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Seeing Clearly: Celebrating Values (Acts 4:32-37) ------------------------------------------- The world tries daily to convince us to waste our time and our lives on things that don’t matter. But we should not be conformed to the world, but be transformed by God as He renews our minds (Ro 12: 1-2). The core values of COMMUNITY and SURRENDER overlap with each other. SURRENDER is about our life with God. God delights in us. Our day-to-day experience should be about being a living sacrifice. All that we are and all that we have belongs to Him. Every one of God’s family is a saint and set apart (holy) for Him. Our worship is not only about music. It is about loving our spouse, training our children, praying for leaders, sharing God with people who don’t know Him. We should do all for the glory of God. It’s about surrender. There is no problem that God cannot resolve. It is all about what His will is for our good. When we live surrendered to God, our lives will change and get a lot easier. We shouldn’t waste energy fighting for our rights. COMMUNITY is about our life together with each other and with God. We share tears, laughter, meals, -- we share LIFE. If God tells us to do something, we can’t afford NOT to do it. With boldness, we need to understand who we are in Jesus. We’re surrendering. Application points: -- Make Jesus’ resurrection a part of your default thinking. Build your biblical worldview! Every interaction, every decision should be made based on this. -- Be honest. Assess yourself and see if you are struggling with fully surrendering to God. Be surrendered right now. -- Enter into life together. Get in a group. Make the most of relationship-building opportunities. Let God use you to meet needs.