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Gospel of John: Believe 

The Gospel for the Dark 

John 3:19-21

Believe = Surrender

• Salvation
• Surrender my pride / my life
• Born again into eternal life
• Spiritual Growth
• Surrender my idols / my desires (will)
• “Be filled with the Spirit”
• “Walk by the Spirit”

Surrender to the Spirit

1. Identify the Idols in the Darkness

• What gets my attention and devotion?
• Strongest desires versus deepest desires
• Symptoms
• Scripture, Prayer/Fasting, Other people

*Common Idols = Control, Comfort, Approval, Power

2. Bring the Idols into the Light

• Pray to God and with Others
• Remember the Gospel

Confess your sins to one another 

and pray for one another, 

that you may be healed. - James 5:16

3. Love Life in the Light

• Worship with Hope
• Trust God’s Grace and Strength
• Put Your Faith into Action
• Fruit of the Spirit
• Gifts and Power of the Spirit

“Good and evil both increase at compound interest. 

That is why the little decisions you and I make every day 

are of such infinite importance.” - C.S. Lewis