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“Somebody Help Me Do the Right Thing!” Mary Southerland

“Somebody Help Me Do the Right Thing!” Mary Southerland. “Somebody Help Me Do the Right Thing!” Mary Southerland. Submission is. harnessed strength , a controlled strength that is born out of obedience to God’s command.

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“Somebody Help Me Do the Right Thing!” Mary Southerland

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  1. “Somebody Help Me Do the Right Thing!”Mary Southerland

  2. “Somebody Help Me Do the Right Thing!”Mary Southerland

  3. Submission is . . . harnessedstrength, a controlled strength that is born out of obedienceto God’s command.

  4. ‘HUPTASSO’ to put under or arrange under; acknowledgement of proper authority

  5. “Without submission, things fall quickly into chaosas everyone strives to be in charge.”

  6. From Sermon Notes“Rightness Vs. Righteousness”August 11, 2013 “Right”nesssays . . . “I must win” • Focus: Our reputation Righteousnesssays . . . “I must love you” • Focus: His Glory

  7. “We still tend to view accountability as a crutchand submission as a weakness.”

  8. Borrowing one of ours? English pg. 1172 Espanol pg. 1530

  9. vs. 1: “BE IMITATORSOF GOD.” vs. 2: “WALK in LOVE asChristalso loved you.”

  10. The FOUNDATION of this activity is found in vs. 18: “filled with the Spirit” The MOTIVEvs. 21: “in the fear of Christ”

  11. Mutual Submission???

  12. Galatians 3:26-28 26For you are all sons of God through faith IN CHRIST JESUS. 27For all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. 28There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free man, there is neither male nor female; for you are all ONE IN CHRIST Jesus.

  13. Created in His image . . .POSITIONALLYequalFUNCTIONALLYdifferent

  14. 1. Peasants tokings

  15. 1 Peter 2.13-15 13 Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every human institution, whether to a king as the one in authority, 14 or to governorsas sent by him for the punishment of evildoers and the praise of those who do right. 15 For SUCH IS THE WILL OF GOD that by doing right you may silence the ignorance of foolish men.

  16. Romans 13.1-2 Every person is to be in subjection to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those which exist are established by God. 2 Therefore whoever resists authority has opposed the ordinance of God; and they who have opposed will receive condemnation upon themselves.

  17. 2. Wives to husbands

  18. Ephesians 5.22-23 22 Wives, be subjectto your own husbands, as to the Lord. 23 For the husband is the head of the wife, as Christ also is the head of the church, He Himself being the Savior of the body. CHRIST --- MAN --- WOMAN

  19. 1 Peter 3.1-2 In the same way, you wives, be submissive to your own husbands so that even if any of them are disobedient to the word, they may be won without a word by the behavior of their wives, 2 as they observe your chaste and respectful behavior.

  20. 3. Younger to elders

  21. Children toparentsStudents toteachers 1 Pet. 5.5 • younger men, likewise, be subject to your elders Eph. 6.1-2 • children obey (action) • children honor (attitude)

  22. 4. Employees to bosses

  23. Ephesians 6.5-8 5 Slaves, be obedient to those who are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in the sincerity of your heart, as to Christ; 6 not by way of eye-service, as men-pleasers, but as slaves of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart. 7 With good will render service, as to the Lord, and not to men, 8 knowing that whatever good thing each one does, this he will receive back from the Lord, whether slave or free.

  24. 5. to One Another

  25. Philippians 2.3-4 3 Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind regard one another as more important than yourselves; 4 do not merely look out for your own personal interests, but also for the interests of others. “MUTUAL SUBMISSION’ one with authority willinglyand lovinglylays aside selfishness and authoritarian dominance to provide for those under him.

  26. Examples of Christ . . . Trinitariansubmission Laid down gloryand took up flesh Laid aside authority and became obedientto earthly authorities and laws Humbled self and became a servant

  27. Submission is NOT SYNONOMOUS with obedience.

  28. True submissionBob Deffinbaugh, Community Bible Chapel, Richardson, TX • Not always making the one we submit to happy, but seeking their best interest at our own expense. • Not building up their ego with flatterybut with truth • Fundamentalingredientof a believer’s spiritual life • From the heart. . . obey/submit out of love not b/c we have to

  29. Can there be any submission without first submission to God?

  30. The call to submission. . . A call to IMITATEGod and REFLECTChrist A call to humilityand surrender A call to obeyand follow

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