Sermons About Privilege
Philippians 3:4-9 - No Jealousy
People are always promising something better and new. Paul was concerned about the Philippian church's ability to recongnize and refute these religous wolfs. He had already told this church to LOOK OUT for dogs, evil doers, and for those who mutilate the flesh. He nows give us an unparalleled description of his human achievements before he met Christ. He give this to show that noone has any reason for spiritual jealousy, because if he cannot bost in his achievements no one can. He tell them there is no reason for jealousy because we cannot depend on self-righteousness that come from privilege, race, nationality or any other inherited privilige. Secondly there is no reason for jealousy because we cannot depnd on our personal achievemtns to make us spiritual before God. Thirdly, there is no reason for jealousy because all that is gained in this life is not worth the value he place on a relationship with Christ. Finally, there is no jealousy becasue we depend on another's (Christ's) righteousness and not our own. As Christians we should loke for those who constant confidence is Jesus Christ, who constant boast is Jesus Chrsit, and whose constant delight is Jesus Christ and emulate then and nothing else.
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Our Advocate, Our Access
To pray in Jesus'name is to approach God in the confidence that the justifying work of the Cross makes possible.
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The Gospel, Part Six
Ephesians 2:10 At the end of the day, having been delivered from bondage to sin and Satan, what can we say about the Believer? And what kind of life should the redeemed one live? And what can provide lasting and joyful motivation to walk in the ways of heaven while being daily confronted with the brokenness of earth? Paul's answer to all of these essential questions acts as a fitting conclusion to this great section of Scripture: we are God's workmanship!
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