Denying Self /Denying Self /Submitting to OthersSubmitting to Others

PART ONE:PART ONE:Identifying the EnemyIdentifying the Enemy

Your enemy, the devil (who) Your enemy, the devil (who) prowls around like a roaring lion prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. looking for someone to devour.

Resist him…Resist him…1 Peter 4:8-91 Peter 4:8-9

““Not everyone who says to me, Not everyone who says to me, LORD, LORD, will enter the LORD, LORD, will enter the

kingdom of heaven, but only he kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who does the will of my Father

who is in heaven.”who is in heaven.”Matt. 7:21Matt. 7:21

SO PLEASE REMEMBER, SO PLEASE REMEMBER, SATAN IS THE ENEMY SATAN IS THE ENEMY

AGAINST WHOM WE FIGHT!AGAINST WHOM WE FIGHT!Not each other!Not each other!

PART TWO:PART TWO:Denying Self /Denying Self /

Submitting to OthersSubmitting to Others

WE CANNOT BE ONEWE CANNOT BE ONEWITH CHRIST UNLESS WE WITH CHRIST UNLESS WE SUBMIT TO ONE ANOTHERSUBMIT TO ONE ANOTHER

Love the LORD your God with all Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul your heart and with all your soul

and with all your mind. This is the and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. first and greatest commandment.

And the second is like it: Love your And the second is like it: Love your neighbor as yourself. All the Law neighbor as yourself. All the Law and the Prophets hang on these and the Prophets hang on these

two commandments.two commandments.Matt: 22:37-40Matt: 22:37-40

““Submit to one another out of Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ”.reverence for Christ”.

Eph. 5:21Eph. 5:21

““Everyone must submit himself Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that there is no authority except that

which God has established”.which God has established”.Rom. 13:1Rom. 13:1

““Wives, submit to your Wives, submit to your husbands as to the LORD”.husbands as to the LORD”.Eph. 5:22 and I Peter 3:1Eph. 5:22 and I Peter 3:1

““Children, obey your parents in Children, obey your parents in the LORD, for this is right, the LORD, for this is right,

Honor your father and mother” – Honor your father and mother” – which is the first commandment which is the first commandment with a promise – that it may go with a promise – that it may go well with you and that you may well with you and that you may

enjoy long life on the earth”.enjoy long life on the earth”.Eph. 6:1-3Eph. 6:1-3

““Slaves, obey your earthly Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect and fear masters with respect and fear and with sincerity of heart, just and with sincerity of heart, just

as you would obey Christ. as you would obey Christ. Obey them not only to win their Obey them not only to win their favor when their eye is on you, favor when their eye is on you, but like slaves of Christ, doing but like slaves of Christ, doing

the will of God from your heart”.the will of God from your heart”.Eph. 6:5-6Eph. 6:5-6

““Obey your leaders and submit Obey your leaders and submit to their authority. They keep to their authority. They keep watch over you as men who watch over you as men who must give an account. Obey must give an account. Obey

them so that their work will be a them so that their work will be a joy, not a burden, for that would joy, not a burden, for that would

be of no advantage to you”.be of no advantage to you”.Hebrews 13:17Hebrews 13:17

CLOSING COMMENTS:CLOSING COMMENTS:

““My prayer is not for them alone. I My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, that in me through their message, that

all of them may be one, Father, just all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you… as you are in me and I am in you… May they be brought to complete May they be brought to complete

unity to let the world know that you unity to let the world know that you sent me and have loved them even sent me and have loved them even

as you have loved me.”as you have loved me.”John 17:20-21 and 23John 17:20-21 and 23

““All the believers were one in All the believers were one in heart and mind…”heart and mind…”

Acts 4:32Acts 4:32

““Do not be conformed any Do not be conformed any longer to the pattern of this longer to the pattern of this

world, but be transformed by the world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then renewing of your mind. Then

you will be able to test and you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will”.good, pleasing and perfect will”.

Romans 12: 2 Romans 12: 2

If each of us will seek the If each of us will seek the mind of Christ and LET GOD mind of Christ and LET GOD

transform our minds to be like transform our minds to be like him, we WILL have the same him, we WILL have the same

mind with one another.mind with one another.

““So from now on we regard no one from a So from now on we regard no one from a worldly point of view. Though we once worldly point of view. Though we once

regarded Christ in this way, we do so no regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer. Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he longer. Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new is a new creation; the old has gone, the new

has come! All this is from God, who has come! All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: that gave us the ministry of reconciliation: that

God was reconciling the world to himself in God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting men’s sins against Christ, not counting men’s sins against them. And he has committed to us the them. And he has committed to us the

message of reconciliation”.message of reconciliation”.II Corinthians 5:16-19II Corinthians 5:16-19

““Therefore, if you are offering Therefore, if you are offering your gift at the altar and there your gift at the altar and there

remember that your brother has remember that your brother has something against you, leave something against you, leave your gift there in front of the your gift there in front of the

altar. First go and be reconciled altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother; then come and to your brother; then come and

offer your gift.offer your gift.Matt. 5:23 – 24Matt. 5:23 – 24

““If your brother sins against you, If your brother sins against you, go and show him his fault, just go and show him his fault, just

between the two of you.”between the two of you.”Matt. 18:15Matt. 18:15

““As God’s fellow workers we As God’s fellow workers we urge you not to receive God’s urge you not to receive God’s grace in vain. For he says, grace in vain. For he says,

“In the time of my favor I heard “In the time of my favor I heard you, and in the day of salvation I you, and in the day of salvation I

helped you.”helped you.”I tell you, now is the time of I tell you, now is the time of

God’s favor, now is the day of God’s favor, now is the day of salvation”.salvation”.

““Finally, all of you, live in Finally, all of you, live in harmony with one another; be harmony with one another; be

sympathetic, love as brothers, be sympathetic, love as brothers, be compassionate and humble. Do compassionate and humble. Do not repay evil with evil or insult not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, with insult, but with blessing,

BECAUSE TO THIS YOU WERE BECAUSE TO THIS YOU WERE CALLED SO THAT YOU MAY CALLED SO THAT YOU MAY

INHERIT A BLESSING!INHERIT A BLESSING!I Peter 3: 8-9I Peter 3: 8-9