Sunday Morning Service - Yielding (Choosing God’s Will Over Our Own )

Yielding | Choosing God’s Will Over Our Own

In this Sunday morning message, we are reminded that the Christian life is a continual choice between our will and God’s will — and true victory is found in learning to yield fully to Him.

The sermon opens with the theme God has placed on the church for this season: yielding. From the moment we are born again, we begin a lifelong process of surrendering our desires, plans, and pride in exchange for God’s perfect will. Just as Jesus won the greatest spiritual battle in the Garden of Gethsemane when He prayed, “Not my will, but Yours be done,” believers today experience victory when they make that same choice daily.

The message explains why yielding is often difficult. Our fallen nature, pride, presumption, lack of prayer, and unrenewed minds all work against surrender. When believers allow worldly influences to dominate their thoughts instead of God’s Word, compromise slowly replaces obedience. Scripture makes it clear that loving the world — its desires, distractions, and self-centered pursuits — weakens our love for God.

Drawing from Romans 12 and Romans 6, the sermon emphasizes personal responsibility in the walk of faith. While salvation is God’s finished work, believers must present themselves to Him — intentionally placing themselves in His presence where transformation happens. Yielding begins with showing up, even when it is difficult, inconvenient, or uncomfortable. God does the changing, but we must make ourselves available.

Holiness is explained not as perfection, but as devotion — a life set apart for God’s use. Sanctification is an ongoing process through the renewing of the mind by God’s Word. The more believers remain in Scripture, the stronger they become to overcome temptation, fear, and spiritual compromise.

The sermon also highlights the importance of consistency. Yielding is not occasional obedience but faithful endurance — choosing God when it feels easy and when it feels hard. Just as spiritual strength grows through discipline, believers mature by continually surrendering to God’s will rather than their own comfort.

The message concludes with a powerful reminder: everything we have comes from God’s hand, and yielding to Him is our reasonable response. When God’s people live surrendered lives, He is able to work through them in extraordinary ways.

Key Takeaway

Victory in the Christian life is not found in strength or perfection, but in daily surrender. When we consistently yield our will to God’s will, He transforms us, strengthens us, and leads us into His perfect plan.