Best Summer Ever - Submit to One Another

Gateway Church Austin

1. In what relationships do you experience submission- both in submitting to others and others submitting to you? Would you say those relationships are healthy? Why or why not?
2. Do you think submission is a dirty word in Western culture? Why or why not?
3. What stood out to you from the message?
4. Read Ephesians 5:1-2, 15-21
5. Read Philippians 2:3-11.
6. In Ephesians 5:21, we are told to submit to one another “out of reverence for Christ”, that is, out of respect for who He is and what He has done for us. When Jesus is your life, you can freely give it to others. In other words, when we are utterly dependent on Christ for our identity, worth and value, we can depend on one another in a healthy way.
7. What is one relationship this week that you can practice sacrificing your way, yielding to them in love, and seeking their interests above your own? What is one, tangible way you can show that to them?

Key Scriptures:

Ephesians 5:1-2, 15-21

Philippians 2:3-11

Prayer:

Read through Philippians 2:3-11 slowly, out loud, meditating on who Jesus is and what He has done.

Respond with thanksgiving. Simply thank Jesus for who He is and what He has done.

Request help. Ask for Him to help you to grow in looking like Him and having His same mindset when it comes to submission. Confess ways that you haven’t had this mindset. How do you want Him to change you?