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Introduction
Six Questions (Let the six questions guide your inductive exploration of the Bible text.
The sermon outline and follow-up questions are there to help you to explore if you wish)
What do you like/notice in this passage?
What do you learn about God in this passage?
What do you learn about people in this passage?
What do you dislike or is difficult in this passage?
What one thing will you take away from this passage and apply to your life?
Who needs to know what you just learned?
When will you share it with them?
What has happened to Paul to bring him to this point?
The church at Philippi was one of the first churches that Paul planted on his second missionary journey.
What does Paul mean by the gospel?
For Paul - the gospel was about Jesus being the fulfillment of everything that God had promised in the OT.
This was not about just getting to Heaven, though it included the idea of eternal reward and being with God.
His understanding of the gospel was the good news that God had broken through and made a way.
Forgiveness was possible, restoration had come, and now life with God could be possible.
Now, the world could be blessed now and forever by those who are God’s children.
Our external circumstances can always place us in the center of God’s mission.
Philippians 1:12-14
Explanation:
v.12 - Paul says that what has happened to him has really served to advance the gospel.
Argumentation:
This does not mean that you will always enjoy your circumstances.
However, it does mean that in any circumstance you can find where God is working and be attentive and obedient.
This is not a call for rosy thinking.
This is living in reality.
A reality that includes God’s sovereign reign over the entire universe.
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Application:
Paul’s circumstances would have caused many to turn against God’s plan.
Certainly, Paul had times of questioning God but in the end what do you think kept him on God’s mission in the midst of such horrible circumstances?
(Read for more of Paul’s suffering and his thought process.)
Our internal motivations are vital if we desire to be in the center of God’s mission.
Philippians 1:15-18a
Explanation: While Paul was in prison - some were preaching in hopes of raising their own standing in the faith community.
They were hoping to gain more power and control in the church.
There issue was doctrinal - they preached the gospel accurately but their motives were less than stellar.
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Application:
We strive for perfect motives in our walk with Jesus.
However, It is true that we never have perfectly pure motives as a result of sin.
That being said, how do you know when your motives are not godly and need to be adjusted?
What clues you in that you were operating from ungodly desires?
Our flawed internal motivations will not stop God’s mission!
What are some ways that we can cultivate right motivations?
Philippians 1:18
Explanation: Paul, in his humility, recognizes that the wrong motives of those who preach will not prevent the gospel message from having its full affect.
It is not the messenger that makes the difference but the message.
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Application:
One Small Step: Pray and ask the Lord, “What do you want to do in my current circumstances?”
Then, ask him to reveal your motives for serving him.
Is there anything part of your heart that he brings to mind that he wants to transform?
Submit to his will.
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