Key Idea: The display of God’s mercies in the gospel should motivate believers toward wholehearted devotion and service to God 1: The Motivation of Our Devotion: God’s Mercies 2: The Manner of Our Devotion: A Living Sacrifice

Key idea: Joy comes in pursuing the Promised King Why the Promised King is the greatest King:

Matthew 1:18-25 Key idea: Believing God is for us and with us transforms our lives and encourages us to follow Him faithfully. 1. The Problem We Face (vv.18-19) 2. The Promise God Fulfills (vv.20-23)        a. God is for us: He saves        b. God is with us: He stays 3. […]

Matthew 1:1-17 Key Idea: Christmas is the promise of hope

Philippians 4:14-23 Key Idea: When living is Christ, life is joyfully generous. 1. The example of joyful generosity: True Sacrifice2. The pursuit of joyful generosity: Right worship and deep faitha. Right worshipb. Deep faith3. The blessing of joyful generosity: Transformation and treasures  

Key Idea: We find peace as we come to Christ in faith Four encouragements to encourage us to come to Christ in faith: Meditation – Light and heat

Philippians 3:9-11 Key Idea: We can rest in Jesus because He is enough for us

Key Idea: We aren’t enough, but Christ is. Three marks of a testimony of a recovering Pharisee

3 reasons for joy when Christ is your confidence:

Key idea: Our love grows through humility, which grows through Christ.

Key Idea: Living in light of eternity encourages us to run the race with purpose and hope

Philippians 2:19-24 Key Idea: An ordinary life is made special when it’s lived for Christ 1. Christ mattered more anything to Timothy 2. And because Christ mattered, people mattered 3. And because people mattered, the gospel mattered 

Philippians 2:12-13 Key Idea: We should see hard work as an act of faith to live in the reality of God’s grace.  Three ways to work hard as an act of faith in God’s grace:  1. Work in light of Christ’s greatnessa. Challenge: Live Coram Deob. Comfort: Our exalted Savior promises to exalt us 2. […]

Key Idea: Going down is the way up.

Philippians 2:5-8 Key Idea: Going down is the way up Two ways humility embraces struggle and suffering: a. Humility is giving up: refusing to capitalize on our advantages b. Humility is taking on: becoming less by becoming more of a suffering servant 2. …is the way up (Next week)