This message is the final part of Pastor Chuck Bernal's message series, "Relationship Rescue" delivered at LifePointe Church, Crowley, TX on Sunday, May 17, 2015. The message is titled YIELD and its all about how we can submit ourselves to one another, why it's so important to do so and 7 practical ways to make it happen.

1. Y = YIELD
Series - RELATIONSHIP RESCUE - Part 6 - Pastor Chuck Bernal - 05-17-15
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SUPPORT: We must support each other unconditionally, tangibly, continually
ACCEPTANCE: Because Jesus accepted you, you must accept others
FORGIVENESS: Forgiven people always forgive people
ENCOURAGMENT: You will bring others down or build others up
LOVE: The most important thing I can do with my life is love
YIELD/SUBMIT = HUPOTASSO (GREEK – NEW TESTAMENT)
To subject oneself, to place in a lower position, to give up one’s rights,
to voluntary and lovingly yield to another person.
HUPOTASSO is always used of two equals –
never of an unequal to a superior.
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Yield to each other as you would to Christ. (Ephesians 5:21 – NCV)
Honor Christ by submitting to each other. (Ephesians 5:21 – LB)
Honor Christ and put others first. (Ephesians 5:21 – CEV)
When we fully yield to Christ, we are able to fully yield to each other
Don’t just pretend that you love others: really love them. Hate what is wrong. Stand on the side of
the good. Love each other with affection and take delight in honoring each other . . . When God’s
children are in need, you be the one to help them out . . . If someone mistreats you, don’t curse him;
pray that God will bless him. When others are happy, be happy with them. If they are sad, share
their sorrow. Work happily together. Don’t try to act big . . . And don’t think you know it all! Never
pay back evil for evil . . . Don’t quarrel with anyone. Be at peace with everyone, just as much as
possible. Dearfriends,neveravenge yourselves. Leave that to God, for he has said that he will repay
those who deserve it . . . Instead, feed your enemyif he ishungry. If he is thirsty give him something
to drink and you will be “heaping coals of fire on his head.” In other words, he will feel ashamed of
himself for what he has done to you. Don’t let evil get the upper hand, but conquer evil by doing
good. (Romans12:9-21 –LB)
Don’t be selfish; don’t try to impress others. Be humble, thinking of others as better than
yourselves. Don’t look out onlyfor your own interests, but take an interestin others,too.
(Philippians 2:3-4 – NLT)
WHEN I YIELD MYSELF TO JESUS AND TO OTHERS . . .
1.I give upmy right to _______________________________________________
Stop judging, and you will never be judged. Stop condemning, and you will never be condemned.
Forgive, and youwillbe forgiven. (Luke 6:37 – GWT)
2.I give upmy rightto hold a _________________________________________

2. Love is not irritable or touchy. It does not hold grudges and willhardly even notice when othersdo it
wrong . . . Banish bitterness, rage and anger, shouting and slander, and any and all malicious
thoughts—these are poison. (1 Cor. 13:5, Eph.4:31 –GNB/The Voice)
3.I give up my right toseek __________________________________________
Don’t say, “I’ll do to him what he did to me! I’ll repay him for what he did!” . . . Don’t pay back evil
with evil, cursing with cursing; instead, pay back with a blessing . . . Never take revenge, instead
let God's anger do it. For the scripture says, “I will take revenge, I will pay back, says the Lord.
(Prov. 24:29/1 Pet.3:8-9/Rom.12:19–Voice/GNB)
4.I give upmy right to _______________________________________________
Don’t tear down another person with your words. Instead, keep the peace, and be considerate. Be
truly humble toward everyone . . . Don’t let even one rotten word seep out of your mouths. Instead,
offer only fresh words that build others up when they need it most. That way your good words will
communicate grace to those who hearthem.
(Titus 3:2/Ephesians 4:29 – The Voice)
5. I give upmy right to always have my own_____________________________
Love is very patient and kind, never jealous or envious, never boastful or proud, never haughty or
selfish or rude. Love does notdemand its own way . . let’skeep each step in perfect sync with God’s
Spirit. This will happen when we set aside our self-interestsand work together to create true
community instead of a culture consumed by provocation, pride, and envy. (1 Corinthians 13:4-5,
Galatians5:25-26 –LB/TheVoice)
6. I give up my right to think I am ______________________________________
Don’t think you are better than you reallyare.Be honest in your evaluation of yourselves . . . Do not
pay attention to what humans value. Humans only care about the external appearance, but the
Lord considers what’s on the inside . . . We’re not putting ourselves in a league with those who
boast that they’re our superiors. We wouldn’t dare do that . . . all this comparing, grading and
competingmissthe point.
(Romans 12:3, 2 Corinthians 10:12, 1 Samuel 16:7 – NLT/Msg/The Voice)
7. I give upmy right to refuse to __________________ & __________________
You’re familiar with the old written law, ‘Love your friend,’ and its unwritten companion, ‘Hate your
enemy.’ I’m challenging that. I’m telling you to love your enemies. Let them bring out the best in
you, not the worst. When someone gives you a hard time, respond with the energies of prayer, for
then you are working out of your true selves, your God-created selves. This is what God does. He
gives his best—the sun to warm and the rain to nourish—to everyone, regardless: the good and bad,
the nice and nasty.Ifallyou dois love the lovable, doyou expecta bonus? (Matthew5:44 –Msg)
1.I give upmy right tojudge
2.I give upmy rightto hold a grudge
3.I give up my right toseek revenge
4.I give upmy right togossip

3. 5. I give upmy right to always have my own way
6. I give up my right to think I am superior
7. I give upmy right to refuse to love & pray