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Scripture: Philippians 3:4-8 I. You have to know what is a loss to be confident in God’s presence. A. Paul uses the word confidence twice in verse 4. What does Paul mean by confidence here? He is talking about confidence in the presence of God. The Judaizers apparently found their confidence in the flesh to…
Scripture: Philippians 3:1-3 I. You grow in joy through a relationship with Jesus. A. Remember where Paul says that joy can be found in verse 1: Rejoice in the Lord. If you want to grow in joy, you have to know where to look for it. And joy is found in Jesus. All joy-seekers are…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…