Submission of Will | Pastor Femi Afolayan

25/08/2025 58 min

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๐’๐„๐‘๐Œ๐Ž๐ ๐‡๐ˆ๐†๐‡๐‹๐ˆ๐†๐‡๐“๐’๐Ÿ™Œ The rapture will soon bring believers together with departed saints in heaven.โฃ๐ŸŒฟ The church is described as Godโ€™s garden, entrusted to pastors to tend and care for.โฃ๐Ÿง  God cannot rule the mind while human will dominates; submission is essential.โฃโœ๏ธ Biblical examples like Joshua and Paul illustrate total surrender to Godโ€™s will.โฃ๐Ÿค Unity in the church is vital for collective spiritual growth and fulfillment.โฃ๐Ÿ“– Abiding in Christ and scripture is key to understanding and submitting to Godโ€™s will.โฃ๐Ÿž Holy Communion symbolizes believersโ€™ ongoing covenant and commitment to God.โฃโฃ๐Š๐ž๐ฒ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌโฃโฃ๐Ÿ™ ๐’๐ฎ๐›๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐š๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐”๐ฅ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐’๐š๐œ๐ซ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ๐ž: The pastor highlights that giving up oneโ€™s will to God is the greatest sacrifice a believer can offer. Unlike tithes or offerings, relinquishing personal autonomy requires a deeper spiritual commitment that aligns the believerโ€™s mind with Godโ€™s purposes. This insight challenges Christians to evaluate their level of surrender beyond external acts of faithfulness and focus on internal transformation.โฃโฃ๐Ÿง  ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐Œ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐š๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐š๐ญ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ž๐Ÿ๐ข๐ž๐ฅ๐: The sermon emphasizes the mind as the primary arena where spiritual victory or defeat occurs. The phrase โ€œrule my mindโ€ is not just a prayer but a call to ongoing submission, where believers must consciously yield their thoughts and decisions to God. This underscores the importance of mental discipline and spiritual renewal as foundational to living a God-centered life.โฃโฃ๐Ÿ“œ ๐๐ข๐›๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐…๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐’๐ฎ๐›๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง: Drawing from Joshuaโ€™s encounter with the commander of the Lordโ€™s army and Paulโ€™s Damascus road experience, the sermon shows that submission involves seeking divine guidance and obedience. These biblical narratives serve as models for believers, illustrating that success in the spiritual journey depends on prioritizing Godโ€™s will over personal agendas.โฃโฃ๐Ÿค ๐‚๐ก๐ฎ๐ซ๐œ๐ก ๐”๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐š๐ฌ ๐’๐ฉ๐ข๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ ๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก: The pastor repeatedly emphasizes โ€œas oneโ€ unity within the church, linking submission of will to collective action and spiritual harmony. This insight reveals that individual surrender is amplified when the community commits together, fostering an environment where Godโ€™s will can be fully realized through shared purpose and mutual support.โฃโฃ๐Ÿ”„ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ฎ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐œ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ, ๐๐จ๐ญ ๐š ๐Ž๐ง๐ž-๐“๐ข๐ฆ๐ž ๐„๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ: Submission is presented as a lifestyle choice rather than a single moment of surrender. The pastorโ€™s personal testimony about learning to give up his will shows that this process involves daily decisions, struggles, and renewals. This insight encourages believers to be patient and persistent in their spiritual growth journey.โฃโฃ๐Ÿ“š ๐’๐œ๐ซ๐ข๐ฉ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐š๐ฅ ๐†๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐’๐ฉ๐ข๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ ๐€๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ: The sermon warns against relying solely on external teachings or popular preachers without grounding in scripture. The pastor advocates for personal and communal study of the Bible as the ultimate measure of truth, ensuring that submission is informed by Godโ€™s revealed word rather than human opinion or trends.โฃโฃ๐Ÿ’ก ๐’๐ฉ๐ข๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ž๐ช๐ฎ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐–๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐€๐ฎ๐ญ๐จ๐ง๐จ๐ฆ๐ฒ: The pastor cautions that if believers give up their will but fail to replace it with Godโ€™s will, they risk falling under negative spiritual influence. This insight reveals the danger of spiritual vacancy and stresses the necessity of active, conscious alignment with Godโ€™s purpose to avoid deception or harm.