HOW TO USE THESE INTERACTIVE NOTES: If you would like to KEEP your notes please use the EMAIL button at the bottom of this page. Your personal notes do not currently save to your app. To automatically fill in the blanks, click the blue check next to the fill-in field. SURRENDER: The All-In Process Of Being A Christian What does God truly expect from us? Matthew 1-25, Romans 12:1-21, Philippians 3:7-14, Luke 9:57-62, Mark 10:17-31, Galatians 2:20, 1 Corinthians 6:19-20, 2 Corinthians 5:14-15 Surrender begins and ends with . Surrender means giving God our . Surrender means nothing is or . Surrender is the only response to God. Surrender means refusing to live like . Surrender does mean losing in order to gain . What we are doing to help: DISCUSSION GUIDE These questions are designed to help groups discuss the weekend teaching while building relationships with each other and applying God’s Word to our lives. October 10, 2026 | Romans 12:1-21 WARM UP Following Jesus is different when we do it out of duty versus devotion. What’s something you enjoy doing when you want to do it, but feels completely different when you have to do it? Surrender means letting go of control, and some things are easier to let go of than others. What’s one small area of your life where you really like being the one in control? This weekend we took a pause from the book of Matthew to truly understand surrender. What idea or point has stuck with you the most since hearing it? KNOW IT Take turns reading Romans 12:1-21. Paul starts with “Therefore, in view of God’s mercy…” Why do you think understanding God’s mercy has to come before surrender? Looking at the chapter, which instructions would be impossible, or at least very difficult, to practice without being in relationship with other Christians? In the North Coast app, we’ve identified six steps of discipleship (attend church, decide, baptism, life groups, serving, giving). How is surrender involved in each of those steps? How do each of these steps benefit not just the individual, but the body of Christ? SHARE IT Have you ever surrendered something to God expecting only to lose, and then discovered that there was freedom or something better on the other side? Think about the steps you’ve already taken in following Jesus. Which one are you most grateful for, and who helped you take it? LIVE IT If everyone has a next step, regardless of how long we’ve followed Jesus, what’s yours right now? How could this group help you take it? Romans 12 reminds us that this is not just an individual journey, but that we are part of a larger body. Like Proverbs 27:17 says, we sharpen each other. What would it look like for us to be a group that not only knows one another’s next steps but celebrates them and helps each other take them?