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How many different kinds of lights could you name?
Main categories
lights that burn and lights that glow
Fires,
candles, campfires and the sun
light bulbs
incandescent, florescent and LED bulbs
night lights, flashlights, strobe lights, flood lights, spot lights, search lights, work lights, headlights,
bio-luminescence
Fireflies on the 4th of July
We could go on and on, but think about how many different kinds of lights there are.
We depend on light for everything.
Our world revolves around light.
Our phones and computer emit light so we can interact with that data.
WWII - London
Today we’re going to be talking about light.
I’m going to leave this flashlight here as a reminder, but I won’t leave it in the strobe setting.
I imagine that would get annoying fairly quickly.
And how we as Christians compare to a these lights.
Philippians 2:11-
The place that God inhabits SHINES with his glory.
Let’s look at v12
Paul felt the responsibility for his work to go forward (not run in vain).
v12 ‘therefore’
In our youth Bible study, when we come across a ‘therefore’ we always ask ourselves, “What is the therefore, there fore?”
Why does Paul write, therefore.
Connects us with everything he’s already written in this letter, specifically the exhortation he’s given to live as citizens worthy of the Gospel v27
Last week we looked at how so often we are empty people, trying to fill ourselves up with stuff, with addiction, with vice, with entertainment, only to find ourselves more empty.
And ONLY through imitating and uniting with Jesus can we be full.
As he moves into v12, he’s saying, Jesus showed us the path of fullness: humble yourself and obey God.
in temporarily setting aside the independent use of some of his divine attributes, God highly exalts him, and he is made even more glorious than before.
When we’re talking about glory, be thinking about the sun.
Glory is to God as rays are to the sun.
It emanates from him and proclaims his majesty to all who look upon him.
So when he says ‘therefore’ he is connecting what he is about to say to this mind that we are to imitate from Christ.
1. Obey no matter what the leadership is doing.
v12
From the very first time I preached to you, your lives have reflected this worthiness for the Gospel.
You have obeyed God.
And It’s not just because I was with you, for you demonstrated that even in my absence, you were not obeying because of me.
Teenagers are always on their best behavior when their parents leave the house for the whole afternoon.
Teenagers are always on their best behavior when their parents leave the house.
clean room, mow the lawn, make a couple freezer meals... etc
The temptation (not just for teenagers) in us is to be motivated primarily by our leaders.
This isn’t just irresponsibility or disobedience, but also complacency.
We don’t volunteer for things because we weren’t personally asked by Pastor Chris to do something.
At work, the boss didn’t ask me to do this, so I’m just cutting these corners.
You obey, not because you have apostolic authority and accountability constantly pushing you forward, but no matter what, you’re obeying.
‘Obeyed’ is not about following rules, but more about submitting to him (v1)
When you submit to Christ, HE becomes your primary motivation and not the leaders over you.
HOW do you obey?
v12b
work out your own salvation
v12b
What does this imply?
What does this imply?
Work?
we have to give some effort.
WE have to get involved.
We don’t get to sit back and just let things happen.
Labor because of your salvation.
Fear and trembling?
“God has not given us the spirit of fear, but of power and love and a sound mind”
v9-11
Yes, there is a sense in which we live with Jesus forever, but where are we at this exaltation coronation ceremony?
Are we holding Jesus’ hand?
Are we there beaming with pride?
Beloved, we are bowing.
We must not exalt ourselves to sitting at his right hand, like the disciples tried to do.
We all bow.
Working out our salvation is a significant and solemn task.
Our Christianity is not a hobby!
It is all consuming.
Our primary purpose in life.
This is not some ra-ra-ra for the Red Brick Church.
Whether you are in this church or God moves you elsewhere, this is clear, you are responsible to be diligently working out your heavenly citizenship.
We must not think that complacent, nominal christianity gives us any assurance of being true Christianity at all.
This is not just believing in a God, but bowing before the God that is Christ Jesus and submitting our lives to him.
We must WORK because of our salvation with FEAR because of who God is
2. Obey because God is working in you
Watch out! - When you have genuine faith from God, it is always a faith that works.
Quacking doesn’t make you a duck, but ducks quack.
v13
work out your salvation NOT because I am with you, but because GOD is in you
God is working in us in two ways.
We want to obey God because he gives us the desire to please him.
We do the work of obedience because God gives the the power to do it.
Here in lies an incredible tension.
We are to work out our salvation (not of works)
Does this say we work FOR salvation?
As we say here: quacking doesn’t make you a duck but, ducks quack.
God gives us the desire and power to do it.
Tension question: If God is working in us, why do we have to work?
Tension question: If God is working in us, why do we have to work?
We just looked at v 9-11 and know that God is majestically powerful!
Certainly he can do anything he wishes.
Can’t we just pray a prayer and God will just take care of it?
We know that Paul felt the responsibility for his work to go forward (not run in vain).
As we say here: quacking doesn’t make you a duck but, ducks quack.
If you haven’t heard anything I’ve said, I want you to hear this.
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