In all this messed up world, with the reality that every person on the planet is deeply flawed,...
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The ‘Call of the Gospel’ In all this messed up world, with the reality that every person on the planet is deeply flawed, deeply hurting, and deeply in trouble; in all of that the only hope for change is the gospel! [The work that Christ did on the cross and the life-transforming result of that work in everyone who believes – this is the only hope for any person and for mankind.]
In all this messed up world, with the reality that every person on the planet is deeply flawed, deeply hurting, and deeply in trouble; in all of that the
In all this messed up world, with the reality that every person
on the planet is deeply flawed, deeply hurting, and deeply in
trouble; in all of that the only hope for change is the gospel!
[The work that Christ did on the cross and the life-transforming
result of that work in everyone who believes this is the only hope
for any person and for mankind.]
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The Gospel deserves to be the singular focus of our lives and
the only reasonable response to the mandate of the gospel is
discipleship (personal and as a lifestyle).
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Review Chapter 1 The centrality of the gospel in Pauls life not
just the message of salvation, but the grace of God expressed in
the life and sacrifice of Christ, and the resulting transformation
of our lives.
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This became the reason for Pauls existence and the joy of his
life It also became the reason for his joy in the Philippians and
others who shared this life purpose with him He willingly and
gladly submitted his life and the circumstances of his life to
whatever God had for him as long as God was glorified and the
gospels impact was increased
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His exhortation to the Philippians (even though he has already
said that they were fully partners with him in the gospel) was to
live as citizens of the gospel-spawned kingdom, worthy of the
gospel which is the foundation of that kingdom. Drink deeply of
this life-changing and world-changing gospel! Let it shape what you
think, what you do, who you are, how you live.
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What does this look like? Stand firm in one spirit (a culture
created by the impact of the gospel in all of them) Contend as one
man (fellow-souled) for the faith of the gospel a true team in
synchrony with each other
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Fail to be afraid despite opposition Which will be a sign from
God to the opponents that they will be destroyed AND a sign from
God that they would be saved Because both their faith in Christ and
their suffering are grace gifts from God and therefore in no sense
anything to be fearful about
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The effect of the gospel in their lives; The Fruit that the
Gospel bore in the environment of their hearts
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-> Encouragement (exhortation, admonition) from being united
with Christ -> Comfort from knowing his love -> Fellowship
(shared eternal life and purpose) with the Spirit ->Tenderness
and compassion (shed abroad in our hearts) by the Spirit of
God
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Resulting in: Same love One in spirit and purpose Nothing done
our of selfish ambition (building my own faction or party) Nothing
from vain pride In humility considering others better than
themselves Looking to others interests in addition to their
own
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So we all know that this is the best way to live, these are the
most important things eternally why is it that we dont always live
this way? On the one hand these all describe the effects of the
gospel in our lives, generated by the life of Christ in us, not by
our own effort or decision. However, relinquishing our lives to His
will and way is costly; costly to the desires of the human heart
and lethal to the ways and desires of the flesh.
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We can know that the gospel is supremely important, even
experience the impact of its change in us; We still have to choose,
to make the decision to live a life shaped by this purpose.
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The Supreme Example
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These life (2:2-4) is perfectly seen in the acts of the Lord
Jesus in the incarnation in human form and in his substitutionary
death to atone for sin. have this thought constantly in you which
inspired the Lord Jesus, which was always in Him
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being in very nature God
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did not consider equality with God something to be grasped
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He made himself nothing, taking on the very nature of a
servant, being made in human likeness
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And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself and
became obedient to death even death on a cross
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The super-eminent exaltation
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What is the appropriate response?
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To be a disciple! Phil. 2:2-4
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The Great Commission! This whole thing is a reiteration of the
great commission, given by Jesus to his disciples and now
reiterated by Paul to the Philippians and to us
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Pauls whole point: the gospel calls us to be disciples, calls
us to a life (like Christs life, like the life Paul is describing
here) of self-denial and humility, for the sake of being able to
freely and effectively proclaim the gospel and make disciples of
Jesus.
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The Gospel deserves to be the singular focus of our lives and
the only reasonable response to the mandate of the gospel is
discipleship (personal and as a lifestyle).
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Example of Timothy lest you think this is unachievable, Paul
brings forward the wonderful example of Timothy. Now we see: The
example of Jesus The example of Paul The example of the Philippians
The examples of Timothy and Epaphroditis
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The Pattern The sacrificial life Jesus lived and the
sacrificial death He died Exaltation of Christ by the Father
Establishes the supreme importance of the gospel to every person
(recognized or not) Calls for a life response in us to follow Jesus
In His sacrificial life In the proclaiming of His message