The captain of the ship looked into the dark night and saw faint lights in the distance. Immediately he told his signalman to send a message: "Alter your course 10 degrees south." Promptly a return message was received: "Alter your course 10 degrees north." The captain was angered; his command had been ignored. So he sent a second message: "Alter your course 10 degrees south--I am the captain!" Soon another message was received: "Alter your course 10 degrees north--I am a seaman third class Jones." Immediately the captain sent a third message, knowing the fear it would evoke: "Alter your course 10 degrees south--I am a battleship." Then the reply came: "Alter your course 10 degrees north--I am a lighthouse." We live in times where folks would rather be ship wreck than submit! We are in a mess!
SUBMISSION, WHAT AN IMPORTANT THING. IN OUR TEXT BECAUSE A PERSON FAILED TO SUBMIT THEY DIED AND WENT TO HELL.
SUBMIT -- By Definition Submission means --- to subordinate, to become subject, to obey, to submit to anothers' control. "a voluntary attitude of giving in, cooperating.." It's opposite is Rebellion, and presumption!
Sadly, this Valentines day, we seem to think less of those who are submissive, we love the individual, we love the one who goes against the grain. As a result our society is falling to pieces.. why? No Submission! It is always the Key to Success and Order!
WE LIVE IN A COUNTRY THAT HONORS INDIVIDUALISM AND GOING AGAINST THE GRAIN, STANDING AGAINST THE ESTABLISHMENT. WE LOVE TO BE INDEPENDENT, IN FACT THIS IS AN INDEPENDENT BAPTIST CHURCH. YET IN SOME WAYS THESE IDEALS ARE AGAINST THE DISCIPLINE OF BIBLICLAL SUBMISSION.
Many I know and have read after say that in the annals of History the 1960's will go down in the History of the United States of America as Decade that began the Fall of America! The 60's brought us Draft Dodging, Rock Music, Free Fornication also eroniously called "Free Love". What was all of this? Open attack on Submission!
As I've already stated, submission is not an important thing! Oh no, it's the Main the thing.. If you don't learn submission you fail! You loose! You fall apart!
If you don't surrender to Christ, you surrender to chaos. ---- E. Stanley Jones (1884–1973)
The greatness of a man's power is the measure of his surrender. --- William Booth (1829–1912)
A. W. Tozer (1897–1963) said, The man who surrenders to Christ exchanges a cruel slave driver for a kind and gentle Master whose yoke is easy and whose burden is light.
THE WAY YOU DRESS, TALK, LOOK, ALL SHOW SUBJECTION OR A LACK OF IT. Boys where EARRINGS to show Rebellion, Woman and Men dress IMMODESTly to show Rebellion
ILL. DENNIS RODMAN // SUBMISSION? OR REBELLION? PUT YOUR NAME IN THERE!
Get this; the secret of a Vibrant Christian life is not your talents, oh no! It's your ability to submit! Not to self, not to flesh, not to temper, But To God!
A home must have order! Must have order. 1 Corinthians 14:33 For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints. Vr. 40 Let all things be done decently and in order.
Would you fella's like a submissive wife? Teach her to submit to the Lord! How do you teach her that? You submit to the Lord for starters…
The Reason some of you ladies will never submit to your husband is because you don't submit to the Lord. "As unto the Lord makes absolutely no sense to you. It doesn't ring any bells…
Man if she won't submit to God what makes you think for one second she's going to submit to you?
GOD HONORS Submission, AND MAY I SAY IF YOU DON'T DO THIS YOU ARE IN DANGER OF TWO THINGS:
A. You stand a statistical chance of Raising a Queer!
B. SECOND, YOU'RE SON WILL PROBABLY MARRY SOME GIRL THAT WON'T SUBMIT TO HIM. I DON'T KNOW WHY BUT THIS SEEMS TO HAPPEN.
Mom and Dad, What are sowing for? Submission or Rebellion?
Get this now; the secret to happy marriage is not, the size of location of your house! It's not your money… It's your ability to learn to Submit. If you don't have submission, you fight about everything in that house! If you don't have submission, you've fight over how you'll spend that Money! Submission is the key to Success!
I know a lot of Folks who have to always be in charge, be the boss, have the final word, Get their way.
Submission is the key to Relationships! You want friends? You want strong relationships? Learn submission! Nobody wants to be around anybody who has to always be in Charge! Nobody does! Submission is the key to Relationships!
Forget yourself for others, and others will not forget you.
Some may see this as self serving. It's not intended to be. But let me say what the Bible the Bible says. I believe in a Good Church folks will all get to have a voice. I think that is essential to having a feeling of Belonging. However, God didn't design a Church to Vote on every thing it does. A church that has to do that is a church lacking in Submission. It's also a Church where they'll never implement a Vision!
SOME OF HAVE SAID, "I DON'T WANT MY KIDS TO THINK THAT THE PREACHER IS SOME GOD, HE'S JUST A MAN LIKE THE REST OF US. I DON'T WANT MY FAMILY TO BE DISAPPOINTED IN A MAN!" SO THEY'VE MADE IT THEIR MINISTRY TO ROAST THE PREACHER AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. SADLY, THOUGH, NOW THE PREACHER HAS BEEN SO WORE OUT AN HUMANIZED THAT HE CAN NO LONGER BE THE AUTHORITY!
Submission is the Key to a healthy Strong vibrant Church! God has placed a man in that Church to serve as it's undershepherd! If he'll submit to God and You'll submit to him, You succeed. If He won't, or the Church won't this Church will Fail! Submission is against the sin nature! That is why it's so hard for you!