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5 Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all all of youof you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.

1 Peter 5 1 The elders which are among you I exhort, who am also an elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed: 2Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind; 3 Neither as being lords over God's heritage, but being ensamples to the flock. 4And when the Chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away.

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5 Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all all of youof you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.

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First God speaks to the elderelder members of the church, and especially those in positions of leadershippositions of leadership:

God holds us responsible for the welfarewelfare of the congregation: spiritualspiritual, physicalphysical, materialmaterial.

Our ministry is to be from a willing heart, without any thought of recompense or reward.

Now He instructs the younger members of the congregation.

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Submit yourselvesSubmit yourselves unto the elder.To teaching and instruction.

To their counsel.

Follow their leadership to doto do those things they instruct you to do.

"Submit yourselves"

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We should never neednever need to be broughtbrought into submission.

A voluntary submission is a joyis a joy.To be broughtbrought into submission

can be very painfulpainful.

The problem that makes leadership most difficultleadership most difficult is a stubborn, prideful, unwilling congregation.

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Good leaders deserve good followers. Those who are led are responsible to be in subjection to men and to God.

The Bible Knowledge Commentary: An Exposition of the Scriptures by Dallas Seminary Faculty.

The younger members are here commandedhere commanded to submit themselvessubmit themselves to the leadership of the elders.

Hebrews 13 17 Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselvessubmit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you.

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The leadership is responsibleresponsible for the well-being of the congregation.

To fulfill that responsibility unto God requiresrequires the willing cooperationwilling cooperation of the congregation.

5b Yea, all all of youof you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.

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Lest leadership should become proud and bossyproud and bossy, God here emphasizesemphasizes the command for humility.

Not for some, but for all.Subject means to be under obedience.

But in the Kingdom of God, it is always voluntary.5c "Be clothed with humility."

When people look at you, what do they see?

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When we are clothed (covered) with humility,That's what people seepeople see when they look at us.

Humility gives us a teachable spirit.

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We will not learn when we feelfeel superiorsuperior to the teacher.

As long as we think we have a righta right to our own ideas, we will rejectreject the Word of God.

We will go our own way and suffer.

Wisdom is speakingWisdom is speaking:Proverbs 1 29 For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the Lord: 30 They would none of mymy counsel: they despiseddespised all my reproof. 31 Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own their own wayway, and be filled with their own devicestheir own devices.

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Proverbs 16 18 Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.

5d for God resistethresisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.

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God sets Himself against the proud.He hates even a proud look.

When God is for us, nothing can stand

against us.

If God is against us, we have no

hope of success.

Let's cultivate a submissive attitude.

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Church Fellowship and Church Fellowship and DinnerDinner

November 14 at 1:00 PM

This coming SaturdayThis coming Saturday