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SUBMISSION & SPIRITUAL COVERING

LESSON VII –  SUBMISSION & SPIRITUAL COVERING 


God is a God of Order.


I.      SUBMISSION IN THE GODHEAD 

The Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit are co-equal.  Yet there is submission.


  1. Jesus submits to the Father.   (John 6:38; 10:30; 14:9)

  1. The Holy Spirit came in obedience to His being sent by Jesus.  (John 15:26, 16:14; Acts 1:8, 2:1-4)


II.   SUBMISSION IN THE CHURCH (Eph. 1:22; Acts 14:23; Heb. 13:17)


  1. IN ORDER TO ROOT REBELLION, GOD WANTS SUBMISSION IN THE CHURCH. PRIDE REBELS!


  1.  EFFECTS OF SUBMISSION IN THE CHURCH:


1.   We become channels of God’s blessings.

2.   We receive spiritual covering.   (Isa. 4:5-6)


            “Mt. Zion” is a picture of the church and “her assemblies” are the local churches.


God invites all believers to be under a spiritual covering that provides “a shelter from storm and rain” and a “shade in the daytime from the heat”.   (Isa. 4:6)


  1.  WHAT IS A SPIRITUAL COVERING?

He is a person appointed by the Lord to give counsel to others during the “storms” and “heat” and “rain” of life.


  1.  WHY IS A SPIRITUAL COVERING NEEDED?


  1. See reasons.   (Isa. 4:5-6)

  1. God provides protection to those who walk in His way.   (Psa. 91) Spiritual covering is God’ way for His church.

  1. God places the solitary in families.  (Psa. 68:6)   These families are the local churches. There is submission and spiritual covering in the local church.


  1.  HOW TO MAKE THE SPIRITUAL COVERING EFFECTIVE


Only to the extent that the one being covered opens up the problem areas of his life to his spiritual covering.


  1.  THE OPPOSITE OF SUBMISSION IS REBELLION    (Num. 16)


1. Rebellion causes death; life and blessings stop.     (Num. 16:1-3, 31-35)

2. Rebellion opens up the rebels to the devil’s control.     (Eph. 2:1-2)


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GUIDE QUESTIONS

  1. What is a Spiritual covering?
  2. Why do you need spiritual covering?
  3. How can this spiritual covering be effective?
  4. What is the effect of submission?
  5. The opposite of submission is rebellion.  What are the effects of rebellion?




Source:
Christ, the Living Stone Fellowship
MINISTRY TRAINING SCHOOL – INTERMEDIATE
School of Worker Module 2