Sunday Sermon 02/08/2026 - New Year, New You | Surrender | Authority, Humility, and Trusting God
Surrender | Authority, Humility, and Trusting God Again | New Year, New You – Week 4 | Pastor Daniel Kolson
🕊️ Beneath false identity… beneath counterfeits… beneath unforgiveness… there is often one common root: control.
In Week 4 of the “New Year, New You” series, Pastor Daniel Kolson brings us into one of the deepest places of transformation: surrender.
This message is not about condemnation.
It’s about clarity.
Because control is rarely born from arrogance—
control is usually born from pain.
Somewhere along the way, trust was broken.
Authority hurt.
Leaders failed.
Parents were absent or harsh.
Disappointment shaped expectations.
And we learned to protect ourselves by staying in control.
But what once protected you can eventually begin to rule you.
In this sermon, Pastor Daniel reframes rebellion, pride, and surrender through a lens of healing. He unpacks how self-protection becomes self-rule, how control produces exhaustion, and why humility is not weakness—it is agreement with God.
This is a powerful call to let Jesus be Lord again…
especially in the places where we learned to survive without Him.
📖 Key Scriptures Referenced:
Proverbs 3:5–6
Isaiah 30:15–17
Psalm 127:1–2
Matthew 11:28–30
1 Peter 5:2–3
James 4:6
2 Corinthians 12:9
1 Peter 5:6–7
🌟 Key Themes:
Control as self-protection
Rebellion reframed
Healing authority wounds
Pride as self-sufficiency
Humility as dependence
Surrender as the gateway to freedom
Trusting God again where life taught you to guard yourself
💬 Powerful Takeaways:
“Freedom will only go as deep as surrender goes wide.”
“Control produces exhaustion. Surrender produces rest.”
“God’s authority is not rooted in domination—it’s rooted in love.”
“Grace flows where dependence begins.”
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