Sermon Tone Analysis
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(ENGAGEMENT)
Have you ever given in on something you know you should have stood your ground?
FCF: Growing up, I knew how to wear my parents down and even who to go to first.
There are some 300K congregations across the country many of which profess a belief in Christ, but evidence of his power & promises is MIA in far to many cities.
(TEXT BACKGROUND)
The book of Phillipians is authored by the Apostle Paul was written “to the Saints in Christ Jesus who are at Phillipi”.
The purpose of the letter is in response to problems that were developing in the church”
Rivalry & gossip starting to separate leaders
Hostility & skepticism in the surrounding world was challenging the faith of saints’ faith in Christ
Spirituality of impressive religious teachers promoting a bogus formula for perfect success was starting to gain steam stealing away new converts.
If I read any of these as newspaper headlines, any of them could fit into today’s culture!!!
(TRANSITION)
Phillipians 2:3 tells us to, “do nothing from rivalry or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves.”
But before the saints who are reading this letter can accept that, they needed to see and understand Paul’s motivation:
phil 1 2
Paul says effectively, “I chose this life” EXPOUND…Are you choosing what happens in your days or are you going with the flow?
How much of your day is entrenched in YOUR PURPOSE
Paul says if you understand your purpose, then....
Yet he says in
Stand for Something
STANDARD
STANDING
STRIVING
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