The Dallas Willard Podcast 75. Fellowship and Submission (1981)
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Mar 23, 2026 
Dallas Willard, philosopher and Christian teacher known for writing on spiritual formation, offers a long-form teaching on fellowship and submission. He explains fellowship as identifying with others and submission as esteeming others above oneself. He gives practical guidance like accept, listen, understand, and urges regular, love-driven communal practices for mutual support and growth.
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Make Church Meetings Provoke Love And Good Works
- Use Hebrews 10:24–25 as guidance: consider one another to provoke to love and good works and assemble to exhort one another.
- Structure church gatherings to encourage mutual calling forth, not passive performance consumption.
Love Revealed Is The Test Of Knowing God
- 1 John reframes love as revealed fully in Christ: claiming light while hating others shows you remain in darkness.
- Genuine Christian love abolishes hatred and prevents causing others to stumble.
Train Yourself To Not Have The Last Word
- Practice not insisting on having the last word as an exercise in submission to break competitive drives.
- Use judgment—don't make a law of it—but often letting the issue stand shows grace and prevents needless conflict.
