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14th sermon in Philippians Series
THESIS: True citizens of heaven live heavenly lives.
POINT 1: Traits of Enemies of the Cross.
POINT 2: Traits of Citizens of Heaven.
Sermon delivered at Immanuel Baptist Church in Springdale, AR on July 23, 2023.
13th sermon in Philippians Series
THESIS: What are you striving for?
POINT 1: What is the prize?
POINT 2: Why should we pursue it?
POINT 3: How do we pursue it?
Sermon delivered at Immanuel Baptist Church in Springdale, AR on July 16, 2023.
12th sermon in Philippians Series
THESIS: Look out for those who would teach you to trust in personal righteousness.
POINT 1: Look out for the dogs, evildoers, flesh-mutilators.
POINT 2: Look away from self.
POINT 3: Look to Christ and Him alone.
Sermon delivered at Immanuel Baptist Church in Springdale, AR on July 9, 2023.
11th sermon in Philippians Series
THESIS: Rejoicing in the Lord is not optional for the Christian.
POINT 1: What is it to rejoice?
POINT 2: We are to rejoice “in the Lord”.
POINT 3: Who is to rejoice?
POINT 4: Rejoicing in the Lord is not optional.
POINT 5: When are we to rejoice?
POINT 6: What to do when we feel unable to rejoice?
Sermon delivered at Immanuel Baptist Church in Springdale, AR on July 2, 2023.
10th sermon in Philippians Series
THESIS: Living out the mindset of Christ looks like humble, sacrificial risk-taking in the work of Christ for the good of others.
Living out the mindset of Christ looks like:
POINT 1: Making sacrifices for others as Paul did.
POINT 2: Genuine concern for the welfare of others as Timothy had.
POINT 3: Taking loving risks for the work of Christ as Epaphroditus did.
POINT 4: Seeking to give honor rather than get it, as the Philippians were to do.
Sermon delivered at Immanuel Baptist Church in Springdale, AR on June 25, 2023.
9th sermon in Philippians Series
THESIS: It is a joyful thing to be poured out for the glory of God and the faith of others.
POINT 1: Rejoice when others are poured out.
POINT 2: Rejoice to be poured out.
POINT 3: Reason for Rejoicing.
Sermon delivered at Immanuel Baptist Church in Springdale, AR on June 18, 2023.
8th sermon in Philippians Series
THESIS: Grumbling and disputing are forbidden because they dim the light we’re to be in the world.
POINT 1: What is forbidden.
POINT 2: What we’re to be.
Sermon delivered at Immanuel Baptist Church in Springdale, AR on June 11, 2023.
7th sermon in Philippians Series
THESIS: Christian, work out your own salvation continually with fear and trembling because God is working in you.
POINT 1: What does it mean to work out your own salvation?
POINT 2: How do you work out your own salvation?
POINT 3: Why we must work it out, and why in this way?
Sermon delivered at Immanuel Baptist Church in Springdale, AR on June 4, 2023.
6th sermon in Philippians Series
THESIS: As those saved by Christ, what does it look like to honor Him with our lives?
Honoring Christ with your life looks like following His example of sacrificial servitude.
POINT 1: Christ’s Supreme Dignity
POINT 2: Christ’s Active Humiliation
POINT 3: Christ’s Resulting Exaltation
Sermon delivered at Immanuel Baptist Church in Springdale, AR on May 28, 2023.
5th sermon in Philippians Series
THESIS: Reconciliation, getting along, unity between Christians is NOT OPTIONAL, it is a basic duty of citizenship in the Kingdom of Heaven.
POINT 1: The Command to Unity.
POINT 2: The Pathway to Unity.
Sermon delivered at Immanuel Baptist Church in Springdale, AR on May 21, 2023.
4th sermon in Philippians Series
THESIS: Because Christians belong to Jesus, they should conduct themselves in a manner worthy of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
POINT 1: The What – What does this way of life look like and how is it described?
POINT 2: The Motivation – What are the reasons or motivation for living a life worthy of the Gospel?
Sermon delivered at Immanuel Baptist Church in Springdale, AR on May 14, 2023.
Third sermon in Philippians Series
THESIS: When we ae rejoicing in suffering that our Christian witness shines the most brightly.
POINT 1: Paul suffered with courage and joy because he knew that his pain had a purpose.
POINT 2: Paul’s purpose was the honoring of Christ in his body.
POINT 3: Paul’s purpose would be accomplished through the prayers of the church and the help of the Holy Spirit
Sermon delivered at Immanuel Baptist Church in Springdale, AR on May 7, 2023.
THESIS: God advances the gospel even through the suffering of his people.
POINT 1: The unstoppable advance of the gospel through Paul’s suffering.
POINT 2: How this (POINT 1) is reason for courage and joy if our priorities are in order.
Sermon delivered at Immanuel Baptist Church in Springdale, AR on April 30, 2023.
THESIS: Suffering Christians have great hope and cause for praise because of our inheritance in Christ.
POINT 1: The Beginning of the Christian Life (v3)
POINT 2: The End of the Christian Life (v4)
POINT 3: The In-between of the Christian Life (v5)
Sermon delivered at Immanuel Baptist Church in Springdale, AR on April 23, 2023.