Philippians 3:1-21; Rejoicing and Watching
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Sermon in a Sentence: We are to rejoice in Christ and watch out for others.
Sermon in a Sentence: We are to rejoice in Christ and watch out for others.
We Rejoice In Christ (vs. 1; 3-14)
We Rejoice In Christ (vs. 1; 3-14)
Jesus is our supreme and highest joy.
Everything else that we hold dear is nothing but dung in light of Christ!
“Finally,” says Paul, as if this was the end of his epistle, the conclusion of all his teaching: “Finally, my brothers, rejoice in the Lord.” As much as to say, “If this were the last sentence that I should write to you, I would say, ‘Finally, my brothers, rejoice in the Lord.’ It is your privilege, it is your duty, to rejoice in God—not in your health, your wealth, your children, your prosperity, but in the Lord.” There is the unchanging and unbounded source of joy. It will do you no harm to rejoice in the Lord; the more you rejoice in Him, the more spiritually minded will you become. “Finally, my brothers.” That is, even to the end—not with you the bitter end, but even to the end of life—rejoice in the Lord.
Make this the finis of everything, the end of every day, the end of every year, the end of life. It is incumbent upon us, as Christians, to rise out of our despondencies. Joy should be the normal state of the Christian. What a happy religion is ours in which it is a duty to be happy! This is never out of season, and by grace it is always possible. Let grumblers take note of this.
-Charles Spurgeon
What is your only comfort in life and in death?
That I am not my own, but belong- body and soul, in life and in death- to my faithful Savior, Jesus Christ. He has fully paid for all my sins with his precious blood, and has set me free from the tyranny of the devil. He also watches over me in such a way that not a hair can fall from my head without the will of my Father in heaven; in fact, all things must work together for my salvation. Because I belong to him, Christ, by his Holy Spirit, assures me of eternal life and makes me wholeheartedly willing and ready from now on to live for him. -Heidelberg Catechism
We Watch Out for False Teachers (vs. 2; 18-19)
We Watch Out for False Teachers (vs. 2; 18-19)
These false teachers are Judaizers.
Their desires drive them.
They are going to and leading others to destruction.
We Watch Out for Fellow Believers (vs. 1, 15-20)
We Watch Out for Fellow Believers (vs. 1, 15-20)
Salvation comes from Jesus Christ Alone!
God uses his people to shape, guide, and keep his elect.