Submission

Luke 2:49-52, Eph 5:22-24, James 4:7

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Submission

The Word “Submission”

• The Word “Submission” Does not Occur in the King James Version of the Bible
• However, the Idea of Submission is Conveyed in Many Places in the Bible by Words Such as, Subject, Submit, Submitted, Obedient and Under
• The Concept of King and Lordship Implies Submission of Subjects to the King or Lord
• We Call Jesus, the King of Kings and Lord of Lord (Rev 19:16)
• Jesus Asked the Question, “And why Call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the Things Which I say?” (Luke 6:46)

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Submission

The Word “Submission”

• Submission is not a Popular Word or Idea in the Modern Thinking of Many People
• Submission Implies Obedience and Obedience Includes Doing Things we Don’t Like, Often When we Don’t Feel Like Doing Them
• Modern Society is Caught up in Ideas of “My Rights”
• As Many Have Said, True Obedience Starts When we do What we Don’t Want to do
• Obedience is Key to Serving God
• He Gives the Holy Ghost to Those That Obey (Acts 5:32)
• The Lord Will Take Vengeance on Those That Don’t Obey the Gospel (2 Thes 1:7-8)

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The Word “Submission”

• When we Analyze the Word “Submission” we can Break it Down Into “Sub” and “Mission”
• “Sub” Means Under Like a Submarine Which is Designed to go Under the Water
• “Mission” Refers to our Goal, Objective or Purpose
• So “Submission” Means to Bring a Mission Under the Authority of a Larger Mission
• In a Battle, the Mission of the Army is to win the Battle However, Taking a Hill or Bridge Would be a “Sub-mission” of the Mission
• Living for the Lord Requires us to Make our Life a “Sub-mission” to the Lord’s Mission

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Jesus Our Example of Submission

• Jesus, who is God Manifest in Flesh, had to Bring his Humanity Under Submission to the Eternal Purpose of the Spirit of God (Luke 2:49-52)
• Jesus Knew why he was on Earth
• Jesus is God Manifest in Flesh
• Yet, Jesus Subjected (Submitted) Himself to his Parents Authority and had to Grow and Mature Like any Other Child
• Jesus Waited for the Time Appointed by the Spirit of God
• Jesus is our Example of Submission
• “Though he Were a Son, yet Learned he Obedience by the Things Which he Suffered: And Being Made Perfect, he Became the Author of Eternal Salvation Unto all Them That Obey Him.” (Heb 5:8-9)

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Areas of Submission

• Submission to the Church
• Being Submitted to Jesus Also Means Being Submitted to the Church Which is the Body of Christ
• “Submitting Yourselves one to Another in the Fear of God. Wives, Submit Yourselves Unto Your own Husbands, as Unto the Lord…Therefore as the Church is Subject Unto Christ, so let Wives be to Their own Husbands in Every Thing. Husbands, Love Your Wives, Even as Christ Also Loved the Church and Gave Himself for it: (Eph 5:21-25)
• “Obey Them That Have the Rule Over you, and Submit Yourselves: for They Watch for Your Souls…” (Heb 13:17)

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Submission

Areas of Submission

• Submission to the Church
• Submission to the Church Involves:
• Submitting to the Lord (Luke 6:46)
• Submitting to the Lord Means Submitting to the Word of God (Matt 7:21-23, John 8:31)
• Submitting to Each Other (Eph 5:21)
• Husbands and Wives Submitting to Each Other (Eph 5:22-25)
• Submitting to the Leadership of the Church (Heb 13:17)
• The Ministry is Designed to Mature the Saints for Service (Eph 4:11-12)

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Value of Submission

• Submission to the Lord Brings Unity Which Brings Power to the Body of Christ
• Often People Suffer Because They are not Submitted to the Lord
• Submit Yourselves Therefore to God. Resist the Devil, and he Will Flee From you.” (James 4:7)
• When we are not Submitted to the Lord, the Devil Doesn’t Have to Fear us (Acts 19:14-16)
• Our Authority Comes From our Relationship With the Lord (John 15:5)
• In Areas Where a Person Isn’t Submitted it Allows the Devil to Have Authority

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How do we Submit to the Lord?

• Submission Starts With Obedience to the Plan of Salvation
• Repent, be Baptized in the Name of Jesus Christ for the Remission of Sins and Receive the Gift of the Holy Ghost (Acts 2:38)
• The Next Step in Submission After Salvation is to Submit to the Lord’s Plan for our Life (Rom 8:28, 2 Tim 1:9)
• Submitting to the Lord’s Plan for our Life Means Placing our Mission Under his Mission, this is Submission
• Submission Means we Will Have to Adjust our Mission to Conform to the Lord’s Mission
• We Must Place his Mission Above Ours

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What is the Lord’s Mission?

• Jesus Came to Provide his Life a Ransom and to Minister (Matt 20:28)
• He Came to Fulfill the Law (Matt 5:17)
• He Came to Preach the Kingdom of God (Luke 4:43)
• He Came to Seek and Save That Which was Lost (Luke 19:10, John 3:17, 1 Tim 1:15)
• He Came for Judgment (John 9:39)
• He Came to Give Abundant Life (John 10:10)
• He Came to Bear Witness to the Truth (John 18:37)

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Coming Under the Lord’s Mission

• How Do We Bring Our Mission Under the Lord’s Mission?
• Jesus Said That Believers are Salt and Light in the World (Matt 5:13-16)
• We are to Live our Life in a way That we can be Salt and Light in the World
• A Little Salt Changes the Flavor
• Salt Preserves and Heals
• When we Live our Lives by the Spirit and the Word, we Become Light in a World of Darkness
• Salt has to be Mined and Refined to be Available
• Light has to be Held up to be Seen

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Coming Under the Lord’s Mission

• How Do We Bring Our Mission Under the Lord’s Mission?
• Jesus Told the Disciples That They Would be Witnesses After The Holy Ghost Came Upon Them to the Ends of the World (Acts 1:8)
• Peter Wrote That we are to be Ready to Witness
• “But Sanctify the Lord God in Your Hearts: and be Ready Always to Give an Answer to Every man That Asketh you a Reason of the Hope That is in you With Meekness and Fear;” (1 Pet 3:15)
• We Should be Preparing Ourselves to be Witnesses to Others [Our Testimony and the Word of God]

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Submission

Submitted to the Spirit of the Lord

• Romans Chapter 8 Highlights Walking in the Spirit
• Romans 8 Makes a Contrast Between Being led by the Flesh or the Spirit
• The Carnal Nature [Our Flesh] Doesn’t Want to Follow the Spirit of God
• “Because the Carnal Mind is Enmity Against God: for it is not Subject to the Law of God, Neither Indeed can be.” (Rom 8:7)
• True Sons of God Follow the Spirit not the Carnal Nature
• “For as Many as are led by the Spirit of God, They are the Sons of God.” (Rom 8:14)

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Coming Under the Lord’s Mission

• We Must Make the Lord’s Mission the Priority in our Life
• Many People Really Make the Lord’s Mission Submit to Their Mission
• They Perform the Lord’s Mission if it Doesn’t Conflict With Their Mission
• Or They Try to Make the Lord’s Mission and Their Mission Equal in Importance
• Placing the Lord’s Mission First Will Require Changing our Personal Mission and Goals
• Are you Submitted Today?
• Is the Lord’s Mission First?

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