THE YIELDED LIFE

TOPIC: THE YIELDED LIFE
TEXT:  Phil 8:3-14

INTRODUCTION
Many Christians feel that to be used of God, they need to possess special talent and ability or unique and powerful aptitudes. The truth is that God uses committed men and women that have completely yielded their lives to Him. When God finds such a person willing to be used, there is no limit to what God can do through him. Indeed, nothing less than an unconditional surrender can ever be a fitting response to His sacrifice at Calvary. In our study today we want to consider four marks of the yielded life
 (i) Dead to Sin
 (2) Dogged in separation
 (3) Deference to submission
 (4) Dedicated in service.

1. DEAD TO SIN -Rom 6:1,2,6; Gal 2:20; Col 3:1-3; Gal 6:14, 1Pet 2:24; 1Pet 4:1-3,  1:14-16, II Cor 5: 15-17, Gal 5:19-25

 Sin is abhorrence to a man that is completely yielded unto God. Like one flees before a lion, so also that man that is completely yielded to God flees from every appearance of evil, not to talk of meddling with sin.

2. DOGGED IN, SEPARATION: John 1 7:6,16,17; Lev 20:26; 1Pet 2:9; Job 31:1, Isa 52:11, 2 Cor 6.14.1 7, Eph 5:11, Ps 1:1,2; 119:63; Dan 1:8; Ruth 1:17,18; 2 Tim 2:4-7.
Every yielded christian separates himself ‘from the world so as to present himself a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God (Rom 12:1). Even though not isolated from the world, he certainly does not get ' himself involved in the evil system of the world. He keeps himself pure and unspotted from the world.

3. DEFERENCE T0 SUBMISSION:
(i) To God -Matt 26:39-42; Jn 5:30: Eph 6:6; Mt 6:10; Ja 4:7; Jn 13:3-9; Ps 119: 105,11,60,128,129; Jer 15:16; Job 23:12.
(ii) To leadership -I Cor 16:16; Heb 13:7,17.
The. life of the yielded christian is characterised by submission to God, His word and the leadership within the church. In His life and ministry, our Lord demonstrated this attitude (Phil 2:6-11; Jn 6: 38; 4:34).

4. DEDICATED IN SERVICE: Lk 22:27; Acts 21:11-14; Phil 3: 7-8,13,14; Acts 16:10; 2Cor 4: 7-12,16; 11:23-29; I These 4:12; Phil 2: 25-30; Rom 16:1 -4.
The desire to evangelize keeps burning in the heart of the committed christian. He knows the shortness of life and the consequences of losing an opportunity to win a sinner unto the Lord. When challenged about earnestness for the Lord, he has no other answer to give than “I must-work the works of him that sent me while it is day, the night cometh when no man can Work.”

My name is Ubong Kingsley Nsini. I am a preacher in Bible Christian Evangelical Church Inc. I am called by God to preach His good news and to help other preachers spread the good news all over the world.

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