Image: Grandmother Lois and Mother Eunice teach Timothy from the Scriptures (by William James Webbe, c. 1893)
Timothy
I am reminded of your sincere faith, a faith that dwelt first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice and now, I am sure, dwells in you as well. 2 Timothy 1:5 ESV
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Sunday, September 12, 2021
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A Study in Philippians
Series: BACK TO BASICS
Message: The Basics of the Gospel
Scripture: Philippians 1:1–18a ESV
Pastor Philip Miller
Scripture Reading 1 Peter 1:3–7 ESV
1 Peter 1 ESV and Audio
Born Again to a Living Hope
3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you, 5 who by God’s power are being guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. 6 In this you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials, 7 so that the tested genuineness of your faith—more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire—may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
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Message: The Basics of the Gospel
A Study in Philippians
Series: BACK TO BASICS
Message: The Basics of the Gospel
Scripture: Philippians 1:1–18a ESV
Pastor Philip Miller
Scripture: Philippians 1:1–18a ESV
Philippians 1 ESV and Audio
SERMON NOTES
Sunday, September 12, 2021
A Study in Philippians
Series: BACK TO BASICS
Message: The Basics of the Gospel
Scripture: Philippians 1:1–18a ESV
Pastor Philip Miller
In 1961, at the start of training camp, Vince Lombardi walked into the locker room of the Green Bay Packers and spoke what would become one of the most iconic lines in sports history: “Gentlemen, this is a football!” He was reminding them of the fundamentals. He was going back to basics.
It’s easy to forget the basics, to neglect the core disciplines of a winning team. Lombardi knew no amount of trick plays or player talent would matter if they didn’t master the basics of the game.
And the same thing is true of our Christian lives. If we want to be joyously in love with Jesus, overflowing with the fruit of the Spirit, growing together as the family of God, we must be engaged in the bases of life with Jesus.
It’s time to get Back to Basics.
And to help us do that, I know of no better place to turn than to the Apostle Paul’s letter to the Philippians, because it’s all about getting back to basics of following hard after Jesus in the power of the Holy Spirit and the interdependencies of life in the family of God.
For followers of Jesus, the Gospel, the Good News that God is reconciling all things to himself (including us!) through His Son, Jesus. The Good News that changes everything.
In these verses, we’ll discover 4 fruits of the gospel in our lives:
1) Our Gospel Family
2) Our Gospel Charity
3) Our Gospel Destiny
4) Our Gospel Priority
1) Our Gospel Family: The gospel enfolds us into uncommon unity. One of the ways you know the gospel is at work is that it brings together people who would never otherwise hang out with one another. Will we allow the gospel to redefine our social circle?
Our Gospel Family (Philippians vv. 1–6)
• The gospel enfolds us into uncommon unity.
• Takeaway: Will we allow the gospel to redefine our social circle?
1 Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus,
To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with the overseers and deacons:
2 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Thanksgiving and Prayer
3 I thank my God in all my remembrance of you, 4 always in every prayer of mine for you all making my prayer with joy, 5 because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now. 6 And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.
2) Our Gospel Charity: The gospel infuses in us unexpected affections. The gospel of grace forges deep connections between members of the body of Christ. It teaches us to love one another with the love of Christ himself. Will we allow the gospel to realign our hearts’ affections?
Our Gospel Charity (Philippians vv. 7–8)
• The gospel infuses in us unexpected affections.
• Takeaway: Will we allow the gospel to realign our hearts’ affections?
7 It is right for me to feel this way about you all, because I hold you in my heart, for you are all partakers with me of grace, both in my imprisonment and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel. 8 For God is my witness, how I yearn for you all with the affection of Christ Jesus.
3) Our Gospel Destiny: The gospel is ushering us to unforeseen glories. The Gospel has bound us together as a family, and given us the affection of Christ for one another, so that the love of Christ might abound in our lives and sweeping us along toward this common destiny of being conformed to the image of Christ to the glory and praise of God! Will we allow the gospel to refocus our dreams?
Our Gospel Destiny (Philippians vv. 9–11)
• The gospel is ushering us to unforeseen glories.
• Takeaway: Will we allow the gospel to refocus our dreams?
9 And it is my prayer that your love may abound more and more, with knowledge and all discernment, 10 so that you may approve what is excellent, and so be pure and blameless for the day of Christ, 11 filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.
4) Our Gospel Priority: The gospel empowers us for unselfish mission. The gospel teaches us to gladly serve and sacrifice for the sake of the gospel. Will we allow the gospel to reprioritize our lives?
It is the good news of Jesus that changes everything.
Our Gospel Priority (Philippians vv. 12–18a)
• The gospel empowers us for unselfish mission.
• Takeaway: Will we allow the gospel to reprioritize our lives?
The Advance of the Gospel
12 I want you to know, brothers, that what has happened to me has really served to advance the gospel, 13 so that it has become known throughout the whole imperial guard and to all the rest that my imprisonment is for Christ. 14 And most of the brothers, having become confident in the Lord by my imprisonment, are much more bold to speak the word without fear.
15 Some indeed preach Christ from envy and rivalry, but others from good will. 16 The latter do it out of love, knowing that I am put here for the defense of the gospel. 17 The former proclaim Christ out of selfish ambition, not sincerely but thinking to afflict me in my imprisonment. 18 What then? Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is proclaimed, and in that I rejoice.
Philip Miller Senior Pastor
May the message of Christ dwell in us richly.
“Colossians 3 tells us to “let the message of Christ dwell in us richly”. But what does that actually look like on a day-to-day basis? Each week, Pastor Philip and Pastor Eric from The Moody Church will sit down to chat about the text that was preached the previous Sunday. They’ll address your questions about the text and talk about what it would look like for that text to really come alive in our lives.”
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Episode 1: Dreams within The Dream
Tuesday, September, 14, 2021
In this episode, Pastor Philip and Pastor Eric unpack questions from the recent sermon on Philippians 1:1-18. In particular, they discuss what it means to subsume our little dreams within the big Dream of the gospel.
Questions can be submitted by text to 312-682-1888 or by email to livingthemessage@moodychurch.org.
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