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Sermon outline
- Encouragement to live a worthy life (1:27-30)
- Let your manner of life (Phil 1:27, Col 1:10)
- Christians have a citizenship (Phil 3:20-21)
- Worthy of the gospel of Christ
- Worthy was originally a term for balancing the scales, one put item for sale on one side and balanced it with an appropriate amount of money on the other.
- Inherently it means there is a comparison going on.
- There is a life that is worthy of the gospel and one that isn’t…
- The Worthy Life:
- 3 things that are worthy of the gospel life
- United in faith with others (1:27)
- Working together for the gospel (1:27)
- Not afraid of opponents (1:28)
- Worthy Life begins in spirit empowerment unity with Christ and others
- Why is unity so important?
- 1 body in Christ (1Cor 12:12ff, John 10:16)
- Division leads to defeat (Mark 3:25, Phil 1:28)
- Evidence of love and humility (Rom 14:3, 13, 15, 19, 22)
- Working together for the gospel (Phil 1:27)
- Not afraid of opponents (Phil 1:28, Col 2:15)
- 3 things that are worthy of the gospel life
- Three results of the worthy Life!
- Evil’s coming destruction (Phil 1:28)
- Our salvation (Phil 1:28)
- Suffering will be part of this unity and boldness (Phil 1:29-30, Mark 10:29-30, 2Cor 11:25-28, 12:10)
- Let your manner of life (Phil 1:27, Col 1:10)
- Conclusion
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