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God’s Uses Our Godly Reputations A Godly Reputation Is Taught By God (4:9) A Godly Reputation Requires Constant Exercises (4:10) A Godly Reputation Requires Being Humble & Bold (4:11a) A Godly Reputation Requires Being Acceptable & Distinct (4:12)

While We Wait for Jesus When the Pressure Is on 1 Thessalonians 2:17-3:13   When the pressure is on:   Desire Fellowship (2:17-20) Build-Up Believers (3:1-3a) Don’t Be Surprised (3:3b-5, 1 Peter 4:12) Be Thankful (3:6-10) What are the good things God is doing that we should be thankful for? a) God is proving the

Why Only Jesus? He Alone Came Back from the Dead Acts 13:29-39 The Empty Tomb (vs. 29-30) Eye-Witness Testimonies (vs. 30-31, Acts 10:39-41, 1 John 1:1-2) Changed Lives (vs. 32-39, Acts 2:38)

Why Only Jesus? He Alone Lived a Perfect Life Hebrews 4:15-16 (ESV) Jesus Was Tempted as We Are Jesus was fully human Jesus was fully tempted John 2:16, Genesis 3:6 ) Jesus Was Without Sin Jesus possessed no sin nature Jesus never sinned But unlike Jesus, we sin Jesus Became Our High Priest  (Hebrews 7:26–27 (NASB); Hebrews 9:14, 1

The Journey to Joy Standing in Joy Philippians 4:2-9   To Stand firm in Joy, we must… Cultivate Unity in the Church (vs. 2-3, Hebrews 10:24-25, Romans 14:19) Display Gentleness with Rejoicing (vs. 4-5a, Matthew 5:44–45, Romans 12:20–21) Practice Prayer during Times of Anxiety (vs. 5-7, Isaiah 26:3, Psalm 55:22, Matthew 6:31-32) Discipline Our Minds to

The Journey to Joy Keeping Your Joy Full Philippians 3:1-11 The Command (v. 1a) The Caution (vs. 1b-9) The Challenge (vs. 10-11)

The Journey to Joy There’s Joy in Serving Jesus Philippians 2:17-30 The Example of Paul: The Joy of Sacrifice (vs. 17-18, Romans 15:16, 2 Corinthians 4:5, 2 Corinthians 12:15, 1 Thessalonians 2:8, Galatians 5:13) What he wants from all of us is: a)Time (Ephesians 5:15–16) b)Talents (1 Peter 4:10) c)Treasures (Matthew 6:19–21) The Example of Timothy:

The Journey to Joy Joyful Obedience Philippians 2:12-16 1.    Work out your salvation (vs. 12-13) The Three Tenses of salvation: a)    Past tense: the believer has been saved from the penalty of sin. (Ephesians 2:8, 2 Timothy 1:9, Romans 5:1) b)    Present tense: the believer is being saved from the power of sin. (2 Thessalonians

The Journey to Joy The Joy of Descent, Philippians 2:1-11     Philippians 1:27, John 13:35, Ephesians 4:3,   Obedience (vs. 1-4)   Our ability to obey Our responsibility to obey. Sacrifice (vs. 5-8; John 13:12-15, Luke 22:24-27)   Faith (vs. 9-11; Matthew 23:11–12, Galatians 6:9–10, 1 Corinthians 15:58)

The Journey to Joy Joy for the Future Philippians 1:22-30 (ESV)   1.Paul’s Joyful Outlook for His Future (vs. 22-26) What does it mean to bear fruit for God? a) Christlike Character (Galatians 5:22–23) b) Good Works (Colossians 1:10, Galatians 6:10) c) Winning Souls (Romans 1:13–15, 1 Corinthians 16:15) d) True Worship (Hebrews 13:15) e)