Bowing My Knees to the Lord Jesus Christ

The following are sermon notes from last week’s teaching “Bowing My Knees to the Lord Jesus Christ” by Steve Jellicorse from our current series: Submitting to the Lordship of Jesus. You can hear the full sermon here.

Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.  (Philippians 2:9-11 NKJV)

For none of us lives for ourselves alone, and none of us dies for ourselves alone.  8  If we live, we live for the Lord; and if we die, we die for the Lord. So, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord. For this very reason, Christ died and returned to life so that he might be the Lord of both the dead and the living.   You, then, why do you judge your brother or sister? Or why do you treat them with contempt? For we will all stand before God’s judgment seat.  11  It is written: “‘As surely as I live,’ says the Lord, ‘every knee will bow before me; every tongue will acknowledge God.’ So then, each of us will give an account of ourselves to God. (Romans 14:7-12 NIV)

I bow the knee of My Opinions to the Lordship of Jesus Christ:

a) For what we preach is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake. (2 Corinthians 4:5 NIV)

b) There is a way that seems right to a man, But its end is the way of death. (Proverbs 14:1 NKJV)

c) In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in his own eyes. (Judges 21:21 NKJV)

I bow the knee of My Security to the Lordship of Jesus Christ:

a)  For with You is the fountain of life; In Your light we see light. (Psalms 36:9 NKJV)

b) Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. (Psalms 23:4 ESV)

I bow the knee of my relationships to the Lordship of Jesus Christ:

a) The fear of man brings a snare, But whoever trusts in the LORD shall be safe. (Proverbs 29:25 NKJV)

b) “Blessed are you when they revile and persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely for My sake. Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven” (Matthew 5:11-12 NKJV)

c) “We are not withholding our affection from you, but you are withholding yours from us. As a fair exchange—I speak as to my children—open wide your hearts also. Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness? What harmony is there between Christ and Belial ? Or what does a believer have in common with an unbeliever?  16  What agreement is there between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will live with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be my people.” Therefore, “Come out Bowing My Knees to the Lord Jesus Christ-Notes from them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing and I will receive you.”   And, “I will be a Father to you, and you will be my sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.” (2 Corinthians 6:12-18 NIV)