3. Ephesians 5:21 Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.

4. Submit hupotasso hupo = under; tasso = arrange to arrange yourself under someone with superior authority

5. WORD STUDY Luke 2:51; 10:17, 20: Romans 8:7, 20; 10:3; 13:1, 5; 1 Corinthians 14:32, 34; 15:27, 28; 16:16; Ephesians 1:22; 5:21-22, 24; Philippians 3:21; Colossians 3:18; Titus 2:5, 9; 3:1; Hebrews 2:5, 8; 12:9; James 4:7; 1 Peter 2:13, 18; 3:1, 5, 22; 5:5) God Christ A spouse Parents (children) Masters (slaves) Civil leaders Elders Etc.

6. Submission Defined Submission (hupotasso) is voluntarily and sacrificially putting yourself in your proper place under a person with a rightful position of authority over you for the sake of harmoniously accomplishing the Lord’s work.

7. Submission DOES NOT necessarily mean that the person doing the submitting is an inferior person in any way.

9. one another SimultaneousSituational love one another greet one another accept one another killing one another bear one another’s burdens serve one another - The verb in the sentence dictates how simultaneous or situational the one-another-actions will be.

11. Ephesians 5:21 Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.

12. 4. Why is it important that we practice the principle of submission? 1. The principle of submission is necessary in order for groups to cooperate effectively in order to accomplish the work they are to do. 2. The principle of submission is important because without it people would not grow and mature into Christlikeness.

14. 4. Why is it important that we practice the principle of submission? 1. The principle of submission is necessary in order for groups to cooperate effectively in order to accomplish the work they are to do. 2. The principle of submission is important because without it people would not grow and mature into Christlikeness.

15. Ephesians 5:21 Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.

16. phobos phobia reverence / respect / fear respect for and fear of

17. MISSION: “Together we worship God, walk with Christ, and witness to the world.” VISION : “We envision ourselves joyfully proclaiming the Gospel of Christ in our region so that an ever increasing number of people will wholeheartedly worship God, walk with Christ, and witness to the world.”

18. We want to grow spiritually and programmatically in the area of warmly welcoming new people into the church family. getting people more relationally connected to one another developing maturing disciples of Christ. reaching out to the people around us.

19. (hupotasso) is voluntarily putting yourself in your proper place under a person with a rightful position of authority over you for the harmonious accomplishment of the work Christ has called us to do.