Our faith has a goal, our eternal salvation: 1 Peter 1:9 9 receiving the end of your faith—the salvation of your souls. Philippians 2:12-13 12 Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling; 13 for it is God who works in…
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Sermons on Philippians (Page 3)
Thank God for the Salvation we have in Christ. Psalms 92:1 It is good to give thanks to the Lord, And to sing praises to Your name, O Most High; Philippians 4:6 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; Colossians 3:17 17 And whatever you do in word…
Philippians 1:27-28 Striving and Suffering for Christ 27 Only let your conduct be worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of your affairs, that you stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel, 28 and not in any way terrified by…
Philippians 1:20-26 20 according to my earnest expectation and hope that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ will be magnified in my body, whether by life or by death. 21 For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain. 22 But if I live on in the flesh, this…
In eternity, the status of the rich man and Lazerus changed: In eternity, Lazerus became rich and the rich man became poor. In eternity, Lazerus was comforted and the rich man was in torment. In eternity, Lazerus received peace, and the rich man was faced with eternal regret. Luke 16:19-31 19 “There was a certain rich man who was clothed in purple…
Revelation 2:10 10 Do not fear any of those things which you are about to suffer. Indeed, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested, and you will have tribulation ten days. Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life.
As we consider God’s Word in 1st Peter 5, we see that to have strong congregations requires, 1. A strong commitment to God’s Word, and 2. Strong leadership. We have previously covered 1 Peter 5:1-4, where Peter exhorts the elders of the church. 1 Peter 5:1-4 1 The elders who are among you I exhort, I who am a fellow elder and…