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Recap of 10/28/07:
1. Legalistic teachers we troubling the Philippians (as they do Christians today), particularly concerning the issue of circumcision. The Jews focused on circumcision as a sign of the covenant relationship between them and God but missed that circumcision was not meant to be external only but circumcision of the heart (the cutting away of sin). Deut 30:6; Rom 2:28,29
2. The true circumcision are those who: worship God in the spirit (that is not religion of ritual, law or external observance but of the heart, true devotion of heart, mind and live to God (Gal 6:15); who glory (boast) only in Jesus Christ not in their accomplishment; and place no confidence in the flesh (either circumcision of the flesh or the flesh referring to all that we are apart from Christ, inner selfishness, the sin nature.3. Paul’s burning desire even after decades of salvation was to know Christ more and more. He never lost the wonder of grace.
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Misplaced Confidence
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Philippians 3:1-11
Re-cap of October 21, 2007:
1. Paul has already dealt with the problems of pride and divisions infecting Philippi. He now deals with legalistic teachers who were exacerbating the problem with their teaching.
2. Legalism (a works righteousness based upon human effort rather than trusting the grace of God) erects a standard which is not Biblical or which perverts the Biblical text and leads to pride and self-righteousness.
3. Legalism:
-impoverishes our spiritual experience
-brings others under condemnation to our standards
-concentrates on externals with no power to touch the heart-endangers and defiles those who come into contact with it
Philippians 3:1-11
Re-cap of October 21, 2007:
1. Paul has already dealt with the problems of pride and divisions infecting Philippi. He now deals with legalistic teachers who were exacerbating the problem with their teaching.
2. Legalism (a works righteousness based upon human effort rather than trusting the grace of God) erects a standard which is not Biblical or which perverts the Biblical text and leads to pride and self-righteousness.
3. Legalism:
-impoverishes our spiritual experience
-brings others under condemnation to our standards
-concentrates on externals with no power to touch the heart-endangers and defiles those who come into contact with it
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
The Truth In Sandals, Pt 2
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Philippians 2:19-30
Recap of 10/14/07:
1. Paul gives the Philippians another example of one who lives for others and not for themselves in Epaphroditus. He was a messenger from Philippi sent with a monetary gift to minister to Paul in his incarceration. He became sick and nearly died so Paul thought it prudent to send him back to Philippi.
2. Epaphroditus is called a “fellow soldier.” A favorite analogy of the Christian life and service for Paul’s was that of the soldier. A military man or woman:
-recognizes the need for discipline
-knows that their very lives depend upon their training and alertness
-is fully dedicated, giving all, sometimes their very lives
-understands the nature of warfare
-willing to risk everything to serve their country
3. Could it be said of us: that we are a people who put other’s needs and interests ahead of our own? That we live sacrificially? That we put it all on the line for the sake of the work of Jesus Christ.
Philippians 2:19-30
Recap of 10/14/07:
1. Paul gives the Philippians another example of one who lives for others and not for themselves in Epaphroditus. He was a messenger from Philippi sent with a monetary gift to minister to Paul in his incarceration. He became sick and nearly died so Paul thought it prudent to send him back to Philippi.
2. Epaphroditus is called a “fellow soldier.” A favorite analogy of the Christian life and service for Paul’s was that of the soldier. A military man or woman:
-recognizes the need for discipline
-knows that their very lives depend upon their training and alertness
-is fully dedicated, giving all, sometimes their very lives
-understands the nature of warfare
-willing to risk everything to serve their country
3. Could it be said of us: that we are a people who put other’s needs and interests ahead of our own? That we live sacrificially? That we put it all on the line for the sake of the work of Jesus Christ.
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
The Truth In Sandals
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Philippians 2:19-30
Recap of 10/7/07:
1. The growing selfishness and pride of the Philippians must be replaced with selflessness and humility. Pride destroys relationships and hinders ministry now as then.
2. Timothy is a prime example of humility. He genuinely cared for the Philippians. He put the needs of others ahead of his own. They did not know Jesus when He walked the earth but they could see Jesus in Timothy.
3. Gene Getz suggests the following questions based upon this passage:
-What do people say about me? Do I get positive feedback from those closest to me that would indicate that I have a good reputation as a Christian—from my wife, my children, my friends?
-Do more and more people seek me out as a person and share their lives with me? Do people trust me with confidential information?
-Do my relationships with people grow deeper and more significant the longer they know me and the closer they get to me? Or do my relationships grow strained and shallow as people learn to know what I am really like?
-Am I using my age or some other psychological or physical problem as an excuse to keep me from becoming a mature Christian personality?
Philippians 2:19-30
Recap of 10/7/07:
1. The growing selfishness and pride of the Philippians must be replaced with selflessness and humility. Pride destroys relationships and hinders ministry now as then.
2. Timothy is a prime example of humility. He genuinely cared for the Philippians. He put the needs of others ahead of his own. They did not know Jesus when He walked the earth but they could see Jesus in Timothy.
3. Gene Getz suggests the following questions based upon this passage:
-What do people say about me? Do I get positive feedback from those closest to me that would indicate that I have a good reputation as a Christian—from my wife, my children, my friends?
-Do more and more people seek me out as a person and share their lives with me? Do people trust me with confidential information?
-Do my relationships with people grow deeper and more significant the longer they know me and the closer they get to me? Or do my relationships grow strained and shallow as people learn to know what I am really like?
-Am I using my age or some other psychological or physical problem as an excuse to keep me from becoming a mature Christian personality?
Monday, October 01, 2007
A Shining Testimony (Phil. 2:12-18)
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Recap of 9/30/07:
1. Paul was concerned about the corporate testimony of the church at Philippi. Their witness was beginning to be hurt by their selfishness and pride, and conversely their lack of humility, and was leading to disunity.
2. Paul encourages them toward humility (the attitude of Jesus) by reminding them that God would enable (energize) them toward right desires and right actions. He would give them the power to carry out His will for them.
3. God energizes us and our witness through the Word of God (1 Thes 2:13; 2 Peter 1:3ff).
4. Instead of relying upon God and His power, they were grumbling and disputing with each other. While they were to be lights to the world, they were acting more like the darkness around them.
Recap of 9/30/07:
1. Paul was concerned about the corporate testimony of the church at Philippi. Their witness was beginning to be hurt by their selfishness and pride, and conversely their lack of humility, and was leading to disunity.
2. Paul encourages them toward humility (the attitude of Jesus) by reminding them that God would enable (energize) them toward right desires and right actions. He would give them the power to carry out His will for them.
3. God energizes us and our witness through the Word of God (1 Thes 2:13; 2 Peter 1:3ff).
4. Instead of relying upon God and His power, they were grumbling and disputing with each other. While they were to be lights to the world, they were acting more like the darkness around them.
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