52nd Live Stream with Carlton Pearson - Spiritual wisdom of surrender

About this sermon

There's nothing in our human psyche prepared to understand the spiritual wisdom of surrender. All of the great world religions teach surrender. Yet most of us, until we go through "the hole in our soul," don't think surrender is really necessary. Richard Rohr It is a law of physics, that anything in motion causes friction. Are you in motion or movement in some way that seems to be causing friction in your life? If so, just remember you're not in trouble, you're in transition. Surrendering to it, will make it much easier. Remember, what you fight, you invite and ignite. Transition, is a "Right of Passage" and passage is the act or process of moving through, under, over, or past something on the way from one place to another: Far to many churches and/or people are filled with inspiration and information, but far too many don't experience "transformation" which is inward metamorphosis during the life cycle. Even preachers and ministers often lack authentic transformation. LA Preachers is a example and display of that reality. Metamorphosis is a thorough or dramatic change in form, formation or more importantly, "formula". Formula a method, statement, or procedure for achieving something. When you feel deformed, perhaps you should check the formula you use. Transformation is persistent, consistent and insistent. It is part of the truth journey and journal. Real truth leads to transition, transition means change, and change is always a struggle, but after you've gone thru the struggle you arrive at where you began; "Truth". And it is not just truth alone that sets or makes you free, but the truth you know (recognize) that makes, (creates or re-creates) you free! Carlton Pearson After college at the Oral Roberts University in Tulsa Oklahoma he served for 15 years on its Board of Regents, and two years as Associate Evangelist of The Oral Roberts Association, (ORA). In 1977, Pearson founded Higher Dimensions Ministries (now New Dimensions ), in Tulsa, which grew to over 5,000. Bishop Pearson was consecrated to the office of Bishop in 1996 thru a College of Bishops headed by Bishop Charles E Blake, presently the Presiding Bishop of the Churches of God In Christ, the denomination he was raised in and through whom he was ordained in 1971. In 1993, Carlton married the former Gina Marie Gauthier who is a professional Life Coach and Yoga teacher. More recently, he has felt a passion to proclaim the "Gospel Of Inclusion" and has written a widely acclaimed book by that name, published by Simon and Schuster. It confronts the Christian church's exclusivism as being inconsistent, in spirit with the teachings of Jesus. Pearson's frank and often controversial take on a number of different subjects has earned him appearances on television programs such as NBC and MSNBC's Dateline, ABC's Nightline, 20/20, Good Morning America, CBS Evening News with Dan Rather, BET Tonight with Tavis Smiley, The Edge with Paula Zahn and Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher, The Monique Show on BET, and a number of other television, radio and print media outlets. Bishop Pearson was recognized as one of America's 10 Most Influential Black Ministers by Gospel Today and Belief.net. He has received several honorary doctoral degrees. Bishop Pearson recently served as the Interim Senior Minister at Christ Universal Temple in Chicago. He and Gina now host New Dimensions of Chicago, building a local multi-cultural and radically Inclusive spiritual community that emphasizes expanded consciousness and Self Actualization. His newest book, God Is Not A Christian, Nor A Jew, Muslim, Hindu...God Dwells With Us, In Us, Around Us, As Us was published by Simon and Schuster and released in the spring of 2010. Visit our Youtube Channel for more video! Youtube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/bishoppearson Website: http://www.bishoppearson.com Join Email List: http://visitor.r20.constantcontact.com/d.jsp?llr=cqgwpvn6&p=oi&m=1011112155650

Topics

• Obedience
• Wisdom