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
1. Journal: Personalize Romans 12:1 - What does it mean to offer my body as a living sacrifice?
2. Fast: Skip a meal or two this week.
3. Learn more: Read Fasting by Scot McKnight or Hunger for God by John Piper.
JOURNAL PROMPTS:
1. What does it mean to offer my body as a living sacrifice?
2. 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.
