Throughout the Bible, mountains are not merely scenic backdrops or geographical features; they are sacred spaces where Heaven and Earth meet. In the opening chapters of Scripture, God plants humanity in a garden with rivers flowing downhill and where God's presence and wisdom dwell. However, when humans choose self-reliance over God's instruction, they are driven out of the garden into the wilderness and valleys of fear and hardship. The Mountain series will help us learn to trust God's wisdom over our own; surrendering what we think life should look like in order to receive the true life only God can provide. For the first sermon of this three-week series, "The Mountain of Surrender", we step onto Mount Moriah alongside Abraham and Isaac in Genesis 22:1–14.