Adrian Rogers: Lordship of Christ (1946)

Adrian Rogers: Lordship of Christ (1946)
Scripture Passage: Romans 14:7-12

God wants us to live with kingdom authority; but there can be no reigning in this life until we confess these three words: Jesus is Lord.

Lord means “someone or something having power, authority, or influence.” When we claim to commit to Jesus Christ, we must surrender to His lordship, as Paul explains in Romans, “For none of us lives to himself, and no one dies to himself” (Romans 14:7)

First, remember the redeeming claim of His lordship: “For if we live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we die to the Lord. Therefore, whether we live or die, we are the Lord’s” (Romans 14:8).

When Jesus died for us, He purchased our souls with His redeeming blood; we are no longer our own, we belong to Him.

Adrian Rogers says, “When you gave your heart to the Lord Jesus Christ, that was the last independent decision you ever made.”

Second, we see the resurrection conquest of His lordship: “For to this end Christ died and rose and lived again, that He might be Lord of both the dead and the living” (Romans 14:9). There can be no other king in our lives; no man can serve two masters. (See Matthew 6:24.) Christ requires our submission and absolute ownership of all we possess with unquestioned obedience.

We shouldn’t be afraid to trust our lives to the One who loved us enough to die for us.

Finally, there must be a regal confession of His lordship: “...As I live, says the Lord, Every knee shall bow to Me, And every tongue shall confess to God” (Romans 14:11). We will confess Christ as Lord, whether in this world or the next.

Confessing Christ as Lord seals our salvation and conquers Satan; it also comforts and confirms the saints. The more we assert it to others, the stronger our faith becomes.

As we confess Christ’s lordship, the things of this world fall away. Our separation from this world convicts those who see the difference in our lives and want to understand the source of our joy.

And when we claim Christ as Lord, our decisions seem to make themselves, as He guides us in all things.

Apply it to your life
Have you surrendered to the lordship of Christ? Is He Lord of all that you have and do, Lord of your thoughts, your tongue, your temper, time, and testimony?

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[jessyjonas]

He is lord He is Lord
He is risen from the dead and He is Lord
Every knee shall bow every tongue confess
That Jesus Christ is Lord

Amen

[Sojourning_]

I'm here with my bible, and pen and paper in hand: The LORD bless you and yours....

[SoftWhispers]

Wonderful sermon! Jesus will always be the Lord of my life!!!

[keithjones]

I think for young man proclaiming Jesus as Lord is the most mature thing he could do in life.

[RedT]

The greatest 3 words I have ever said when I was saved. HE IS LORD

[Mediamessengers]

Yay! Another Sunday another Rogers sermon! 💙

[vanessaboman]

Adrian taught this message 9 years before I was born... Thank God for modern technology. At 69 years old I can sit at the feet of man long gone to be with His Lord, 78 years after it was taught, like he was talking in my living room.

[SalvationSoulBeautiful]

Jesus you are my precious Lord and savior God best friend lover of my soul I love you Jesus ❤

[haroldcale]

Coming soon we will be caught up to meet Jesus in the air. will you be ready to join this meeting in the air?

[willcollier]

Everything Jesus was…we now are . Thank God for this revelation .

[ivyjohnson]

After the King gave Hayman his ring not knowing that it was Esthers people he was going to annihilate, the King couldn’t reverse it.

[timothyhodges]

This sermon really saddens me. Why? Because Adrian Rogers rejected most of the doctrines of Calvin, but here, he preached "Lordship Salvation." This position adds to grace. The statement, "Jesus Christ is either Lord of all, or is NOT Lord at all, " simply contradicted what Dr. Rogers stated earlier when he spoke that Jesus is Lord. The Scriptures truly states that we are not our own, we were bought with a price. We are to honor God with our bodies. Paul was writing specifically about fornication. That we are temples of the Holy Spirit, and we are NOT to come together with harlots, uniting with the Holy Spirit in us. Lordship Salvation is a dangerous doctrine!