Christian Submission (Mark 10:35-45)

“You’ll have noticed that everytime I mentioned our topic today, I said

Christian submission and not just submission. And that’s because Christ

makes all the difference! Regular submission is defined as - surrendering,

yielding, obeying the power or authority of another, being subject under

another. Often this kind of submission is forced or enforced by an

authority with way more power than the one submitting…But the Christian in

Christian submission changes everything…One exists in school yard rules.

King of the hill, the biggest kid stands on top of the hill or on top of

your back and you yell ‘Uncle, I give, I give,’ until he relents. The other

form is backward. It’s Kingdom of God rules, where the biggest kid leaves

the peak of the hill and does whatever it takes to bring the weaker, the

tired, the helpless and hopeless to the crest. And this game is a rare