Philippians 2:1–11 - Pride & Humility (Part 5)

Worth It, Part 5
Pride & Humility
Philippians 2:1–11


Pride is living on your own strength, pursuing your own purposes, and for your own glory.

Humility is living on God’s strength, for God’s purposes, all for God’s glory.

1. Inward - Humble hearts (2:1-2)
2. Outward - Humble hands (2:3-4)
- Humble in every action
- Humble towards everybody
3. Upward - Humble Savior (2:5-11)
- The path of humility - Jesus has shown us the way
- The reward for humility - Jesus will exalt us



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Philippians 1:27-30 - Living the Worthy Life (Part 4)

Worth It, Part 4

Living the Worthy Life

Philippians 1:27-30 

1. Christians are called to act as worthy citizens of Christ’s Kingdom
2. The Gospel is meant to advance Holiness in the believer
3. A worthy Christian life promotes unity in the Body of Christ
4. The Christian who stands firm in the Gospel will be afflicted

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Philippians 1:19-26 - Foundations of Joy (Part 3)

Worth It (Part 3)

Foundations of Joy

Philippians 1:19-26

1. Why do Christians Rejoice?  

- Christians rejoice when Christ is honored/magnified/glorified.

2. How do we glorify Jesus? 

- We glorify Christ when our lives and deaths show him to be the greatest treasure.

- To live is Christ - Jesus is your entire life.

- To die is gain

     1. To be with Jesus is better than anything on earth.

     2. The treasure of heaven is Jesus Himself.

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Philippians 1:12-18 - Overcoming Obstacles (Part 2)

Philippians 1:12-18 Overcoming Obstacles

Looking beyond circumstances (1:12-14)

Christian people can also have sorrows or difficult times. We can go through some very rough times. We are warned about trouble in this world (John 16:33) and persecution by the unrighteous (2 Tim. 3:12).

Paul wrote this letter while he was in a prison
Philippians knew Paul's circumstances and they were concerned about him.
However Paul does not focus on his circumstances


Paul was encouraged that a great progress of the Gospel was made due to his imprisonment.
Verse 14 states, "that most of the brethren, trusting in
the Lord because of my imprisonment, have far more courage to speak the word of
God without fear."


Looking beyond obstacles (1:15-17)

Christ is preached:
Some did this out of love for Christ and personal love for Paul
And others out of improper motives, v17.
Even these people did not like Paul for whatever reason, they were still allies in the cause because they were preaching Christ.

Looking beyond feelings (1:18)
Paul declares his reaction to these things in verse 18. "What then? Only
that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is proclaimed; and in
this I rejoice, yes, and I will rejoice."
That is an important lesson for all of us, ministry is not about us, it is to glorify Jesus Christ.

Application:
We may not be in prison, however we may have many different types of chains
Job, health, finance, etc, how do we react during this time reflect on what we believe.

Paul took whatever was in front of him and used that opportunity to advanced the Gospel.

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Philippians 1:1-11- Foundations of Friendship (Part 1)

Worth It, Part 1

Foundations of Friendship

Philippians 1:1-11

1. GRATITUDE: He remembers them with thanks (1:3-5, 1:8).

- What is he remembering? Acts 16

- Philippi was a diverse church

2. GOD’S TRUTH: He reminds them of God’s faithfulness (1:6-8).

- God began the work of salvation

- We are not yet complete

- God will bring us to completion 

3. PRAYER: He intercedes for their spiritual growth (1:9-11).

- Maturity is both love & knowledge

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Special - Testimonies

Revive Church present a end of the 2014 year special of a few people's Testimonies from the Revive Church family and hear about how God's impacted their lives.

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Matt. 1:18-2:15 - The Ruling One (Part 4)

1. King Jesus & King Herod
- Wise men worship Jesus as a toddler
- The Wise men traveled from the east, following a supernatural star
- The wise men recognize this baby as a king
- King Herod is threatened by King Jesus

2. How Does Jesus Reign as King?
- He Conquered Sin & Death
- He RULES and he SHEPHERDS his people
- He will rule visibly someday

3. How must we respond to his kingship?
- Realize we need a king
- Rejoice in Him
- Worship Him
- Obey Him

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