No Reserve, No Retreat, No Regrets

Jesus isn't satisfied with our Sunday attention. He doesn't want part-time custody of our lives. He wants FULL surrender.

Speaker: Pastor Lee Cummings
Date: October 18, 2026

Jesus isn't an add-on to an already good life. When we see Him as He really is, we gladly cash everything else in to gain Him. Don't miss this powerful sermon from Pastor Lee Cummings!

Here's a 5-day devotional guide based on this sermon:

Day 1: Confidence in the Flesh

Philippians 3:4–6 | Jeremiah 9:23–24

Paul's résumé was flawless by the standards of his world: the right family, the right tribe, the right training, and a spotless religious record. Jeremiah warned long before that the wise shouldn't boast in wisdom, nor the strong in strength, nor the rich in riches. The only thing worth boasting in is knowing the Lord. Whatever we lean on for confidence, Scripture invites us to hold it loosely next to Him.

Day 2: The Light on the Road

Acts 9:3–5 | 2 Corinthians 4:6

Saul was on his way to arrest Christians when a light from heaven stopped him cold, and a voice said, "I am Jesus." In that moment, everything he had built his life on collapsed. Paul later wrote that the same God who commanded light to shine out of darkness has shone in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of His glory in the face of Christ. Once you see that face, nothing else looks the same.

Day 3: The One Thing Lacking

Luke 18:22–23 | Matthew 6:19–21

A rich ruler had kept every commandment, yet Jesus told him he still lacked one thing: sell everything, give to the poor, and follow Me. The man walked away sorrowful despite his great wealth. Jesus said our hearts follow our treasure. The question isn't how much we've done for God, but whether anything remains in reserve.

Day 4: The Treasure and the Pearl

Matthew 13:44–46 | Philippians 3:8

In two short parables, Jesus describes people who discover something so valuable that they gladly sell everything to have it. The point isn't the size of the sacrifice. It's the worth of what they found. Paul says the same thing in his own words: he counts everything as loss compared to the surpassing worth of knowing Christ.

Day 5: Pressing On

Philippians 3:12–14 | 2 Timothy 4:7–8

Paul didn't claim to have arrived. He wrote that he was forgetting what lay behind and pressing toward the prize of God's upward call in Christ. Near the end of his life, he could say he had fought the good fight, finished the race, and kept the faith. A life lived with no reserve and no retreat is a life that ends with no regrets.