Submit to One Another January 16 th 2011 Sermon 1 of 7.

Submit to One Another

January 16th 2011Sermon 1 of 7

God is Amazing!

• You can see our moral nature, physical nature, sexual nature, spiritual nature and our social nature.

• All of these aspects of humanity come from God.

In This Series:• We have looked at how amazing

his spiritual body the church is.• This next series looks at what

God intends from our social and spiritual natures combined.

God Intended Community

Ripples of Impact

God

Personally

Church Family

Family

Vernon

British Columbia

World

Canada

God Calls Us To…• By looking at these passages we

will hear God’s call for us to submit, encourage, care for, be compassionate to, and forgive one another.

Key to the Series: Submission!!• Ephesians 5:21 Page 1823– Submit to one another out of reverence

for Christ.• 1 Peter 5:5 Page 1892– Young men, in the same way be submissive to

those who are older. All of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, "God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble."

Willing to Bow?

• When we are willing to bow to God and to one another God has room to work.

This Week?• Who have you surrendered

to this week? • Whose desires did you place

above your own? • Who showed you the gift of

submission by serving you?

Encourage One Another:• Romans 14:19 page 1766 - Let us

therefore make every effort to do what leads to peace and to mutual edification.

•  Romans 15:14 page 1767 - I myself am convinced, my brothers, that you yourselves are full of goodness, complete in knowledge and competent to instruct one another.

Encourage One Another:• Colossians 3:16 page 1835- Let the

word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God.

• 1 Thessalonians 5:11 page 1841– Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.

Encourage One Another:• Hebrews 3:13 page 1865- But

encourage one another daily, as long as it is called Today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin's deceitfulness.

• Hebrews 10:24-25 page 1874- And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds. 25 Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another — and all the more as you see the Day approaching.

Thinking About It:• Who would

consider you a source of their encouragement?

• How do you build the faith of those around you?

• Who do you go to for encouragement, and do they use God’s word to encourage you?

Submit, Encourage, Care forGalatians 6:2 page 1816 - Carry each other's burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.

Compassion and Forgiveness• Ephesians 4:32 page 1822 - Be

kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.

• Move from “I’m Sorry” to “Will You Forgive Me For?”

This Congregation Should…

It Takes Commitment• Many Have Started, and Stayed,

Connected• But Not All…• What is your level of connection

to this congregation?

Next Week:– Be devoted to one another: Romans 12:10– Commit to one another: 1 John 3:16– Be patient with one another: Ephesians 4:2;

Colossians 3:13 – Be interested in one another: Philippians 2:4– Confess to one another: James 5:16– Live in harmony with one another: Romans 12:16 – Serve one another: Galatians 5:13; 21; Philippians

2:3; 1 Peter 4:9– Consider one another: Romans 14:19