Sermon Notes October 11, 2015
“What Would Jesus Do?” (1 Peter 2:13-25)
I. Jesus was _______________ to the authorities
in His life.
A. He was submissive to the authority of His
____________. (Matthew 26:39; 42; 44;
Hebrews 5:7-8)
B. He was submissive to the authority of His
____________. (Luke 2:51)
C. He was submissive to the ____________. (John
19:10-11)
D. Submission is about _______________
responsibility.
II. Peter challenges the followers of Jesus to
_______________ to the authorities God has
established in our lives.
A. “Submit yourselves for the ____________ sake to
every authority instituted among men.” (1 Peter
2:13) (see also Ephesians 6:1; 6:5; Hebrews
13:17)
B. Peter provides two ____________ for submission
to authority.
1. The authorities act for our ____________. (1
Peter 2:14; Romans 13:3-4)
2. Because it is ____________ who has given
them the position they have. (1 Peter 2:13;
Romans 13:1)
C. Submission to God is to be the first and primary
____________ of submission in our lives. (1
Peter 2:16; Galatians 5:13; 2 Peter 2:19)
D. The principle of submission will affect every
____________ that we have. (2 Peter 2:17)
