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The Gospel Leaves a Mark that Lasts
Welcome
Introduction
8-month Anniversary
a. 8-month Anniversary
Share the story of how I asked her out
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These 8 months have brought about a lot of personal growth and change, so much so that I can say confidently that she has marked my life forever.
These 8 months have brought about a lot of personal growth and change, so much so that I can say confidently that she has marked my life forever.
Different kind of mark - that is, the mark of the gospel upon our lives.
This morning, we’ll be talking about a different kind of mark, but a mark nonetheless.
We’ll be talking about the mark of the gospel on our lives.
If I were to come in here this morning and say, “Hey, I’m sorry for being late.
Today’s text is .
Paul is writing to the church in Philippi, encouraging and instructing them as his partners in the Gospel.
We see this clearly in the opening verses, where Paul expresses his gratitude for the Philippians’ support and faithful commitment to gospel ministry.
He attributes their partnership to the good work of God in them and encourages them toward growth and maturity.
This morning, we’ll be diving into Paul’s letter to the Philippians.
Here, Paul is writing to the church in Philippi, encouraging and instructing them as his partners in the Gospel.
We see this clearly in the opening verses, in verses 3-11, where Paul expresses his gratitude for the Philippians’ support and faithful commitment to gospel ministry.
He attributes their partnership to the good work which God has done in them and encourages them toward growth and maturity.
In , Paul expresses one truth worth holding on to, one truth that outshines the rest - that is, the gospel leaves a mark that lasts.
If you have your Bibles, please join with me in the reading of God’s word.
Reading
If you have your Bibles, please join with me in the reading of God’s word.
Prayer
Exposition
Marks of the Gospel (1:3-8)
Our text this morning is effectively divided into two sections.
In verses 3-8, Paul declares what the gospel has done and how it has marked the lives of the Philippian believers.
Later, in verses 9-11, we’ll dissect Paul’s prayer for the Philippians, which gives us some insight in how we are to grow and mature in the gospel.
Thankful Partnership (vv.
3-5)
Paul opens this letter, expressing his joy and thankfulness for the Philippian believers.
As we read verses 3-4, take notice of language Paul uses:
Depth of his affection for the Philippian church.
What’s the connection between Paul and the Philippians?
In , we’re told about the church’s start in Philippi.
Paul rcv’d a vision from the LORD, which led him to Philippi.
His ministry there led to the conversion of Lydia and her household.
Paul and Simon encounter a demon-possessed slave woman, who brought her masters great wealth by what the text calls fortune-telling or divination.
Paul cast that demon out of her.
Having realized that Paul had just cost them a lot of money, her masters had Paul beaten and thrown in prison.
In prison, Paul and Silas sung a lot of hymns.
One night, an earthquake struck as they were singing.
Their cell doors opened and their shackles came undone.
Believing they would escape, their jailer sought to kill himself.
Paul and Silas reassure him that they weren’t going anywhere.
Astounded, the jailer asks, “What must I do to be saved?”
and the gospel advanced.
In Philippi, Paul got to see the Gospel move and save and transform lives.
How incredible it must have been to see God working in such a profound way.
But his relationship with the Philippian converts didn’t stop there.
In verse 5, Paul expresses the reason for his gratitude.
Why was Paul thankful?
Because the Philippians had become partners in the gospel.
Here, Paul uses a unique word that our Bibles translate a number of ways.
That word is κοινωνία.
More often than not, this translated fellowship.
However, most modern translations have decided to translate this word here as “partnership.”
Given the context, this is a much better translation.
There’s an aspect of fellowship that goes beyond potlucks, prayer meetings, and Sunday preaching.
As Christians, we’re not just called to these things, but we’re also called to partnership in the Gospel.
In verses 3-5, Paul expresses his thanks for the Philippians’ partnership in the gospel, which began soon after he and Silas preached the gospel there.
tells us:
As the gospel took root among the Philippians, they engaged in gospel ministry, partnering with Paul by giving their time, their resources, and their prayer for the advancement of the gospel
From the first day until now?
Having reflected on how the Philippians seemed to buy into the gospel, Paul came to realize that their partnership was indicative of the greater work of God in the Philippians.
(v. 6)
reads:
Do you ever see people do good things and wonder why they did them?
There are countless reasons people can give for the good things that they do.
Some motivated by virtue.
Some motivated by duty.
Some are motivated by utility.
Yet, Paul says here that their partnership was a product of the good work that God was doing in them.
They weren’t motivated by some ethical code, so much as their lives had been transformed by and reoriented toward the gospel.
This good work is the good work of salvation.
It’s a work not of man, but of God and he will bring it to completion at the day of Christ Jesus.
What does the Day of Christ Jesus mean?
, where Paul writes:
This day of Christ Jesus refers to Jesus’ second coming, when he returns to this world to execute judgement and establish his reign over the new creation.
It’s God who began the work, God who sustains the work, and God who will bring that work to completion.
This conviction, that “he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion,” is what is commonly referred to as the doctrine of eternal security or perseverance of the saints.
This doctrine is commonly explained by the phrase “Once saved, always saved.”
By that we mean that once God has saved a person, he doesn’t say, “jk lol.”
God will never abandon the work of his hands.
Once he begins the work of salvation in a person, he will see it through until the end.
Now, at this point, you may say, “Well, what about those who fall away?”
Maybe you have a friend or a family member who once claimed Christ, but doesn’t any longer.
Let me answer by saying there are countless people who believe they themselves have salvation, who are in fact not saved.
If people are wrong about the state of their own salvation, isn’t it possible that we might be wrong about the state of another’s salvation?
You might also say, “Well, what about those passages that warn us against falling away?”
Of course, there are a number of passages that warn us against falling away.
Many would point to the book of Hebrews to support this claim.
Doesn’t say:
Let me respond by saying if the author here says that we, in fact can fall away or lose our salvation, why does he later say in that:
No, throughout the book of Hebrews, the apostle tells us that while God gives saving faith, he does not give a temporary faith.
I believe the Bible is clear on the doctrine of eternal security
What is the day of Christ Jesus?
Why is this significant?
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