Failure to Submit

Introduction

Submission: the action or fact of accepting or yielding to a superior force or to the will or authority of another person

Order of Submission

1 Corinthians 11:1–3

Ephesians 5:22–25

Spiritual Authority Umbrella (reformed)

Back up to Pivot

Ephesians 5:21

1 Corinthians 11:4–12

The 2 P's of Submitting

Protection

Purpose

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The success of the followers is the leaders reward and the success of the leader is the followers reward

Takeaway

Imagine a building where one side of the foundation was poured thicker, heavier, and more fortified than the other. 

It might look strong at first, but the imbalance creates stress fractures over time. Eventually, the walls will crack, and the roof will sag

not because the top is weak, but because the bottom wasn’t built in equal measure.

Mutual submission isn’t just polite teamwork—it’s structural integrity.

Matthew 20:25–26

The Failure to submit is the Failure to serve

John 13:2–5

Conclusion

Mark 3:24–25

A ministry that leans too far on one side of authority without the balance of humility and mutual submission will eventually lean toward collapse. What makes it stand isn’t who’s in charge, but how we serve one another in the fear of God

Confession

Lord help me to submit. I will submit by serving others and loving others which is the purpose of this church that I am called to. Amen