Philippians 1:18-26
Big Idea: True Living Isn’t The Absence Of Death But The Presence Of Christ
To Live For Christ:
1) Honor The Right God (v. 18-21)
“Then Jesus told his disciples, ‘If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what shall a man give in return for his soul?”
– Matthew 16:24-26
2) Value The Right Thing (v. 21-26)
“The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and covered up. Then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.”
– Matthew 13:44
“The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.”
– John 10:10
3) Work For The Right Purpose (v. 22-26)
“Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not human masters, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord that you are serving.”
– Colossians 3:23-24