How to Give God What He Wants the Most, Part 2

Living on the Edge with Chip Ingram Daily Podcast

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Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

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🗓️ 10 March 2026

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

What does God want from you the most? If you knew the answer to that question would you live differently? Chip shares, from scripture, what God is looking for from you and me. Join Chip and discover how to give God what He wants the most.

Introduction: Risk, reason, and the decision-making process

Case Study #1 – John’s Civil War Coins

Case Study #2 – Sheila’s Picasso

Questions to ponder:

What are the risks?
What are the potential rewards?
What would you do?
Why?

Three Principles:

Truth – What is true about the issue?
Knowledge – Have you educated yourself about the issue?
Faith – Do you believe it to the point of action?

Case Study #3 – Ancient Treasure -Mat. 13:44-46

Thesis – Total surrender is the CHANNEL through which God’s best and biggest blessings flow.
Definition – “Total commitment is the alignment of one’s motives, resources, priorities, and goals to fulfill a specific mission, accomplish a specific task, or follow a specific person.” -Webster’s Dictionary
Spiritual Insight – Through which lens do you view total commitment? Positive vs. Negative

The Problem: What does total commitment look like in our relationship with God? How does it work?

The Answer: Romans 12:1

The Command: “OFFER your bodies”

The Motivation: “The MERCY of God”

The Reason: “Spiritual act of WORSHIP.”

What does He want most?

He wants you!
All that you are and all that you have fully surrendered to Him.

Why surrender to His Lordship? -Ps. 84:11

Because total surrender is the channel through which God’s best and biggest blessings flow.

The Question: Are you ALL IN?

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0:00.0	Today on Living on the Edge with Chip Ingram.
0:14.5	Before I had trusted Christ, I wondered if God existed and if he did, what does he want from me and why?
0:23.1	Today I'm going to answer that question.
0:25.2	Stay with me.
0:27.9	What does complete surrender to God actually look like?
0:31.2	It's not an emotional moment that fades by Tuesday.
0:34.3	Today on Living on the Edge, Chip Ingram gets intensely practical about total commitment.
0:39.3	Using the picture of a blank check made out to Jesus Christ, he shows exactly what you're
0:44.3	saying yes to and why it's not the sacrifice you think it is.
0:48.3	This teaching will challenge your assumptions about control, safety, and what makes life truly
0:53.3	exciting. You'll discover why
0:55.4	settling for plastic pearls keeps you from experiencing the treasure God wants to give you.
1:00.9	Well, here's Chip Ingram continuing his message, how to give God what he wants the most.
1:05.9	When Jesus is teaching this, it's out of Matthew chapter 13, verses 44 and 45. He says, the kingdom of heaven
1:12.9	is like a treasure hidden in the field, which a man found, then he hid again, and from joy over it,
1:20.1	he goes and sells all that he has, and he buys that field. So look at verse 45. Again, the kingdom of
1:26.1	heaven is like a merchant seeking fine pearls,
1:29.2	and upon finding one pearl of great value, of exquisite value,
1:33.8	of over-the-top, priceless value is the idea.
1:36.8	He went and sold all the pearls that he had, and he bought it.
1:40.3	So if you have a pen, pull it out.
1:41.7	Let's go up to verse 44.
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