Think About Excellent Things

by | Aug 14, 2020 | Sermon Notes

Philippians 4:8-9 Think about excellent things. Think about excellent and praiseworthy things. Practice the excellent things you think about. “I am pleading that in all your thinking you seek to see and savor the Treasure. If thinking has the reputation of being...

The Secret of Contentment

by | Aug 7, 2020 | Sermon Notes

Philippians 4:10-13 “Paul’s ‘everything’ is constrained by the context. His point is that whatever the circumstances in which he finds himself, whether with the rich and the powerful or with the poor and the powerless, whether preaching with unction to...

What If

by | Jul 25, 2020 | Sermon Notes

Philippians 4:6-7 The way to be anxious about nothing is to pray about everything. Don’t worry. Pray about everything. “Only by praying with thanksgiving in every situation is it possible to stop being anxious about anything. The continuous positive focus of...

Let Your Reasonableness Be Known to All

by | Jul 18, 2020 | Sermon Notes

Philippians 4:5 Let your reasonableness be known to all! What does it mean to be reasonable? “It refers to the exact opposite of a spirit of contention and self-seeking, which is why the NIV opts for “gentleness.” But this gentleness must not be...

Rejoice in the Lord Always

by | Jul 12, 2020 | Sermon Notes

Philippians 4:4 Rejoice in the Lord always. 1. Rejoice in the Lord! Surely all redeemed men and women will want to rejoice in the Lord. Our sins have been forgiven! We have been declared righteous because another has borne our guilt. We have received the gift of the...

Walking in Fellowship with the God Who Is Light

by | Jul 5, 2020 | Sermon Notes

1 John 1:5 – 2:2 I. THE STARTING POINT FOR FELLOWSHIP WITH GOD: “GOD IS LIGHT” (1 John 1:5). “Neither the writer nor the reader of these words is qualified to appreciate the holiness of God. Quite literally a new channel must be cut through the desert of our...