Sermon Series:

Philippians: Our Joy in the God Who Saves

Anything For You, Gospel!

Often the world shows more zeal for terrible ideas than Christians devote to the truth. Paul shows us otherwise, a commitment to gospel advance which surpasses all his comforts, logic, and rights. Then, not sulking in what’s lost, he revels in the joy of salvation and mission.

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How I am Praying for You

Concluding his opening prayer, Paul shares his heart (better, his guts!) for these saints & siblings in Philippi, asking God to increase their love exponentially via discernment, ever aiming for what is excellent, to better praise & glorify God. This is how we must be praying for one another in our gospel koinonia, until the Day of Christ Jesus.

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Grace & Peace from Father & Son

This great epistle of joy opens with a reminder of God’s grace which produces God’s peace, leading from “the first day” to our full partnership, or koinonia, in the gospel. This sense of mission informs our prayers and overwhelms any discouragement we have in being apart. It assures us all the more that God will finish all His good work in & through us.

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All Salvation is of the Lord

Acts as a whole (Church History’s First Chapter) shows that Lydia of Philippi was not alone in needing God’s sovereign grace to open her heart, to cause her to pay fruitful attention to the preached word, and to believe & repent. This is the consistent view of personal salvation and Kingdom progress in the New Testament.

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The Lord is Opening Hearts to Respond

The back-story for the ‘first Euro church’ includes the dramatic conversions of Lydia, a slave-girl, and a jailer … with supernatural wonders plus the clear news that GOD must open territorial doors AND the doors of our hearts … but that is what He does!

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