Lordship Series a Surrendered Life — E.A. Johnston

Christ’s Lordship as the Foundation of the Series

In Paul's second letter to the Corinthian Church, he makes mention of Jesus as Lord 29 times and it is this emphasis of Christ's Lordship. That is foundational to the series of messages I bring before you friends on the Lordship of Christ.

Stephen F. Olford’s Example of Surrendered Lordship

I never knew a man who embodied the theme of the Lordship of Jesus Christ More than Dr. Stephen F. Olford. Dr. Olford was my homiletical mentor Colleague and friend. I was in his first graduating class of his School of Preaching and Stephen Olford and I co-wrote a book together on his homiletical mentor. Dr. Graham Scroggie entitled Olford on Scroggie.

The Neglected Doctrine of Christ’s Authority

I'd literally spent countless hours Under the preaching of Stephen Olford and his main message that he preached was the Lordship of Jesus Christ. I believe friends that the most neglected doctrine in the church today is the Lordship of Jesus Christ.

The Church’s Lenient Gospel and Sin-Tolerant Savior

The rights and claims that Christ has on all followers of his has been Delegated to the ash heap by pastors today who prefer to teach a more lenient gospel and a more sin-tolerant Savior. But unlike most of us preachers today Jesus never preached a sin and religion.

Transformed Lives Through the Preaching of Lordship

God blessed the preaching ministry of Stephen Olford through countless transformed lives. Who heard him my own life was turned upside down by sermon. Dr. Olford preached on lordship and God will bless the preacher who highlights in his sermons the lordship of Jesus Christ.

And that's where we are going to go friends in this series of messages on the lordship of Christ. 2nd Corinthians 5 15 declares and that he died for all That they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves But unto him which died for them and rose again.

Daily Submission to the Lordship of Christ

The lordship of Christ is a life of submission of Christ Jesus. It is utter surrender to a Living Lord. It is the willingness to bow daily and hourly To the sovereignty of Christ and to the authority of the word.

Victory and Liberty Through the Holy Spirit

Through this submission to Christ comes victory in Christ for a daily living as seen in 2nd Corinthians 3 17 which states. Now the Lord is that spirit and where the spirit of the Lord is there is liberty.

The Victorious Christian Life as a Surrendered Life

This can be understood where the spirit is Lord. That is where he is given his true deity and Sovereignty there is liberty. We will see friends in this series That the victorious Christian life is a surrendered life to the lordship of Christ.

Let us pray.