• Click on Title and Scroll down to access - Introduction
  • STUDY LESSON 101: REPENTANCE
  • LESSON: 102: FAITH
  • LESSON 103: BAPTISMS
  • LESSON: 104 A, B & C
  • LESSON 105: SALVATION
  • LESSON 106: LIFE & DEATH
  • LESSON: 107 HEAVEN & HELL
  • LESSON: 108 SIN
  • LESSON: 109 TRINITY
  • LESSON:110 GOD THE FATHER
  • LESSON:111 GOD THE SON
  • LESSON: 112 GOD THE HOLY SP[IRIT
  • LESSON:113 MAN (Anthropology)
    • LESSON: 114 ANGELS & SPIRITS
    • LESSON: 114 ANGELS & SPIRITS
  • LESSON:114 DEMNS & 115 SATAN
  • LESSON: 116 ESCHATOLOGY (End Times)
  • APPENDIX A: VICTORY (booklet)
  • APPENDIX B: LOVE STORY
  • APPENDIX C: THE SAMARITAN RESPONSE
  • LEVEL TWO: INTRODUCTION
  • LESSON 201: STEPS TO MATURITY
  • LESSON 202: LORDSHIP OF CHRIST
  • LESSON 203: RENEWING THE MIND
  • LESSON 204: DISCIPLESHIP
  • LESSON 205: GOD'S DWELLING
  • LESSON 206A: PRAYER
  • LESSON 206B: PRAYER
  • LESSON 207: LOVE
  • LESSON 208: Spirit Soul & Body
  • A PRAYER FOR jULY 4TH
  • A SENSE OF FOREBODING
  • ACCOUNTABILITY
  • ALL AUTHORITY
  • AMERICA MUST REPENT
  • ANOTHER LEGALIZED SIN
  • AT THE END OF YOUR ROPE
  • AS IN THE DAYS OF NOAH
  • BEING MADE A VESSEL
  • BEWARE OF FALSE PROPHETS
  • BE CAREFULL WHO YOU LISTEN TO
  • BLIND TO THE TRUTH
  • CALLED OF GOD AND ......
  • CARNAL CHRISTIANS - Part 1
  • CARNAL CHRISTIANS - Part 2
  • CHRISTIAN WARFARE
  • COMPARING CHILDREN
  • CREATED IN HIS IMAGE
  • DARKNESS IN CHURCHES TODAY
  • DARKNESS vs LIGHT
  • DECEPTION
  • DECLARING THE KINGDOM
  • DEPENDENCE ON GOVERNMENT
  • DISCERNING THE WIND
  • DISCERNMENT
  • DIVINE GUIDANCE
  • DRIFTING INTO DARKNESS
  • ETERNAL VALUES
  • EXPERIENCEING HIS PRESENCE
  • FEAR - WHY?
  • GO AND SIN NO MORE
  • GOD STILL PERFORMS MIRACLES
  • GODLESS CHRISTIANITY
  • GOD'S PRESENCE
  • GOD'S SABBATH REST
  • GOD'S TIMING
  • GOD'S WORD IS ETERNAL
  • GOVERNMENT
  • GROWING TO MATURITY
  • HARVEST TIME IS ALMOST OVER
  • HE THAT HATH AN EAR
  • HIS ENEMIES - HIS FOOTSTOOL
  • HOW CLOSE IS CHRIST'S RETURN
  • HOW DISTRACTED ARE YOU
  • HOW TO SHIELD YOURSELF
  • I DREAMED OF TREASURE
  • IDENTIFYING ANTICHRIST
  • IMMORALITY IN THE CHURCH
  • IS THE DEVIL IN HARRY POTTER
  • IT IS TIME FOR GOD TO......
  • JESUS SAID IT WOULD HAPPEN
  • KINGDOMS IN CHAOS
  • KINGDOMS OF THIS WORLD
  • KINGDOM THINKING
  • KNOWLEDGE OF TRUTH
  • KNOW THE POWER
  • LET THE LIGHT SHINE
  • MAINTENANCE
  • MANY REFUSE TO REPENT
  • MYSTERY BABYLON
  • NECESSARY DISCIPLINE OF A CHILD
  • NOT ALL CHRISTIANS ARE BORN AGAIN
  • AN OMINOUS PROCLAMATION
  • ON BEING A WITNESS
  • POOR, BLIND & NAKED
  • PRAY AFTER THIS MANNER
  • PRAYER THAT CHANGES THINGS
  • PRAYING FOR ENDURANCE
  • PRAYING IN THE SPIRIT
  • PREPARE FOR THE LAST DAYS
  • PROOF ISLAM IS OF SATAN
  • PROPHESY GOOD TO US
  • PSALM 91: TRIBULATION PSALM
  • REASON TO WATCH & PRAY
  • RECOGNIZING TRUE MINISTRY
  • REJECTING TRUTH
  • RELEVANCE OF THE LAW
  • RELIGION vs TRUE CHRISTIANITY
  • REPENT MEANS CHANGE
  • RESPONSIBLE LEADERSHIP
  • SATAN'S STRATEGY EXPOSED
  • SELFISHNESS
  • SHALL DO EXPOITS
  • SHEDDING INNOCENT BLOOD
  • SIN AND GODLESSNESS
  • SPIRITUAL DECLINE
  • STRONG DELUSION
  • STUFF
  • SURVEILLAENCE
  • TAKE A STEP BACK
  • THE ENEMY WE DON'T SEE
  • THE BIBLICAL GOD
  • THE CHASTENING OF THE LORD
  • THE CHILDREN OF GOD vs ....
  • THE CHURCH & TRUTH
  • THE COMING OF JESUS
  • THE CONFLICT OF THE AGES
  • THE CURRENCY OF HEAVEN
  • THE GATES OF HELL
  • THE GOSPEL THAT PLEASES
  • THE GREATEST OF THESE
  • THE ABSOLUTE POWER
  • THE HORROR OF ......
  • THE KINGDOM OF GOD IS .....
  • THE LAST DAYS
  • THE MARRIED WIDOW
  • THE ORIGIN OF CREATION
  • THE OTHER CHURCH
  • THE REFORMATION CONTINUES
  • THE RISE OF LAWLESSNESS
  • THE SECULAR CHURCH
  • THE SEVEN CHURCHES
  • THE SIGNIFICANCE OF LOVE
  • THE THREE HOLY SPIRITS
  • THE WALKING DEAD
  • WEAPONS OF OUR WARFARE
  • THE WORKS OF GOD
  • THREATENED WITH DEATH
  • THE TIMING OF EVENTS
  • TO FEAR OR NOT TO FEAR
  • TO HIM THAT OVERCOMETH
  • THE TRAGEDY OF ICABOD
  • TRIED BY FIRE
  • TRUE RICHES
  • TRUTH vs DECEPTION
  • TWO KINDS OF WISDOM
  • TWO NATURES IN CONFLICT
  • TWO KINDS OF ENEMY
  • UNCLEAR PROPHETIC WORDS
  • UNDERSTANDING THE LIBERAL MINDSET
  • WHAT HINDERS GOD
  • WHAT BECAME OF THE NEPHILIM
  • WHAT DOES JESUS HATE
  • WHAT GOD WANTS
  • WHERE IS YOUR TRUST
  • WHY A MINISTER FALLS
  • WHY CHRISTIAN DECLINE
  • WHY BAD THINGS HAPPEN TO GOOD PEOPLE
  • WHY DO THE HEATHEN RAGE?
  • WHY GOD MADE MAN IN HIS IMAGE
  • WHY IS AMERICA IN DECLINE
  • WHY IS THE CHURCH IN DECLINE
  • WHY NO JUDGMENT ON THE WICKED.....YET
  • WHY PEOPLE REJECT TRUTH
  • WHY PEOPLE WORSHIP FALSE GODS
  • WHY PRAY
  • WHY THE CROSS
  • WHY THE LATTER RAIN
  • WHY THE PARABLE OF THE TEN VIRGINS
  • WHY WAS JESUS BAPTIZED
  • WONDER OF THE SEED
  • YOU SHALL RECEIVE POWER
  • YIELDEDNESS
  • YOUTHFUL LUSTS
  • YOUR BEHAVIOR REVEALS .....
  • DO NOT BE DECIEVED
  • WHEN ARE WE CAUGHT UP
  • WHERE IS THE POWER
  • REAL SURVIVAL GEAR
  • UNITY IN CHRIST
  • VISION OF TWO CHURCHES
  • WHAT IS THE ROLE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
  • WHY SEXUAL PERVERSION EXISTS
  • WHEAT AND THE TARES
  • ON BEING SONS OF GOD
  • WHAT KINGDOM DO YOU DESIRE
  • WHAT IS THE GREAT AWAKENING
  • THE GREAT AWAKENING - Part 2
  • TWO HIGHWAYS OF LIFE
  • PRAYING FOR THOSE IN AUTHORITY
  • WHY CHRISTIANS SHOULD BE INVOLVED IN POLITICS
  • WAS JESUS LATE?
  • WHY THE IMPORTANCE OF FAITH
  • WHY DID JESUS COME
  • WHY IS THE CHURCH IN DECLINE
  • WHY CHANGE IS COMING
  • CLARIFYING THE GREAT AWAKENING
  • YOU WILL FACE THE JUDGE
  • FAILURE OF THE PRIESTHOOD
  • WHAT DOES "LORD" MEAN
  • THE ULTIMATE LOSS
  • THE WAY YOU THINK
  • WHAT IS REALITY AND TRUTH
  • THERE IS A PRICE TO PAY
  • WHY IS PATIENCE IMPORTANT
  • WHERE WAS GOD WHEN ......
  • WHY MANY WON'T BE SAVED
  • SECTARIANISM IN THE CHURCH
  • WHY SO MUCH DARKNESS
  • INCREDIBLE DECEPTION
  • THE VALUE OF SALT
  • WHY THE PARABLE OF WHEAT AND TARES
  • WHO IS IN CONTROL
  • We Are Wonderfully Made By God
  • STUDY OF DIVINE POWER
  • TOTAL REDEMPTION
  • THE HARVEST IS RIPE
  • THE PENALTY OF UNBELIEF
  • WHAT PRECEDS THE RETURN OF CHRIST
  • WHO WILL NOT BE ALLOWED IN HEAVEN
  • THE ERROR IN THE GRACE MESSAGEE
  • FINAL CLEANSING OF THE TEMPLE
  • HAS AMERICAN BECOME WORSE
  • WHY CELEBRATE PENTECOST
  • WE HAVE BEEN INFILTRATED
  • IS A FAMINE COMING?
  • THE KINGDOM OF GOD IS .....
  • DEALING WITH LEFTIST PROGRESSIVES
  • MAN'S KINGDOMS vs GOD'S
  • MOTIVATION TO PRAY
  • PRIDE - WHAT GOD HATES
  • SEEING IS BELIEVING - OR IS IT?
  • WHY THE DISCIPLES HAD GREAT SUCCESS
  • REVIVAL vs ENTERTAINMENT
  • FACING DEATH
  • AFFLICTION
  • THE CONSEQUENCE OF BITTERNESS
  • THE REALITY OF HELL
  • TIME OF TRAVAIL
  • IN HIS IMAGE
  • BELIEVERS ARE SONS OF GOD
  • EXPOSING A FALSE DOCTRINE
  • EXPOSING A FALSE DOCTRINE - PART 2
  • THE POWERLESS CHURCH
  • WHAT IS ATONEMENT
  • UNGODLY COUNSEL - BEWARE
  • BEWARE FALSE PROPHETS & MINISTERS
  • THE GREAT DISCONNECT
  • WE HAVE A SERIOUS FUEL SHORTAGE
  • WHY SO MUCH CORRUPTION IN GOVERNMENT
  • PROOF OF A DIVINE CREATOR
  • THE DANGEROUS PROSPERITY DOCTRINE
  • SPIRITUAL WOLVES
  • OUR WORLDLY STRUGGLES
  • UNEXPECTED AND UNPREPARED
  • WHAT GOD IS
  • EVERTHING IS BEING SHAKEN
  • NO EXPIRATION DATE
  • WHY JUDGMENT BEGINS AT THE HOUSE OF GOD
  • WALKING IN THE SPIRIT
  • THE STATE OF THE UNION
  • HOW AWESOME IS GOD
  • SELF PRESERVATION
  • A HOUSE DIVIDED
  • WICKED vs SINNERS
  • PREPARED FOR THE LAST DAYS
  • WHAT'S LACKING IN CHURRCH LEADERSHIP
  • WHAT A PRIVILEGE
  • WHAT GOD HAS PROVIDED
  • GOD'S LOVE RESTORES WHAT WAS LOST
  • WHY TRIALS AND TESTINGS
  • SIGNS OF THE TIMES
  • SPIRITUAL WARFARE
  • WALKING IN VICTORY
  • HAS THE EZEKIEL 38 WAR BEGUN
  • ON BEING A SERVANT
  • UNPREPARED FOR THE DAY OF THE LORD
  • BOOK - THE OTHER CHURCH
  • LUST IS A HUMAN PROBLEM
  • THE POWER OF GOD
  • WHAT CAUSES APOSTASY
  • MAN: GOD'S BELOVED MASTERPIECE
  • WHAT LIES AHEAD FOR AMERICA
  • WHAT HINDERS GOD'S POWER
  • APOSTASY
  • WHAT TIME IS IT?
  • WHO OR WHAT IS BABYLON
    • THE TWO SIDES OF GOD
  • WHY SATAN PRODUCED GIANTS
  • WHY ALL THE CORRUPTION
  • THE AWSOME RESPONSIBILITY OF A PASTOR
  • THE DESTRUCTIVE SIN OF COVETOUSNESS
  • COMPARE KING DAVID & JESUS
  • WHAT REALLY HAPPENED IN THE GARDEN
  • THE CHASTENING OF THE LORD
  • HEAVEN IS NOT FOR SINNERS
  • AN APPOINTED DAY
  • SPIRITUAL WARFARE WILL INTENSIFY
  • JESUS TELLS OF SOWING SEED
  • BLIND TO THE TRUTH
  • BLIND TO THE TRUTH - part 2
  • HOW SHALL THE BELIEVER LIVE?
  • WHAT GOD SAYS ABOUT "WOKE" AMERICA
  • IGNORANCE OF DEMONIC ACTIVITY
  • THE END IS NEAR
  • WILL HISTORY REPEAT ITSELF?
  • WHAT IT COSTS TO LIVE AS A CHRISTIAN
  • THE CHASTENING OF THE LORD
  • REAL TREASURE
  • PREPAREING THE WAY OF THE LORD
  • PREPARING THE WAY OF THE LORD - Part 2
  • COMMUNION - THE LORD'S SUPPER
  • LIFE CONSISTS OF TWO COMPONENTS
  • LOVE: FOUNDATION OF THE KINGDOM
  • MISPLACED TRUST
  • CELEBRATING PENTECOST TODAY
  • ENDURING FATIH
  • DON'T READ THE BIBLE......
  • IF MY PEOPLE......
  • HUMAN NATURE ISN'T HUMAN
  • LIGHT AND LOVE
  • World In Upheaval
  • IS YOUR FAITH GETTING WORN OUT?
  • TO SERVE OR BE SEREVED
  • TO SERVE OR BE SERVED - Part 2
  • WHAT WILL IT TAKE
  • WARNING ABOUT REVIVAL
  • PERILOUS TIMES ARE HERE
  • LIFE - PHYSICAL vs SPIRITUAL
  • LIVING FOR CHRIST IN A HOSTILE CULTURE
  • ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION - AN OPPORTUNITY
  • CORRECTING OUR WORLDLY LOVE
  • UNBELIEF AMONG CHRISTIANS
  • WONDERING WHAT'S GOING ON
  • INTIMACY WITH CHRIST
  • LEARNING TO STAND IN THE EVIL DAY
  • THE CHURCH IN THE LAST DAYS
  • GOD HEARS A DESPERATE CRY
  • BABYLON IS FALLEN
  • TECHNOLOGY - The Modern Tower of Babel
  • THE CONSEQUENCE OF FALSE MINISTERS
  • THE IMPORTANCE OF LOVE
  • GREAT EXPECTATION
  • SOWING THE GOSPEL AS SEED
  • WHAT YOU THOUGHT IMPOSSIBLE - INS'T
  • DECEPTION IS GOING EXTREME
  • GOD KNOWS IT ALL
  • INSIGHTS ON THE BOOK OF JOB
  • WILL YOUR LOVE BE TESTED
  • GOVERNMENT IN DARKNESS
  • APPROACHING HARVEST TIME
  • INSTRUCT YOUR CHILDREN
  • Apostasy - PART 2
  • THE IMPORTANCE OF PATIENCE
  • THE POWER OF GOD'S WORD
  • BACK TO THE WAY IT WAS
  • THE UNRECOGNIZED CHRIST
  • TRANSGENDERISM - A DEATH SENTENCE
  • REBUILDING JERUSALEM'S TEMPLE
  • WHAT IS A LIVING SACRIFICE
  • THE CHURCH OF THE ITCHING EAR
  • THE DEVIL'S MISTAKES
  • BACK TO THE WAY IT WAS - Part 2
  • THE CONSEQUENCE OF IDOLATRY
  • EMBRACING TRIBULATION
  • CALLED TO SEPARATION
  • CONSEQUENCES OF ENVY AND STRIFE
  • WHY GOD SENT JESUS
  • KEEP LOOKING UP
  • FILLING THE VOID
  • NOTHING IS DONE IN SECRET
  • OUTSIDE THE BOX
                                                                                   LOGOS BIBLE STUDY

LESSON 202 – THE LORDSHIP OF CHRIST

 I.  Lordship defined

       A. Threes uses of the term “lord”.

             1. As a cordial and humble address of respect.

                  a. “My lord”.

             2. Describes a relationship to a superior.
  
                   a. Your master, boss, etc.


                   b. Anyone with authority over you is a lord.

                        i. In medieval times societies were based on feudal “lordships” where people in a specific
                            area were under the control of the “land lord”.


                       ii. The land lord was frequently also called a king.

                3. Reference to God – “The Lord God”.

                     a. “Adonne” or adonnai and Jehovah.

       B. Jesus was designated as Lord when He was born – Luke 2:11.

            1. Lord, or kurios means supreme authority having absolute control.

                 a. He is ruler over all of creation having absolute power and authority –Matthew 28:18.

       C. We celebrate Jesus birth as savior, but fail to recognize His Lordship.
 
             1. Americans are free and independent to exercise free will.


                  a. No one is considered “lord” or master over us.
  
             2. Only when we submit to employers or laws of the land are we regulated by others.


                   a. But this is not real lordship as it is not a 24/7 condition of life.

             3.  Therefore, we have difficulty understanding and submitting to true lordship.

                   a. We do not have the discipline of being under lordship conditions over our lives which
                         amounts to control, bondage or servitude.


               4. Lordship must be taught to believers.

                     a. We need to learn to conform to Christ as Lord over our lives.

       D. Lordship is submitting to the will Christ who has authority over you to rule and guide you.

             1. The one whose will you obey and follow instead of doing your own will – Matthew 7:21-27.

                  a. Note that we are building His house or dwelling place – a temple built without hands but
                      with the Word, the gospel
 II. 
The Sovereignty of God.

       A. Being all-powerful and all-knowing makes Him ALL-MIGHTY – Genesis 17:1.

            1. Recognize His greatness and your insufficiency – Psalm 91:1-2.

                a. This will develop respectful fear which equals reverence – Proverbs 9:10 and Proverbs 15:33.

                     i. This helps develop our proper relationship with Him – 2 Corinthians 7:1.

                     ii.  His is in charge, we are not.

                     iii. We are dependent upon Him – Proverbs 2:1-12 and  Proverbs 19:23.

                      iv. We fear transgressing and disobeying Him – Proverbs 8:13 and Proverbs 16:6.

                b. Then we will become wise and walk properly before Him – Proverbs 14:26-27.

       B. People rebel against authority when they lose respect (fear) of the power of that authority.

            1. Rebelling against God is to do your own thing.

                a. Rebellion is sin as it is defiance of authority, just as it began in the garden.

                     i. It begins by losing fear of the Lord, then exercising self-will.

                b. Seeing God only as love, grace and mercy causes believers to become loose and undisciplined.

       C. The reverential fear we are to have is the type of fear you had of your father when you were a child –
            2 Corinthians 5:10-11.

  
            1. You feared disobeying him because of punishment.


            2. Yet you still loved him and knew he loved and cared for you.

                 a. The Lord our God is the perfect example of a Father which is why Jesus introduced Almighty
                     God to us as our Heavenly Father –
Matthew 6:9.

 III. Being in subjection

         A. Lordship describes a relationship of a master and his servant.

               1. Salvation brings us into a new relationship that needs to be understood and further developed –                                     Ephesians 4:21-32.

                    a. The old relationship has to be put off. 

                          i. 
No longer being a servant of sin and Satan – Romans 6:16.

                      b. The old sinful (carnal) nature is crucified with Christ – Romans 6:6.

                       c. The new nature is sinless and righteous – Romans 6:19.

                             i. The new Christ-like nature must be “put on” – Romans 13:14.

                         d. Christ the Lord is the new righteous master – Romans 6:22.

                    2. Christ is to rule, govern and be lord of the new creation.

                         a. He did not impose salvation on you; it’s your choice.

                          b. He does not impose His lordship on you, you choose to submit to Him as Lord.
 
                               i. Too many believers do not submit to Him as Lord of their life, so they continue to
                                   live their own life as they choose.


                       c. We submit by being obedient to Him and seek His will.

                             i. He cannot work with or through defiant servants who do their own thing – Matthew 7:21-23.

                                          aa. Note that “iniquity” means rebellion or “doing your own thing”.

       B. Being in subjection is being in servitude.

            1. Servitude means you have forsaken your will and desires in order to obey your lord – Luke 17:7-10.

                 a. Most of us being independent and free willed have difficulty with the concept of servitude and not                                  having one’s own rights.

                  b. This is basic to discipleship – Luke 9:23   (more on this topic in Lesson 204).


                   c. Is Jesus Christ your Lord in all your affairs?  Or only when it is convenient or on your terms?

                        i. 
Lordship does not turn on and off or subject to your will.

                        ii. 
By this you are using Him, not letting Him use you.

             2. “He is Lord of all, or He is not Lord at all”.

       C.  Abdicate the throne of your will and life so HE can establish His dominion there – Luke 17:20-21.

              1. A king has a kingdom, a domain where he dominates.

                   a. Who (or what) dominates your life – you or Christ?

                        i. Full-time or part-time?

                    b. Is His kingdom within you?

                         i. Is it obvious by who rules in your life?

                         ii. Does it show by how you live?

               2. Your “will” (desire) is the throne of your life where your inward directives come from.

                3. Who rules your affairs and motivates you?

                4. Whose “will” do you perform?

                     a. This shows who is Lord in your life - Luke 6:46

 IV. When Christ is Lord and in Control, He implements His plan for your life.

        A.  With you in control, you chart your own life’s path according to your desires (will).

               1.  This may lead you in a different direction than He would lead you in.

         B.  With Christ in control as Lord, He will chart your life’s path according to His divine will.

                1. Notice the change in Paul’s path when Christ became his Lord – Acts 9:1-6 and 13-16.

          C. The Lord has a pre-determined plan and purpose for each one that submits to His Lordship –
                Proverbs 3:5-6.


                 1. This is called “predestination”, ( which will be covered in Lesson 207).

                 2. Trusting your own desires, senses, wisdom and knowledge can lead you to make wrong decisions,
                      direct you the wrong way – Proverbs 16:25.


                  3. It will be evident who is Lord in your life if “you acknowledge Him in all your ways”.

                       a. Many times you will not understand how He is leading you or why things are going the way they are.
 
                            i. You are not to rely on your reasoning if He is in control.


                            ii.This requires absolute trust in Him and His Word (promises).
 
        D. You honor Him by trusting Him enough to yield your life to Him – Hebrews 11:6.


              1. The philosophy of the world says “do your own thing”.

                    a.  That philosophy is destructive – Colossians 2:8.

 V.  Lordship begins with commitment of yourself to serve Him.

        A.  Christ gave us the example as He carried out His Father’s will – Luke 22:41-42.

               1. This is being a living sacrifice  - Romans 12:1.

                    a. You sacrifice your will  (desires), which must die, do His will can live in and through you.

                    b. In a sacrifice, something must die – Galatians 2:20.
 
                         i. So that something else may live – His will in you.


        B. The believers next step (after repentance and water baptism) is to commit himself to the Lordship of Christ.

              1. Paul made this commitment which allowed Christ to direct his affairs as Lord – 2 Timothy 1:1-12.

         C. Did Christ receive the purchased goods that He paid for – Acts 20:28.

               1. You received His grace, mercy, forgiveness and salvation which He paid for with His life on the cross.

               2. Have you given Him the life that He purchased?

                    a. Your commitment and submission to let Him live His will through you so He can guide and
                        direct you for His glory.


                        i. That He can reproduce Himself in you so you can be recognized as a child of God.

                3.  A person can be a believer and still live his own life without having Christ being Lord of his life.

                     a. It will show by living a life of compromise.

                           i. Filled with the things of and preoccupation with what is in the world – Luke 12:15.


        D. Dying to fleshly lusts and self-will is necessary.

              1. You cannot serve two masters, Christ and self.

              2. Feelings can’t get hurt if you are dead to self-interests.

              3. Flesh (self) tends to resurrect itself.

                   a. It has to be dealt with daily – 1 Corinthians 15:31.

                        i.  Flesh (self) is the carnal nature that must be consciously and deliberately “put off” and
                            denied, nailed to the cross – Luke 9:23.


                        ii. The old fleshly nature is not eliminated when you accept Christ as savior. aa. It must be
                             dealt with by an act of you will – Romans 13:14 and Ephesians 4:22-23.


                               aa. Christ cannot be Lord in you until the other lord in you have abdicated the throne of
                                      your life – Galatians 5:16-17.


        E. The works or results of the flesh with its unclean desires must be dealt with – Galatians 5:19-21.

              1.  The old nature seeks self gratification with things of the world.

                    a. The fleshly old nature opposes spiritual and godly, righteous life.

               2.  If you haven’t crucified the fleshly old nature you are still your own lord; and Christ is not
                     Lord of your life.


                     a. You will continue to do your own thing, not His.

                      b. You will lead a life of compromise and not having victory of sinful behavior.
  
                      c. You will be vacillating between two kingdoms, the kingdoms of this world and the Kingdom of God.


                           i.  Because you know you want to be Christian yet you have carnal lusts for things of this world
                                still controlling you.


                      d. Weakness, failure and guilt permeate your life as a result – Galatians 5:17.

        F. Death to the flesh (selfish lusts and desires) is a required step to be under the Lordship of Christ –                                 Galatians 5:24.

              1. Being Christ’s (His possession) and under His direction now prepares you to be a true disciple. 

                   a. Disciple = a follower who under disciplined learning.
 VI. Obedience separates the professors and confessors from the possessors – Luke 6:46.

        A.  Many Christians call Him “Lord” but He does not rule in their heart – Matthew 7:21.

               1. They may do many things “for” Him, but not “by” him – Matthew 7:22.

                    a. They still profess and confess, speaking of Him.

                         i. False preachers do the same and deceive many – Matthew 24:4-5 & 24.

                2. They do their “own” thing, doing things their way and not being led of Him – Matthew 7:23

                      a. This is called “iniquity” which is rebellion or “doing your own thing”.

        B. Obedience to God is a life of righteousness and holiness – 1 Peter 1:13-17.

             1. Obedience is learned through discipleship, (covered in lesson 204).

                  a. Unfortunately, most Christians are converts and do not become true disciples.

                        i. Thus they do not learn obedience to do things His way.

              2. As you yield to His Lordship you walk in obedience as He leads you.

                    a. You are kept secure in Him – 1 Peter 1:5.

               3. There are conditions that you have to live by – Philippians 2:12.

                    a. “Working out” actually means “living out” or as in “walking in” that way of life.

 VII.  Benefits of being under His Lordship.

        A.  Most people pray asking God to “bless …..” this or that.

               1. Usually themselves, their family, friends, possessions or ambitions.
 
                    a. Or they ask God to “give me …..”, etc.


          B. People want God to bless what they have or what they are attempting to do.

                1. They are asking Him to put His seal of approval on it.

           C. To really have God bless something of yours – give it to Him.

                 1. Put it in His hands.

                 2. God knows how to bless and prosper what is placed in His hands.

                       a. If what you place in His hands is not of God, He will eliminate it.
 
                  3. Whatever you place in His hands becomes His possession.


                        a. He knows how to care for and bless what is His.
       
           D.  Do not become possessive of what God gives you or places in your hands to do – including
                  any sort of ministry.


                   1. Remember it is His that was assigned to you.

           E. Being under His Lordship requires a new nature in you.

                 1. The carnal old nature is selfish and self-serving.
 
                       a. It is concerned with getting, guarding and promoting SELF.


                 2. The new divine nature (2 Peter 1:4) is concerned with loving, giving and serving others as Christ did.

           F.  The new nature allows you to give yourself, your desires and possessions over to the Lordship
                  (control) of Christ.


                  1. Because you trust Him, (having faith in Him).

                  2. Because you recognize that His ability to guide and manage your affairs is greater that your ability.

 VIII.  The Ultimate and Universal Lordship of Christ – Philippians 2:9-11.

           A. All men, all angels and all creatures, good and evil, in heaven and earth will recognize Christ
                 as being LORD.


                 1. This does not mean all will be saved- all will finally acknowledge His sovereignty and dominion.

                       a. Including those that opposed and fought against Him.

                            i. All will bow in recognition of His majesty; all to the glory of God, the Father.

              B. Christians have the privilege of recognizing , bowing, yielding and submitting to Him NOW.

                    1. This is to our benefit as a blessing, a form of worship.

               C. The rebellious and wicked will be forced to bow when Christ takes over - Revelation 11:15.

                     1. He will be judge of the wicked and rebellious.

                D. Our willful and humble submission and recognition allows Him to prepare us to rule and reign
                       with Him in His Kingdom – Revelation 5:10.


                        1. We have learned to yield, obey and live under His authority and Lordship.

                             a. This equips us to rule with Him in His Kingdom - Matthew 25:21.

                                   i. This is a reward for obedience and faithfulness.

 IX.  A glimpse of the Kingdom.

        A. The Lordship of Christ will be universal on earth – Luke 19:11-13 and Acts 1:9-11.

               1. His Lordship will not be voluntary but imposed on all the earth that will be subject to Him.

                    a. The saints will share in ruling with Him over all that remain on earth that were not
                         destroyed at Armageddon.


                2. All remaining inhabitants will be subjects under His rulership.

                      a. The sheep nations – Matthew 25:31-33.

        B. Vast changes will occur because of His presence on earth in which everything will now conform to Him.

              1.  Even all of nature will change – Romans 8:19-22.

                    a.  No more sickness or disease, no more war and weapons of destruction.

                     b.  No more killing of people or animals – Isaiah 65:25 and Isaiah 11:6-8.

                           i. No more eating of animal meat, even by other animals

 X.  Conclusion


        A. Recognizing the Lordship of Christ, who He is and His authority is required in order to become
              a true disciple of Christ.


               1. This leads to the next lesson in this series.

                     a.  You acknowledge Jesus Christ as your Lord before you can completely submit to Him
                           to be His disciple.


​                           i. A disciple is more than a follower because many followers can quit following – John 6:66-69.
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