Know Surrender

About Know Surrender

Ian serves as the unpaid pastor and a trustee of Bootle Protestant Free Church, guiding the fellowship with a blend of biblical conviction, historical awareness, and gentle pastoral care. After a lifetime of professional work, he now devotes his time to preaching, teaching, and helping the church think faithfully about Scripture in a changing world. His ministry is shaped by a commitment to clear, accessible exposition of the Bible, a love for church history, and a desire to help believers understand the depth and beauty of the Christian faith. Know Surrender extends that ministry beyond Sunday, offering reflective conversations that help listeners engage more deeply with the themes raised in the weekly sermon. Ian’s approach is steady, thoughtful, and rooted in the conviction that true life is found in knowing surrender to the Lord Jesus Christ.

Publisher

Pastor Ian Thompson

Category

religion & spirituality · religion & spirituality · religion & spirituality

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

18 Apr 2025

Latest episode

23 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

66 episodes in the feed.

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   23 Oct 2026

   Sola Scriptura: Where Can I Find Truth?

   Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Know Surrender, we explore the first of the Five Solas — Sola Scriptura, Scripture Alone — through the life and legacy of John Wycliffe, the morning star of the Reformation. Drawing from 2 Timothy 3:14–17 and Psalm 119:105, this sermon traces Wycliffe’s conviction that the Bible belongs to the people, not to the powerful, and shows how the Lollards carried that conviction into English villages with courage and sacrifice. In an age of confusion and competing...

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   16 Oct 2026

   Know Surrender: Bearing Burdens, Testing Convictions, and the Cost of True Community

   Send us Fan Mail This episode of Know Surrender takes you deep into Galatians 6 through an unflinching exploration of what authentic Christian community really demands. Drawing from a sermon delivered at Bootle Protestant Free Church, this conversation dismantles the modern consumer mindset around “belonging” and replaces it with Paul’s rugged, pastoral call to restoration, meekness, and spiritual conviction. We trace Paul’s dramatic shift from theological combat to tender shepherding, examin...

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   9 Oct 2026

   Liberty Defined: Walking in the Spirit (Galatians 5:13–26)

   Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Know Surrender, we explore what true Christian liberty means in Galatians 5:13–26. Paul teaches that liberty is not licence, nor freedom to indulge the flesh, but a Spirit‑led life shaped by love, unity, and Christlike character. We look at how the church is called to love one another deeply, how infighting destroys mission, and why walking in the Spirit is the only path to real freedom. Paul contrasts the works of the flesh with the fruit of the Spirit, sh...