If you like the big picture view of things, you will love Philippians 3. This chapter presents the whole life of a Christian, from beginning to end, in the space of a paragraph. I must clarify: Philippians 3 will not give you the details of...
The week Justin and Scott reviewed Sunday's sermon on Philippians 3:1-11, and addressed practical ways to avoid self-righteousness in our lives. https://s3.amazonaws.com/grace-audio/WoGP/2016/2016WoGP0426.mp3...
We all are tempted to place confidence in our own righteousness. When we repent of this false confidence and rely on Christ alone we become right with God. Text: Philippians 3:1-11 https://s3.amazonaws.com/grace-audio/Sermons/20160424.mp3...
There is an aspect of our human nature that is rarely realized and almost never acknowledged: we all are self-righteous. The only difference between people is the standard we use to assure ourselves that we possess some sort of rightness in this world and with God....
How can we identify when we are trusting in ourselves rather than God? Scott and Justin discuss how morality is an expression of our faith versus the self-trust of legalism. https://s3.amazonaws.com/grace-audio/WoGP/2016/2016WoGP0419.mp3...
God is calling out a people to worship him. He is providing the way for us to worship him. Worshiping him is our joy. Text: Philippians 3:1-11 https://s3.amazonaws.com/grace-audio/Sermons/20160417.mp3...
Joy is more than a feeling. It is a necessity. "The joy of the Lord is your strength" (Nehemiah 8:10). We need strength of mind, emotion, and resolve. We need strengthened hope for today and tomorrow. We need strengthened confidence that our past will not...
How can we respond to our tendency to put confidence in ourselves? Justin and Scott discuss the human tendency to drift away from the gospel. https://s3.amazonaws.com/grace-audio/WoGP/2016/2016WoGP0411.mp3...
Our human tendency is to put confidence in ourselves. False teaching encourages us to do so. The gospel shows us the way of salvation in Christ alone. Text: Philippians 3:1-4:1 https://s3.amazonaws.com/grace-audio/Sermons/20160410.mp3...
We humans have a tendency to rely on anything other than God. This tendency may be the most evident aspect of our fallen nature. It is certainly our fundamental sin. There are many ways to put words to this tendency. We can say that we seek...
