas of your life still resist His lordship? The invitation is clear: surrender everything, renew your mind, and discover the abundance waiting in deeper waters with Christ. Ending Support the show

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Send us Fan Mail Are you letting your feelings dictate your faith? In this powerful message on surrender and renewal, we tackle the uncomfortable truth about modern Christianity's greatest weakness: a faith driven by emotion rather than transformation. What happens when we don't "feel like" praising, serving, or obeying? The hard truth is that spiritual maturity requires moving beyond our feelings to offer ourselves as complete sacrifices to God. Romans 12:1-2 challenges us to give our bodie...

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  1. 0:00 Surrendering Your Body To God
  2. 6:22 Breaking Free From Feelings-Based Faith
  3. 12:48 Surrender Before Breakthrough
  4. 20:28 The Sacrifice God Requires
  5. 28:32 Renewing Your Mind Completely
  6. 37:06 Going Deeper Requires Letting Go
  7. 47:48 The Call To Go Into Deeper Waters
  8. 57:24 What's Keeping You From Depth?

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