Let Me Control Your Life - Erwin Lutzer

This sermon explores the theological root of human control, identifying it as a manifestation of sin and self-will that seeks to usurp God's authority. Through the narrative of King Saul, the message illustrates how obsession with power, jealousy, and manipulation lead to spiritual evil, contrasting this with David's response of restraint and trust. The central argument posits that God allows such conflicts to reveal the depth of human wickedness and to refine believers through suffering, as seen in David's psalms. Ultimately, the sermon calls for both controllers and the controlled to relinquish their need for dominance, submitting their lives to God's sovereignty. This surrender is presented as the path to peace, mirroring the example of Jesus, who accepted the cross as the ultimate act of divine control and redemption.