PGBC Worship Sunday, October 20, 2024
The Gospel Centered Life
Session 2: A Kingdom Perspective
Philippians 1:12-26

Ever had a situation where your circumstances somehow changed your life or the life of someone else?

Philippians 1:12-14
When Paul writes, “I want you to know,” he is introducing something very important.
• That this thing that has happened to him (

) has really

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the gospel forward.

1. The Gospel Advances despite our
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“The same God who used Moses’ rod, Gideon’s pitchers, and David’s sling, used Paul’s chains.” Warren Wiersbe

How can God use bad circumstances for the gospel to go forward?
vv. 13 and 14.
Two things that are actually good that are happening through the bad.

A. v. 13 and Paul says that the whole imperial guard have heard the reason for Paul’s

.

Acts 28
 More than likely a soldier would be with Paul 24 hours a day
 Various soldiers a day in 6 hour shifts.
• During the Day solders were handcuffed to Paul

• These guards observing Paul…
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without ceasing,
•

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hymns,
•

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letters to those he loves.
• And listening to the God glorifying

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.

“If someone was watching over your life 24/7, would the gospel be advanced?”

B. That other believers are becoming more

or

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by his imprisonment.
• They are much

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to share the gospel and

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the gospel, because of Paul’s personal

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.

Application: People gain boldness when following other

.

Philippians 1:15-18
2. The gospel advances despite our

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People were preaching the gospel by Paul’s imprisonment for two different reasons.
C. The first are preaching from the totally wrong motivation,
D. The second group was teaching out of good will or love towards Christ.
Paul says in v. 18 that he still rejoices because Christ is proclaimed.

Philippians 1:19-26
3. The Gospel should be our way of

.

“When we are most satisfied in Christ, then our very life is the gospel.”

This matters because by exalting him,
• you can potentially create an

for the gospel to go forward.
• God wants and desires to give you a

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that the Gospel might be

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in everything you do.
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When Christ is

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in your life it can open the door for you to

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him with others.

“All my life, all my energy, all my time, is His—I live Christ.” – Henry Alford

Is that your prayer?

Christian, are you letting God be Lord of every part of your life?

Will you let God use your life for His glory to advance His Gospel?