The New Way of Life | Striving to Surrender – April 12, 2026

About this episode

This episode explores the theme of surrender through the story of Jacob in Genesis 32 as part of a new series on transformation after Jesus' resurrection.

Join us as we move into our new series coming out of Jesus’ death and resurrection called, The New Way of Life. In this series, we’ll explore eight powerful Old Testament stories of transformations and discover how God still reshapes ordinary people into something more than they imagined. We’ll look at how complaint becomes confidence, abandonment becomes adoption, and brokenness becomes restored – not through self-improvement, but through God’s redeeming work. Whether you feel stuck in old patterns, uncertain about your future, or simply curious about what real change looks like, this series invites you to see how God doesn’t just modify behaviour – He renews hearts, restores identity, and offers a completely new way of life. Come discover the name God speaks over your life. Come discover the life He is inviting you into. This weekend, we will see how Jacob’s striving in Genesis 32 will turn to surrender. One wrestling match with God changes everything.

Topics covered

• transformation
• faith
• surrender
• identity
• God's work
• Old Testament stories

Keywords

• surrender
• transformation
• faith
• identity
• God
• Old Testament
• change

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The New Way of Life

Places: Genesis 32

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