Sermons on Philippians (Page 2)

Follow the Leader

Scripture: Philippians 2:19-30 Follow the leader who has a humble mind “. . . genuinely concerned for your welfare.” (v20) “Do nothing out of selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also the interests of others. Have…

What’s Next?

Scripture: Philippians 2:12-18 I. You and God together need to work out your salvation. A. Which is it, Paul? Is it me who works or is it God who works? And Paul’s answer is yes. It’s both. God works and you work (vs. 12 and 13). We work out. God works in. This means that…

Jesus Above it All

Scripture: Philippians 2:9-11 I. God lifted Jesus up because God always exalts the humble. A. Because Jesus emptied himself in humility, because Jesus was obedient to God the Father, because Jesus died on the cross, therefore (vs. 9) God highly exalted him. In the ascension, God makes a value judgment about Jesus. Nothing else would do…

A Piece of His Mind

Because of Who He is He is God in His essence “. . . He was in the form of God . . .” (v6) “In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God. . .” (John 1:1a) He is God in His authority “. . . did not…

Look Out for Joy

Scripture: Philippians 2:1-4 I. Look out to God for joy. A. In verse 1 Paul lists the facts about what every Christian has experienced. Where do all of these blessings listed in verse 1 come from? God! These blessings of verse 1 come from the three persons in the one God. Notice how similar verse…

A Worthy Life

Scripture: Philippians 1:27-30 I. You live worthy of the Gospel by fighting together for the Gospel. A. Paul begins verse 27 with the word only. He is saying, “I want you to focus on this one thing and one thing only.” Let your manner of life be worthy of the gospel of Christ. He is…

A Worthy Life

To Live is Christ

Scripture: Philippians 1:19-26 In Life Christ is Your Help “I know that through your prayers and the help of the Spirit of Jesus Christ this will turn out for my deliverance.” (v19) “I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper to be with you forever, even the Spirit of truth” (John…

No Joy in Division

Scripture: Philippians 1:15-18 I. There is no joy in division from other Christians. A. The division between Christians in Philippi has to do with team anti-Paul preaching Christ from envy and rivalry. For some reason, they were jealous of Paul (vs. 15). These people are still proclaiming Christ. Paul then approves of their message. But…

Suffering Well

Scripture: Philippians 1:13-14 I. Suffering well honors God by giving us opportunity to speak of Jesus. A. Paul writes about God’s design for his suffering in vs. 13. Paul told the guards why he was in prison. He was in prison only because of Jesus. Paul could not stop talking about Jesus. The guards not…