SAYING ‘LORD’
AND TRULY OBEYING
HIS WORD
Foundational Verses:
Matt 7:21
Rom 1:2-4
Rom 10:9-13
IS JESUS CHRIST TRULY
OUR LORD?
A.W. Pink: We do not ask: Is
Christ your “Savior,”? But is He,
really and truly, your Lord? If
He is not your Lord, then He is
most certainly not your
“Savior.”
A.W. Pink: “Those who have not
received Christ Jesus as their
“Lord” and yet suppose Him to
be their “Savior,” are deluded,
and their hope rests on a
foundation of sand.”
CONFESSING CHRIST AS LORD IS
NOT EQUAL TO:
• Mere Belief
• Knowing the Facts
• Saying Sinner’s Prayer
• Part of Christian Home
• Attending Church
• Moral Person
• Saying Religious Words
CONFESSING CHRIST AS LORD
MEANS:
• God’s work of Grace (Eph. 2:8-9)
and Conviction of Sin (John 16:8;
Acts 3:19)
• Turning from sin to God in Christ
(1 Thess 1:9)
• Christ occupying the throne of our
heart, ruling over our life (Romans
10:9-10)
CONFESSING CHRIST AS LORD
MEANS:
• He is the Object of our heart’s
affection, praise and worship (Rev
15:3-4).
• surrendering to Him, by
subjecting ourselves to His will, by
ceasing to please ourselves (Col.
2:6)
CONFESSING CHRIST AS LORD
MEANS:
• Changed from being a lawless
rebel into a loving and loyal
subject (2 Cor. 5:17)
• Holy Spirit’s work of spiritual
renewal (1 Cor 12:3).
JESUS’ LORDSHIP IN THE
SCRIPTURES:
John MacArthur: “Scripture never
speaks of anyone “making” Christ
Lord, except God himself, who “has
made Him both Lord and Christ”. He
is Lord of all, and the biblical
mandate is not to “make” Christ
Lord, but rather to bow to his
lordship.”
“All who believe the Word of
God will agree that Jesus is
Lord. He is ever and always
Lord, whether or not anyone
acknowledges his lordship or
surrenders to his authority.”
John MacArthur
JESUS IS LORD:
1. Jesus Is God – (John 1:1;
Col. 1:15-19; Col.2:9)
2. Jesus Is Sovereign – (John
10:17-18; Phil 2:6,9-12).
Marc Mueller : “He is the
Almighty God, the Matchless
Cosmic Sovereign, who as Creator
and Redeemer (Jn. 1:9–13) has
the right and power to demand
compliance and submission to His
imperial, veracious authority.”
3. Jesus Is Savior – (John 1:14;
Acts 4:12; Rom. 5:8)
John MacArthur: “When we invite
people to receive Christ as Savior,
we ask them to embrace One who
is Lord and was declared to be so
by God the Father, who also
demands that every knee bow to
his sovereignty.”
4. Jesus Is Lord - (Acts 10:36)
• Used 747 times in the New
Testament.
• Acts refers to him as Lord 92
times, while calling him Savior
only twice.
John MacArthur: “The signature
of saving faith is surrender to the
lordship of Jesus Christ. The
definitive test of whether a
person belongs to Christ is a
willingness to bow to his divine
authority.”
John Flavel: “The gospel offer of
Christ includes all his offices, and
gospel faith just so receives him; to
submit to him, as well as to be
redeemed by him; to imitate him in
the holiness of his life, as well as to
reap the purchases and fruits of his
death. It must be an entire receiving
of the Lord Jesus Christ.”
A. W. Tozer: “To urge men and
women to believe in a divided
Christ is bad teaching for no one
can receive half of Christ, or a third
of Christ, or a quarter of the Person
of Christ! We are not saved by
believing in an office nor in a work.”
THE LORDSHIP OF CHRIST
IN THE BELIEVER
(Implications):
All of our aspirations as
Christians and all the blessings
and joys of the Christian life are
absolutely dependent on our
practical submission to Jesus
Christ as Lord of all.
J.W. Burn : “It is More agreeable
to be saved by His sacrifice and to
listen to His gracious words than
to fight His battles and do His
will.”
J.W. Burn : “Yet what honour to
be the subjects of such a King;
what safety to be under His
protection; what honour must
come from obedience to His rule.”
Luke 9:23
The practice of the lordship of
Jesus Christ demands constant
submission .
Matthew 6:33
Gal. 6:14; 1 Cor. 6:19-20
All the problems in a Christian’s
life can be traced to two major
reasons—sin and a lack of
submission to Jesus Christ.
Jude 3-4
Romans 9:21
We are to Continually Embrace
Christ’s Sovereign Lordship in
Our Lives.
Walt Henrichsen: “Have you ever
considered how little of your life you
control? Did you decide when you
would be born? Or who your parents
would be? Or in what country you
would be born? Did you decide the
color of your skin? Your eyes? Your
hair? Did you decide your intelligence
or your gifts and talents?
How about your height—did you
determine that? Or your
appearance, whether you would be
good looking or rather plain? The
answer to all these questions is no.
In every one of these areas and in
many more, you have no say in the
matter. Your vote counts for
absolutely nothing!”
We must identify and be
willing to surrender all areas
that challenge Christ’s
authority in our lives. If He is
to be Lord, He must have no
rivals!
JESUS BE THE LORD OF ALL THE KINGDOMS OF
MY HEART
What would you do if Jesus came to your
house for a day or two
If He came unexpectedly just drop in on you
Oh I know you’d give your nicest room
to such an honored guest and all the food
you’d serve to Him
would be the very best
And you’d keep assuring Him you
were glad to have Him there
That serving Him in your home gave
you joy beyond compare
But when you saw Him coming
would you meet Him
at the door with arms outstretched
Or would you have to change what you
are wearing before you let Him in
Or hide some magazines and put the
Bible where they’ve been
Would you hide your worldly music and
put some hymn books out
Could you let Jesus walk right in or
would you rush about
And I wonder if the Savior spend a day or
two with you
Would you go on doing the things you
always do
Would you go on saying the things you
always say
Would life for you continue as it does
from day to day
Would your family conversations keep up
their usual pace
Would you find it hard at mealtime to
say the family grace
Would you sing the songs you always
sing and read the books you read
Would you let Him know the things on
which your mind and spirit feed
Could you take Jesus with you
everywhere you plan to go
Or would you have to change your plans
for just a day or so
Would you be glad for Him to meet your
very closest friends
Or hope that they would stay away until
His visit ends
Would you be glad to have Jesus stay
forever, on and on
Or would you sigh with great relief
when at last He was gone
Oh it might be interesting to know the
things you do
if Jesus came in person to spend some
time with you