“A Life Worthy Living” | Philippians 1:12-30
About Philippi
- Ancient City in Modern Day Greece
- 356 B.C. Named after Phillip II of Macedon (Father of Alexander the Great)
- 167 B.C. Romans take over the city
- 42 B.C. Site of Second Roman Civil War
- Colony of Rome
Big Idea: The life worth living is a life
of the
How Citizens of Heaven Live
1. GOSPEL
1:12 I want you to know, brothers, that what has happened to me has really served to advance the gospel
1:21 For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain
2. GOSPEL
so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of you that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind striving side by side for the faith of the gospel,
3. GOSPEL
and not frightened in anything by your opponents. This is a clear sign to them of their destruction, but of your salvation, and that from God.
Resources Used to Prepare this Message
Citizenship & the Gospel of Jesus Christ by Tim Challies
Philippians for You by Steven J. Lawson
Philippians, New American Commentary by Richard Melick
Phiippians, Preach the Word Commentary by Kent Hughes
Exalting Jesus in Philippians by Tony Merida
Philippians, ESV Expository Commentary by Jason Meyer