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Chapters (00:00:01) - Introduction: Get Your Shine On(00:02:18) - Setting the Scene: Philippians Context(00:03:35) - Reading Philippians 2:12-18(00:04:49) - Two Implications: Work and Witness Together(00:06:50) - Does 'Work Out Your Salvation' Mean Works Salvation?(00:08:09) - Beloved: Already in Relationship with God(00:09:48) - Work For Us vs. Work In Us(00:11:32) - Christ's Finished Work of Salvation(00:14:05) - Sanctification: Becoming What We Are(00:14:48) - Michael Phelps Illustration: Working Out What's Worked In(00:17:09) - No Days Off: Daily Battle Against Sin(00:17:43) - A Corporate Command: Working Out Salvation Together(00:18:36) - Spurgeon on Unity Among Believers(00:20:42) - Fear and Trembling Before God(00:22:05) - God at Work in Us: The Energizer Illustration(00:24:46) - Do All Things Without Grumbling(00:25:28) - Israel's Grumbling in the Wilderness(00:27:10) - Everyday Temptations to Grumble in Church Life(00:29:20) - Grumbling Reveals Dissatisfaction with God(00:31:46) - Children of God: The Antidote to Grumbling(00:33:21) - John Newton's Carriage Illustration(00:34:50) - Shining as Lights in a Crooked Generation(00:36:33) - Not Demanding Rights But Laying Them Aside(00:38:53) - Paul's Example: Poured Out as a Drink Offering(00:43:09) - Conclusion: A Witness the World Cannot Ignore

Chapters (00:00:01) - Introduction: Self Control in Today's World(00:00:40) - The World's Illusion of Control(00:03:27) - Self Control as a Gift, Not an Achievement(00:05:32) - Defining Self Control and Discipline(00:07:12) - The Danger of Lacking Self Control(00:09:08) - Roadmap: Christ's Example and Our Lives(00:10:29) - Christ's Temptation in the Wilderness(00:12:15) - First Temptation: Bread from Stones(00:13:46) - Second Temptation: Testing God(00:15:35) - Third Temptation: Kingdoms Without the Cross(00:16:48) - Trusting God's Greater Plan(00:18:21) - Christ's Victory Credited to Us(00:20:15) - Gethsemane: Submission in Prayer(00:22:26) - Reflection One: Grace, Not Grit Alone(00:25:27) - Reflection Two: Taking Sin Seriously(00:29:12) - Sin's Dormancy and Constant Threat(00:31:29) - Reflection Three: The Power of God's Word(00:32:51) - The Sirens: Resistance vs. a Sweeter Song(00:36:54) - Three Arenas: Bodies, Thoughts, and Emotions(00:37:29) - Self Control Over the Body(00:40:21) - Self Control Over Our Thoughts(00:42:50) - Feeding the Mind: The Running Stream Illustration(00:45:16) - Self Control Over Our Emotions(00:47:53) - Closing Thoughts and Prayer

Chapters (00:00:01) - Introduction: Facing Impossible Situations(00:03:14) - Scripture Reading: Mark 5:21-43(00:06:39) - Sermon Overview: Fear to Faith(00:07:17) - A Distressed Father: Jairus's Plea(00:10:55) - Mark's Story Sandwich Structure(00:12:27) - A Defiled Daughter: The Suffering Woman(00:14:08) - The Woman's Isolation and Suffering(00:16:44) - Reaching Out: Touching Jesus's Garment(00:18:28) - Fear, Trembling, and Public Testimony(00:21:20) - Called Daughter: Jesus's Tender Declaration(00:24:13) - An Invitation to the Reader(00:26:03) - A Dead Daughter: News of Jairus's Loss(00:27:11) - Do Not Fear, Only Believe(00:29:46) - Talitha Cumi: Raising the Girl(00:31:02) - Astonishment and Tender Care(00:33:03) - Implication One: Faith Reaches Out to Touch Jesus(00:36:13) - The Gospel for the Helpless and Hopeless(00:39:07) - Implication Two: Holiness Reaches Down to the Unclean(00:40:57) - Christ's Death and Resurrection for the Unclean(00:42:32) - Closing: You Will Never Lose Your Savior

Chapters (00:00:00) - Introduction to Fruit of the Spirit Series(00:01:15) - Opening Prayer(00:01:55) - Defining Faithfulness(00:02:56) - Old Faithful and Everyday Examples of Faithfulness(00:04:32) - Faithful Friendship Examples(00:05:48) - How the World Cheapens Faithfulness (FOBO)(00:06:42) - Statistics on Broken Promises and Unfaithfulness(00:07:54) - Is Anyone Found Faithful? Introducing Christ(00:08:42) - Christ as Our Faithful High Priest(00:10:14) - Jesus' High Priestly Prayer in John 17(00:12:55) - Jesus Faithful in His Word: Luke 4(00:15:41) - Rejection at Nazareth(00:18:24) - Faithful Despite Threats on His Life(00:19:28) - Jesus Faithful in His Deeds: John 4(00:21:45) - Food to Do the Father's Will(00:22:55) - Urgency of the Harvest and Obedience(00:24:21) - Faithful in Death: Gethsemane(00:26:36) - Not My Will But Yours Be Done(00:28:05) - Betrayed by Sleeping Disciples Yet Faithful(00:29:43) - Faithful in His Reign: Romans 8(00:31:23) - Christ Our Faithful Intercessor and Defender(00:32:54) - Christ as Faithful Friend, Bridegroom, and Shepherd(00:34:11) - Christ the Conqueror and Coming King(00:34:43) - Application One: Come to the Faithful One(00:36:37) - Weak Faith in a Strong Savior(00:37:00) - Application Two: Serve Him Faithfully(00:39:23) - Faithful in Little Things(00:40:13) - The Mayor of the Parking Lot(00:41:55) - Closing Prayer

Chapters (00:00:00) - Air rage and seat etiquette: the culture of personal rights(00:03:36) - Turning to Philippians 2: living worthy of the gospel(00:05:25) - Reading Philippians 2:5-11 and its three movements(00:09:27) - Point one: Imitate Christ together(00:10:38) - What would Jesus do? Ethics vs doctrine debate(00:13:30) - Imitating Christ's value system, not his literal life(00:15:57) - Point two: Walking the road of Christ's humiliation(00:17:12) - Christ's pre-existence and divine essence(00:18:23) - Elon Musk comparison: Christ's incomparable majesty(00:19:32) - Refusing to assert rights in everyday life(00:21:18) - Living to give, not to get: why not be wronged(00:23:42) - What 'emptied himself' really means theologically(00:25:40) - The African chief parable: descending to save(00:27:18) - Christ's humanity: suffering yet never giving up on us(00:29:46) - Humility as scandal in the Greco-Roman world(00:32:28) - The shame and scandal of the cross(00:35:30) - Obedience to the Father, not for our own glory(00:38:31) - Point three: Waiting for God's vindication(00:40:16) - Every knee will bow, every tongue confess(00:42:35) - A call to the unbeliever: bow before Jesus now(00:43:52) - Status before God vs. honors of this world(00:46:01) - Closing exhortation: imitate Christ together

Chapters (00:00:00) - Introduction to the class and roadmap(00:01:58) - Defining worldly vs. Christian goodness(00:05:10) - Come and see: tasting Christ's goodness(00:06:44) - The rich young man and the Good Teacher(00:07:51) - Why Jesus questions being called good(00:12:44) - Goodness begins and ends with God(00:14:56) - Christ's divine goodness and ministry(00:16:17) - Ezekiel 34: the scattered sheep and God's promise(00:19:11) - God's goodness in seeking the lost(00:21:19) - Christ as the Good Shepherd (John 10)(00:23:19) - Knowing and being known by the Shepherd(00:26:25) - Christ as the Good Friend (John 15)(00:28:02) - Christ's high priestly prayer for his friends(00:30:22) - The criminal on the cross and Christ's goodness(00:32:56) - Our uncleanliness and Christ's cleansing grace(00:35:24) - Good works as fruit, not means, of salvation(00:37:16) - Practicing goodness as good teachers(00:40:58) - Practicing goodness as good shepherds(00:44:04) - Practicing goodness as good friends(00:46:32) - Closing reflections on Christ's supreme goodness

Chapters (00:00:01) - Welcome and the Analogy of Clothing(00:01:23) - Introducing Colossians 3:12-14(00:03:15) - Why We Should Be Christlike: Chosen, Holy, Beloved(00:06:12) - God's Unchanging Love and the Gospel Invitation(00:07:25) - The Sandlot Illustration: God's Prized Possession(00:09:58) - What to Put On: Compassion, Kindness, Forgiveness(00:12:49) - Love as the Bond of Unity Amid Church Struggles(00:14:13) - Closing Application and Prayer

Chapters (00:00:00) - The greatest threat to the church(00:02:31) - Turning to Philippians 2:1-4(00:04:32) - Reading the passage and its structure(00:06:53) - The encouragement to unity in Christ(00:09:35) - Every blessing is ours in Christ(00:13:33) - An invitation to come to Christ(00:15:07) - The exhortation to unity(00:16:54) - Paul's joy is found in their unity(00:17:38) - Grief over present divisions in the congregation(00:19:45) - Where is our hope really built?(00:21:02) - The Philippians' own division: Euodia and Syntyche(00:22:48) - Why preach this text now(00:23:28) - The expression of unity: false paths to unity(00:25:21) - The elders' exhausted search for a way forward(00:26:35) - Unity begins with examining our own motives(00:29:48) - Selfish ambition and empty conceit(00:32:18) - Envy and rivalry within the church(00:33:45) - Humility as the antidote(00:36:21) - What true humility looks like(00:37:47) - Humility expressed in practical love(00:40:58) - The real obstacle to unity is pride, not opinions(00:42:17) - Closing charge: begin with the heart

Chapters (00:00:00) - Introduction: From Concepts to Practice(00:00:57) - Philippians 2:12-18 and Working Out Your Salvation(00:04:14) - The 'THIS' Acronym: A Litmus Test for Productivity(00:04:45) - Thankfulness in All Things(00:08:01) - Holiness: Being Set Apart(00:09:27) - Immovability Through God's Word(00:11:50) - Selflessness and Pouring Out for Others(00:12:48) - Productivity Should Serve Others, Not Self(00:14:38) - Transition to Practical Lists(00:16:06) - Resources: Budgeting and Time Blocking(00:18:36) - Resources: Evening Prep and Morning Routines(00:20:01) - Resources: Limiting Screen Time(00:22:45) - Resources: Practicing Hospitality(00:24:04) - Responsibilities: Tools of the Trade(00:25:10) - Responsibilities: Knowing Your One Thing(00:26:37) - Responsibilities: Tracking Important Dates(00:27:21) - Responsibilities: Always Have a Notepad(00:28:22) - Responsibilities: Organizing Information by Project(00:30:36) - Relationships: Making Your Yes Mean Yes(00:32:11) - Relationships: Weekly Encouragement(00:33:36) - Relationships: Becoming a Regular(00:34:56) - Relationships: Considering Leaving Social Media(00:37:14) - Relationships: Prioritizing Church Gathering(00:38:20) - Closing Thoughts and Q&A

Chapters (00:00:01) - Introduction to Fruit of the Spirit: Kindness(00:00:29) - What Does the World Think Kindness Is?(00:03:35) - Defining Kindness Biblically(00:04:36) - Overview: Knowing Kindness in Christ's Life(00:08:43) - Jesus Kindly Feeding the 5,000(00:13:51) - Deeper Meaning: Bread of Life(00:15:31) - Jesus Kindly Healing the Leper(00:18:54) - Kindness Does Not Discriminate(00:20:25) - Christ's Willingness to Heal(00:23:19) - Jesus Kindly Forgiving on the Cross(00:27:06) - Transition to Showing Kindness(00:28:00) - Marks of Spirit-Produced Kindness(00:31:47) - Kindness Compels Action(00:32:58) - Hurricane Katrina Helicopter Rescue Story(00:39:09) - Closing Reflection: The Greater Shepherd

Chapters (00:00:00) - Opening illustration and the question of heavenly citizenship(00:00:34) - Context of Philippians and Paul's situation(00:02:21) - Reading Philippians 1:27-30(00:03:29) - Structure of the passage: call, character, case(00:06:13) - The call to citizenship explained(00:06:52) - Illustration: teaching gun safety to get attention(00:09:15) - The political meaning of 'citizenship' in Greek(00:10:40) - Philippi's Roman heritage and identity(00:13:28) - Churches as embassies of heaven(00:14:51) - Application to our own church's struggles(00:15:12) - Why this text landed on this Sunday(00:16:59) - Being precedes doing: grace not performance(00:19:28) - The gospel for those not yet believing(00:20:30) - The character of citizenship: standing firm(00:21:37) - Battle of the Bulge illustration(00:23:31) - Unity in one Spirit, not superficial unity(00:25:53) - Heart check on our church's unity(00:27:34) - Striving side by side: the athletic image(00:28:22) - Miracle on Ice illustration of unity(00:31:13) - Not frightened by opponents(00:32:46) - Modern analogy: kneeling protests and public backlash(00:34:26) - A sign of destruction and salvation(00:34:54) - Personal story: the job interview and faith(00:37:53) - The case for citizenship: salvation and suffering as grace(00:39:33) - Suffering as conformity to Christ(00:40:33) - Calvin on embracing persecution(00:41:58) - The cross-shaped life, not comfort(00:42:42) - Closing: earthly conduct revealing heavenly citizenship(00:44:13) - Closing challenge and prayer

Chapters (00:00:02) - Introduction to the Fruit of the Spirit Series(00:01:25) - Beholding Christ's Glory to Be Transformed(00:02:30) - Defining Patience: Worldly vs Biblical Views(00:04:45) - Forbearance Defined Through Scripture(00:07:39) - Longsuffering Defined Through Scripture(00:09:28) - God's Patience in the Old Testament(00:12:03) - Exodus 34 and God's Self-Revealed Character(00:14:10) - Divine Forbearance and the Cross in Romans(00:15:13) - Patience Became Flesh: Christ's Examples(00:16:49) - Luke 9: The Samaritan Village Rejects Jesus(00:20:01) - Jesus Rebukes the Disciples' Vengeful Anger(00:21:22) - Christ's Patience Toward Us Personally(00:22:52) - Application: Repent in Light of Christ's Patience(00:25:11) - Application: Represent Christ by Forgiving Others(00:27:00) - Introducing Christ's Long-Suffering(00:28:14) - Matthew 27: The Passion Narrative Read Aloud(00:31:07) - Psalm 22: Jesus' Heart on the Cross(00:34:51) - Jesus' Trust Amid Suffering(00:36:25) - The Promised Outcome of Christ's Endurance(00:37:53) - Application: Consider and Continue in Christ's Endurance(00:40:10) - Closing: Waiting Patiently for Christ's Return

Chapters (00:00:00) - Welcome and introduction(00:01:34) - A question for kids: meeting someone important(00:03:15) - Reading Exodus 19(00:07:09) - Context: God delivers His people to dwell with them(00:08:57) - Sermon structure overview(00:09:37) - Point 1: God saves us to be His holy people(00:10:44) - God's faithfulness in bringing Israel to Sinai(00:13:19) - Grace before command, salvation before obedience(00:14:48) - Salvation is about knowing God Himself(00:16:43) - Obedience flows from being God's treasured possession(00:18:20) - Chosen not for merit but for God's love(00:20:36) - Holy people called to represent God(00:21:44) - A kingdom of priests for the nations(00:24:55) - Point 2: God prepares us for His holy presence(00:26:45) - Consecration and boundaries before the mountain(00:28:25) - Our culture's casualness about God's holiness(00:30:55) - The problem of unclean hearts(00:32:04) - Trying and failing to earn holiness(00:32:53) - Point 3: God brings us into His holy presence(00:34:26) - Thunder, fire, and Israel's trembling(00:35:35) - The need for a mediator(00:36:58) - Jesus as the greater mediator(00:38:06) - The gospel: Jesus does what we cannot(00:39:05) - Sinai versus Mount Zion in Hebrews(00:41:37) - Confidence without casualness before God(00:43:03) - Draw near to God despite fear of not being enough(00:45:17) - Fearing God more when confidence lacks reverence(00:46:36) - Coming near through Christ, reverently and confidently(00:46:56) - God's ultimate goal: dwelling with His people forever(00:48:35) - Closing exhortation and prayer

Chapters (00:00:00) - Introduction: The Fruit of the Spirit as One Fruit(00:02:13) - The World's Search for Joy: GQ's Happiness Project(00:05:22) - World's Answer #1: Escaping Suffering for Pleasure(00:06:54) - World's Answer #2: Finding Joy Within Yourself(00:08:21) - The Burden of Finding Joy Without Christ(00:10:25) - A Christian Definition of Joy(00:11:57) - Jesus as the Embodiment of Joy: Group Discussion(00:13:57) - Biblical Evidence of Christ's Joy(00:18:54) - Why Christ's Joy Matters for Us(00:21:47) - Christ as the Source of Our Joy: Luke 10 and the Seventy(00:23:41) - False Joy vs True Rejoicing in Salvation(00:26:22) - God's Redemptive Plan Brings Jesus Joy(00:27:46) - Ephesians 1: Adopted, Redeemed, Sealed(00:33:28) - The Permanence of God's Redemptive Plan(00:34:50) - What Disrupts Our Communion and Joy(00:38:59) - Marks of a Joyful Life: Meditate, Marvel, Model(00:40:25) - Confess and Kill Sin(00:41:34) - Meditate on Christ and Remember the Gospel(00:44:03) - Trust God in Trials and Eternal Perspective(00:45:28) - Closing: All Sufficient Merit and Final Encouragement

Chapters (00:00:02) - Introduction: What You Wear Reveals Who You Are(00:01:36) - Reading Colossians 3:5-11(00:02:47) - Context and Background from Colossians(00:03:35) - Who You Were: Putting Sin to Death(00:05:57) - Kill or Be Killed: Taking Sin Seriously(00:07:35) - Freedom from Sin's Past Tense(00:08:34) - Warning and Invitation to Repent(00:09:47) - Who You Are: Putting on the New Self(00:10:34) - The Old Clothes Illustration(00:12:00) - Wearing Christ's Righteousness(00:12:54) - Renewed in Knowledge of God(00:14:15) - Unity in the New Creation(00:15:45) - Closing Challenge: What Are You Wearing?