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Philippians 1:27-30
Psalm 130
Philippians 1:18-26 Rejoicing even from his current situation has now led to Paul rejoicing in the what’s to come. He is awaiting trial. He doesn’t know whether that trial will lead to life or death. But still, Paul rejoices. Why? Because whether by life or death, Paul is confident Christ will be exalted through him. Once again, we cannot help but see Paul’s Christ-centered joy reverberating through the text. He is a man who knows what he is living for. And Paul’s unshakable ambition forces two big questions into our laps—“What do you live for? What will you live for?” If we asked Paul, he wou
Philippians 1:12-18 What would Satan love more than anything? He would love for the gospel of Jesus Christ to be chained. Why? Because the gospel is Satan’s undoing. Truly, he is a defeated foe. But in his defeat, our enemy still schemes. And if Satan can hinder the advance of the gospel—he will try. If he can use difficult circumstances in our lives—he will. If he can use the fetters of fear—he will do so. If he can use the bonds of sinful motives—he will do it. But what Paul wants the Philippians to see is this—there ain’t no chains gonna hold the gospel down. Ultimately, nothing will stop t
Philippians 1:9-11
Philippians 1:3-8 Paul’s aim is not merely to show that joy begins in the gospel. He wants to also unpack how the joy we have in Jesus works itself out in everyday life. Wasting no time, Paul moves to how a gospel-bound church is marked by specific elements of joy. Christians are not against pleasure and satisfaction. We simply believe lasting joy is found in a different source—the inexhaustible treasures of our Savior. This is where Paul’s alien-like joy is grounded. So as Paul begins his outburst of joyful thanksgiving, it is as if he wants us to ask ourselves as a church—“What are the eleme
Acts 16.11-34, Phil. 1.1-2 Hearing the gospel. Believing in Jesus. This is the way of salvation. And it’s they way we see when the gospel of Jesus first crashes upon the shores of Europe at Philippi. Paul received a vision to preach the gospel in Macedonia. And it was this preached gospel that the Lord was going to empower so that spiritually lost, sin-blind sinners could be found and see the way of salvation in Jesus Christ alone. Over the past two weeks we established that the path of life is fullness of joy in God. But this begs the question—“Where does the journey of enjoying God begin?” W
2 Peter 1:3-11
Psalm 16:1-11 This sermon kicks off our series into Philippians. But before we get there we need to ponder who we are as everyday disciples. As such we are created to enjoy God and from that place of joy progress in the faith. Paul will specifically highlight this in Philippians. So to set the stage for this beautiful relationship we begin with one of the most glorious places where we see joy in God on display—Psalm 16. From this text we learned this main idea—When I believe there is no good apart from the LORD and trust him as my all-satisfying portion, I discover the fullness of joy in the L
Psalm 28:1-9 Have you ever felt like God was not hearing your prayer? That's a devastating feeling? But lave you ever felt like God was not hearing your prayer while you were obeying His command to wait on Him? That makes the silence even harder? If you've ever been here, then you already understand why Psalm 28 follows Psalm 27. Psalm 27 ends with one of the Bible's clearest commands—“wait for the LORD!” But when Psalm 28 opens, David cries—"O LORD, my Rock, do not turn a deaf ear to me." Apparently David has been waiting. And he’s been waiting long enough that it now feels as though God has
Psalm 27:1-14 “When the going gets tough, the tough get going.” Many of us have heard this phrase before. And in one way or another, many of us may have even counseled someone along these lines. But while there is a measure of truth in this phrase, what if there is a better path forward when the going gets tough. In a nutshell, this phrase is basically saying—“When life gets hard, the answer is to become stronger.” The subtle implication is that the strength you need is found within you. But along comes Psalm 27 calling us down an entirely different path. Forsake self-confidence and rest in Go
Psalm 127
1 Peter 5:1-5 If we go back to the first sermon we preached in this series we declared that Christ is the Head of His church. He has one, gospel-created, global people who gather visibly in local churches. But the Bible says Jesus isn’t merely the Head of His church. As 1 Peter 5 makes abundantly clear, Jesus is also the Chief Shepherd of His church. This raises an important question—How exactly does Jesus shepherd His people? Or to put it another way—How does the shepherding care of Jesus become visible in the life of the local church? Answer—Christ makes His shepherding care visible through
1 Corinthians 11:17-34 “How does the church remember Christ?” That’s the question that falls naturally in line with the questions we have been asking throughout this series. The Christian life does not begin with faith in Jesus, baptism, and church membership only for us to eventually move on and place Christ in the rearview mirror. Christ calls His people to regularly remember what He has done for us through His death and resurrection. Therefore, to help us remember, Jesus gave His church a gospel-shaped meal called the Lord’s Supper. Main Idea—The Lord’s Supper is a gospel meal where the chu
Matthew 3:13-15; Romans 6:1-4; Matthew 28:18-20 Christ is the Head of His church. Those who belong to Him are one, global, gospel-created people. And these global people gather visibly in local churches. These are glorious truths. But praise God they are not merely theological ideas floating in the clouds. They have real-world implications for our lives such as the call from Christ to be baptized. So for our joy—Christ calls His people to publicly declare their union with Him through baptism.
Various Scriptures We continue our series entitled ‘Stand There’. And as we do we come to some very practical application. In Christ, we are part of the global church which makes itself visible in the local church. But the question becomes—“How do Christ’ people in a local church show commitment to one another?” Answer—by committing themselves as members to that local church. If the next 20 years at Delta are going to matter…if we are going to link arms and do something for God…then on this we must knit our hearts together, that—for our joy, Christ’s people are called to commit to one another
1 Corinthians 12:12-27 Christ is the Head of His church. And those who belong to His church are one, gospel-created, global people.But that’s not all that can be said about Christ’s church. Yes—His church is global. But—His church is also local. This is where 1 Corinthians 12:12–27 helps us by talking about the local church as a body. When you are saved by grace through faith in Jesus, you are united to Christ’s global church. But—you are not just a detached part of a global whole. In Christ—you are a vital part of a rooted, local body of Believers. This means something for us as we move forwa
Ephesians 2:11-22 Because Christ is the head of His church, we cannot build His church our way. This is why we must stand on Christ first and foremost. Last week we did that by noticing Jesus is supreme in everything. And this supreme Savior we have owns His church. But a faithful, Christ-grounded church does not stop there. Once we establish who owns the church, we must also ask—“Who belongs to the church?” Or to ask another way, “Who are Christ’s people? What defines them?” This is where Ephesians 2:11-22 shines bright because here Jesus effectively says—“These are my people!” They are a gos
Colossians 1:15-20 In this new chapter of our church, we must be grounded in Jesus—supreme over all creation and over His church. On this Christ we must stand. As we look forward to more faithful ministry to come for Delta, how will we walk together? By not just assuming our way forward, but by declaring our need to stand on Christ who is the Head of the church.
Psalm 34
Acts 4:10-12 Jesus is alive! On Good Friday death was dealt, but on Easter Sunday the tomb was robbed. On Sunday the jaws of death were broken by the One who is the Resurrection and the Life. Praise God! In our text, Peter focuses on this very truth and all the resurrection means for us. Evil men crucified Jesus. God raised Jesus from the dead. And Peter says this leads to one unavoidable conclusion—we must be saved by the crucified and resurrected Jesus. Christ is risen. He is risen indeed!
John 12:12-19 Palm Sunday puts us on the front end of Holy Week. As Jesus makes his way into Jerusalem he does so as the King of Kings. But John makes clear that Jesus arrives with remarkable reversal. The crowd rightly sees Jesus as king. But their expectation of what he will accomplish is wrong. Thus, John shows us that Jesus is the expectation reversing king we need. He is the hero we need who will deliver us according to what we need—salvation from sin and death.
Acts 13:1-12 This is the day we celebrated the sending of Gospel Community Church from Delta Church to plant in Athens, IL. Thus, we turned to the church in Antioch in Acts 13 to glory in what happens when a church follows the Spirit and sends Everyday Disciples so people hear and believe the gospel.
Acts 9:1-19 We watched a Spirit-filled disciple in Philip be used by God as the Ethiopian eunuch went from unbelief to belief in Jesus. We read this account and rightly get fired up! But what about those who seem so far from God that you cannot help but conclude—if anyone is not being drawn to God, it must be this person. Luke knows this is a temptation of ours which explains why we puts the conversion of Saul right after the episode with the eunuch. Luke wants to prove that the saving power of Jesus knows no bounds. And he wants this records of Saul’s salvation to give us concrete hope that w
Acts 1:6-8; 8:26-40 Attitude and action. In so many areas of life, one leads to the other because what we believe [ the attitudes of our heart ] shape how we behave [ the actions we take ]. Previously in Acts 4 we learned that Spirit-fullness results in boldness. This is a key attitude the Spirit produces in the life of the Believer. But if this is the attitude, then it begs the question—“What is the resulting action?” Acts 8 provides an answer: if boldness is the attitude, then powerful witness is the action. For most of us, we will never have a Peter-like moment of preaching to thousands. Bu
