Philippians 1:12-18
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. Yes, and I will rejoice…
Because of the gospel’s power, it can be proclaimed from
by
.
Because of the gospel’s power, it can be proclaimed from
.
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. —Philippians 1:12-14
Because of the gospel’s power, it can be proclaimed by
.
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. Yes, and I will rejoice… —Philippians 1:15-18
“Where in your ministry is there evidence of self-glory?…Where are you tempted to think of yourself as more essential than you actually are?…Where do you care too much about people’s respect, esteem and appreciation?… Where do you find it easier to confront than to receive confrontation? Where are you too confident of your own strength and wisdom?” —Paul David Tripp in Dangerous Calling
You can be honest with God about
and
.
Your
in Christ, because of the gospel, is
even when everything around you is changing.
You have a
that is rooted in the
life and death of Jesus for
.
You have a
that wants to fully
you and will fully
you.
You have future hope and hope right now because all of our enemies are destroyed by the power of the
.