Are We There Yet?
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Philippians 1:9-11
And this I pray, that your love may abound still more and more in real knowledge and all discernment,
And this I pray, that your love may abound still more and more in real knowledge and all discernment,
so that you may approve the things that are excellent, in order to be sincere and blameless until the day of Christ;
having been filled with the fruit of righteousness which comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.
Love Abounds
Love Abounds
Now I want you to know, brethren, that my circumstances have turned out for the greater progress of the gospel,
Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things again is no trouble to me, and it is a safeguard for you.
Paul knew their concern
True love seeks the best for OTHERS
Read on love with YOUR NAME where love is...
To be the Church that God desires us to be, we MUST love
Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things again is no trouble to me, and it is a safeguard for you.
Approve the Excellent
Approve the Excellent
Only conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or remain absent, I will hear of you that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel;
in no way alarmed by your opponents—which is a sign of destruction for them, but of salvation for you, and that too, from God.
There is a STANDARD
Our FEELINGS and OPINIONS are not the STANDA
Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil;
Who substitute darkness for light and light for darkness;
Who substitute bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter!
Therefore if there is any encouragement in Christ, if there is any consolation of love, if there is any fellowship of the Spirit, if any affection and compassion,
make my joy complete by being of the same mind, maintaining the same love, united in spirit, intent on one purpose.
Paul tells the church at Philippi, if Christ, Salvation, his ministry to them, and the Gospel are worth anything to them at all then they must be sure to be of the...
Same MIND, same LOVE, UNITED in spirit, INTENT on one PURPOSE
Same MIND
Same MIND
My opinion is IRRELEVANT, my PREFERENCES don’t matter!
My opinion is IRRELEVANT, my PREFERENCES don’t matter!
Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind regard one another as more important than yourselves;
do not merely look out for your own personal interests, but also for the interests of others.
If it is not about me, is it about other people?
YES, but not like the world would mean that statement.
my preferences don’t matter
So what does it look like to have the mind of Christ?
So what does it look like to have the mind of Christ?
Have this attitude in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus,
who, although He existed in the form of God, did not regard equality with God a thing to be grasped,
but emptied Himself, taking the form of a bond-servant, and being made in the likeness of men.
Philippians 2:5-
Jesus was willing to conform to His Father’s decision to redeem mankind, even at the greatest imaginable cost.
Same LOVE
Same LOVE
Some people say that love is cheap, they are wrong!
Love is COSTLY!
Love is COSTLY!
It cost Jesus greatly!
Being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.
So then, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your salvation with fear and trembling;
for it is God who is at work in you, both to will and to work for His good pleasure.
To love with the same love we have to be willing to pay the price.
Read with your name in place of the word love...
UNITED in spirit
UNITED in spirit
There are many things that divide us.
CITE EXAMPLES AROUND THE CONGREGATION
For this reason also, God highly exalted Him, and bestowed on Him the name which is above every name,
so that at the name of Jesus every knee will bow, of those who are in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
and that every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
Philippians 2:9-
The unity we have isn’t in that we all like things the same way, it is that JESUS is LORD!
The unity we have isn’t in that we all like things the same way, it is that JESUS is LORD!
That which unites us is of INFINITELY GREATER IMPORTANCE than those things that we allow to divide us.
That which unites us is of INFINITELY GREATER IMPORTANCE than those things that we allow to divide us.
INTENT on one PURPOSE
INTENT on one PURPOSE
Philippians 2:
So then, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your salvation with fear and trembling;
for it is God who is at work in you, both to will and to work for His good pleasure.
Working out your salvation is the work of your LIFETIME.
Working out your salvation is the work of your LIFETIME.
In PARTNERSHIP with the Holy Spirit, as He works through the Word of God, alongside of your fellow servants in the Church, we CHOOSE to be CONFORMED to His will for our lives.
In PARTNERSHIP with the Holy Spirit, as He works through the Word of God, alongside of your fellow servants in the Church, we CHOOSE to be CONFORMED to His will for our lives.
I am part of the "Fellowship of the Unashamed."
The die has been cast. I have stepped over the line.
The decision has been made. I am a disciple of Jesus Christ.
I am a disciple of
I won't look back, let up, slow down, back away, or be still.
Jesus Christ. I won't look back, let up, slow down,
back away, or be still. My past is redeemed, my present makes sense, and my future is secure.
My past is redeemed, my present makes sense, and my future is secure.
makes sense, and my future is secure.
I am finished and done with low living, sight walking, small planning, smooth knees, colorless dreams, chintzy giving, and dwarfed goals.
small planning, smooth knees, colorless dreams,
chintzy giving, and dwarfed goals.
I no longer need pre-eminence, prosperity, position, promotions, plaudits, or popularity.
I now live by presence, lean by faith, love by patience, lift by prayer, and labor by power.
promotions, plaudits, or popularity. I now live by
presence, lean by faith, love by patience,
My pace is set, my gait is fast, my goal is Heaven, mymroad is narrow, my way is rough, my companions few, my Guide reliable, my mission clear.
lift by prayer, and labor by power. My pace
is set, my gait is fast, my goal is Heaven, my
I cannot be bought, compromised, deterred, lured away, turned back, diluted, or delayed.
road is narrow, my way is rough, my companions few,
my Guide reliable, my mission clear. I cannot be bought,
compromised, deterred, lured away, turned back,
diluted, or delayed.
I will not flinch in the face of sacrifice, hesitate in the presence of adversity, negotiate at the table of the enemy, ponder at the pool of popularity, or meander in the maze of mediocrity.
presence of adversity, negotiate at the table of the enemy,
ponder at the pool of popularity, or meander
in the maze of mediocrity.
I am a disciple of Jesus Christ.
I must go until Heaven returns, give until I drop, preach until all know, and work until He comes.
Heaven returns, give until I drop, preach until all know,
And when He comes to get His own,
and work until He comes. And when He comes to get
He will have no problem recognizing me.
His own, He will have no problem recognizing me.
My colors will be clear.
So mid-year check up time?
So mid-year check up time?
Now I want you to know, brethren, that my circumstances have turned out for the greater progress of the gospel,
Philippians 1:
Only conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or remain absent, I will hear of you that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel;
in no way alarmed by your opponents—which is a sign of destruction for them, but of salvation for you, and that too, from God.
Only conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or remain absent, I will hear of you that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel;
Philippians 2:1-2
Therefore if there is any encouragement in Christ, if there is any consolation of love, if there is any fellowship of the Spirit, if any affection and compassion,
make my joy complete by being of the same mind, maintaining the same love, united in spirit, intent on one purpose.
So then, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your salvation with fear and trembling;
Are We There Yet?
Are We There Yet?
Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things again is no trouble to me, and it is a safeguard for you.
Brethren, join in following my example, and observe those who walk according to the pattern you have in us.
Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice!
Let your gentle spirit be known to all men. The Lord is near.
Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.
And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, dwell on these things.
The things you have learned and received and heard and seen in me, practice these things, and the God of peace will be with you.
I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.