Dawn Is Coming : week 4

Levi Lusko - Fresh Life Church

For God's Sake

1 Peter 2:14-25

Beginning with authority.

We love leadership, as long as we're the one in charge.

1. The problem is we're under leaders who are inept.

We vastly overestimate what we would do with more authority.

We underestimate what we can do with our current authority.

Peter had to learn the hard way that he was doing things only for Pete's sake. When we're mindful of the things of God, we'll do things for heaven's sake.

The problem is at times we're put under leaders who we don't want to listen to.

We don't want to submit because we're prideful.

We often act like not Thy will be done, but my will be done.

We're not capable of seeing the bigger picture.

2. The posture we demonstrate.

The posture will have us submitting to authority.

You're not doing it because you know it's right, you're doing it for God's sake.

Choose to rank yourself under.

God is the Author of authority.

Romans 13:1-2

Submission is not weakness. 

Rebellion causes you to lose your freedom.

3. Promise that God will use your response to authority for good.

Promises from these scriptures:

1. You honor God

2. Impact other people

3. You develop your character.

God smiles upon those who are humble.

When we do things for God's sake we end up getting blessed as well.

There is strength in surrender.

You can't lead if you can't be led.

You can't be trusted later if you can't be tested right now.

4. Pattern

We're given a design.

"Leaving you an example."

Jesus is the example of how to submit to authority.

5. Power

The power comes from what Jesus did on the cross!