Untitled - Arthur Burt

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Arthur Burt
Surrender by Arthur Burt
Published by Charisma House
A part of Strang Communications Company
600 Rinehart Road
Lake Mary, FL 32746
www.charismahouse.com
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United States of America copyright law.
Material contained in this document was
originally published in two separate works entitled
Boomerang: The Funeral of Failure and The Lost Key.
Unless otherwise noted, all Scripture quotations are
from the King James Version of the Bible.
Scripture quotations marked amp are from the
Amplified Bible. Old Testament copyright © 1965,
1987 by the Zondervan Corporation. The Amplified
New Testament copyright ©1954, 1958, 1987 by
the Lockman Foundation. Used by permission.
Copyright © 1997 by Arthur W. Burt
All right reserved
Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 97-66741
International Standard Book Number: 0-88419-508-2
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Printed in the United States of America
Dedicated to those who missed the bus
but who got there just the same
because someone gave them a lift.
God does much with little,
most with least and
everything with nothing.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Much time and effort is needed to complete
a book. Special acknowledgment is due to
Maureen Eha for her tireless and capable
work in bringing this project into reality. Without her
selfless contribution this book would have remained
but a thought. For many hours she wrote, edited and
transcribed recent messages to capture Arthur Burt’s
personality and teaching on paper. Now others who are
unable to hear him in person can read, benefit from and
be impacted by his message.
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CONTENTS
F oreword ............................................................. 6
1 The Lost Key .................................................. 9
2 Failure: Truth’s Apprenticeship ...................... 13
3 The Devil Made Me Do It ................................ 22
4 Some Keys, But Not the Key .......................... 27
5 Thine Is the Glory .......................................... 37
6 Pride: The Glory of Man ................................. 48
7 If You Want More Grace,
Embrace More Truth ................................... 58
8 Unconditional Surrender ............................... 66
9 The Divine Plan ............................................. 77
10 Return to the Garden..................................... 86
11 Lessons Learned ............................................ 100
About the Author ................................................. 114
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FOREWORD

There have been many waves of the Spirit of God
throughout the centuries as truth which had
been abandoned over time was restored to the
church. Beginning in the 1500s there were identifiable
waves of reformation, and they have continued until
now. In this century the pace seems to have increased
as we have experienced the Pentecostal outpouring, the
healing revivals, the Latter Rain movement, the charis-
matic renewal and more.
Unfortunately, the waves of spiritual renewal were
usually followed by an ebb that resulted in a variety of
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Foreword
clutter littering the spiritual landscape. The litter usu-
ally included human moral failure, doctrinal error, and
more fractures and factions in the church. Spiritual
unction turned to form.
No matter what the end result, the process to failure
begins the same way. But the Scripture gives us ways to
avoid or return from failure and embrace God’s grace as
strength. It teaches us to deal with the cause of failure
rather than the effect.
As the signs of a fresh move of the Holy Spirit are
evident today, it is particularly relevant to see what
can prevent the current move from ending in failure as
have many in the past. A move of God is really a per-
sonal thing— renewing one person at a time. Only as the
individual reviving becomes widespread does it become
recognized as “revival.”
Arthur Burt is a prophet who speaks a word that is
for the times. He preaches a message, backed by the
radical life he has lived, which calls us to abandon the
lesser realm and soar with the eagles in the Spirit. He
has had a major impact on my life as he has on many
others around the world.
Parts of this book were previously published as book-
lets in the 1970s under the names The Lost Key and
Boomerang: The Funeral of Failure. Those teachings as
well as messages from his current ministry were com-
bined in this book. His message presents an antidote
for failure and the key for long-term spiritual success.
It is possible to find the key to stay in God’s plan and
presence and not end up as spiritual debris at the end
of a move of the Spirit.
As you read this book, ask the Holy Spirit to speak to
you and show you how to use the key in your own life.
Then you can witness “the funeral of failure.”
Joy Strang
Lake Mary, Florida
March, 1997
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What claim can this little book make
as it joins the millions of other books
that vie like raucous street vendors
for the eye and ear of
a fleeting fickle public?
To life there are many keys
but only one master key!
What is it?
Where is it?
This unpretentious little book
claims to declare it!