PHILIPPIANS #4
Quit Trying to Run From Grief and Loss
WVFC November 28, 2021 #2021-048
Scriptures: Philippians 3, Galatians 5:16-26
Themes of Philippians:
Choosing Joy
Unity
The Gospel of Christ
The Community in Christ
Your motives matter to Jesus.
Philippians 3:2 ESV
Look out for the dogs, look out for the evildoers, look out for those who mutilate the flesh.
Discipleship is a journey; it is a process.
Our focus is on Christ, not ourselves.
Galatians 5:16-26 NLT
So I say, let the Holy Spirit guide your lives,. Then you won’t be doing what your sinful nature craves… When you follow the desires of your sinful nature, the results are very clear: sexual immorality, impurity, lustful pleasures, idolatry, sorcery, hostility, quarreling, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambition, dissension, division, envy, drunkenness, wild parties, and other sins like these… But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things! Those who belong to Christ Jesus have nailed the passions and desires of their sinful nature to his cross and crucified them there. Since we are living by the Spirit, let us follow the Spirit’s leading in every part of our lives. Let us not become conceited, or provoke one another, or be jealous of one another.
