How Rejoicing in the Lord Changes You
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Philippians: Joy in Christ
HOW REJOICING IN THE LORD CHANGES YOU
3.7
REVIEW
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People treasure good but lesser things than Christ.
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Rejoicing in Jesus produces?
Rejoicing Breeds Unity (2–3)
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Paul calls out two women.
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He gives them one command: agree in the Lord.
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“Think this way” (1:3; 2:1, 2, 3, 5; 3:15, 19; 4:10)
Paul calls on the local pastor to help.
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He calls them “side-laborers…fellow workers…” and
confirms they are Christians.
Rejoicing Changes Your Heart (4–9)
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Central command: rejoice in the Lord.
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Joying in the Lord above all has effects:
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It produces gentleness to all (“reasonableness”).
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It produces prayer, not anxiety.
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It produces internal peace with God and others.
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Spend your mental money on God and His things (8)
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Pattern your heart and mind after Paul’s pattern.
Philippians: Joy in Christ
HOW REJOICING IN THE LORD CHANGES YOU
3.7