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Flourishing Spiritually in Old Age

Gary DeLashmutt

Psalms 71

Psalms 92 and 71 gives us ways to flourish spiritually as we approach our latter days. This time does not have to be a time of withdrawing and walking away from usefulness to God. Instead, it can be a time of great effectiveness in ministry and deepening closeness with the Lord as our physical and mental fitness is not what it used to be. We can actually be more effective as we depend more on the Lord than ever before.

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Working Out What God Has Put In

Dennis McCallum

Philippians 2:12-16

To work out your salvation with fear and trembling may at first glance sound like we must work for our salvation with fear and doubt, but that is not at all what Paul is saying here. As believers, our salvation from the penalty of sin is eternally secure. Paul is encouraging us to live out the reality of the forgiveness that God has put into us at the moment we received his forgiveness. As we live in light of that truth, we will shine like stars to a watching world.

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Philippians 2:12-16Phil 2:12-16 Phil 2:12-16By Dennis McCallum Teaching Date: 04/22/2021To work out your salvation with fear and tremblin...

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Shine Like Stars

Chris Risley

Philippians 2:12-18

Here, Paul discusses how we should respond to Christ's example of humility. He humbled himself by being obedient to the point of dying on a cross for the humans he so loves. We are called to follow his example of humility and obedience by "working out" in the example of our lives the salvation God has worked in us from the moment we accepted the free gift of forgiveness. This does not include grumbling or complaining! Instead our lives should be so different from the world that we shine like the stars.

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Philippians 2:12-18Phil 2:12-18 Phil 2:12-18By Chris Risley Teaching Date: 04/19/2021Here, Paul discusses how we should respond to Christ...

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Work Out What God Worked In

James Rochford

Philippians 2:12-16

Paul is not promoting working for your salvation. He is saying work out or live out the salvation God has worked into you when you asked for forgiveness for al your sins based upon the finished work of Jesus on the cross. It is God who is working in you to give you the desire and the power to live a life pleasing to him.

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Philippians 2:12-16Phil 2:12-16 Phil 2:12-16By James Rochford Teaching Date: 04/15/2021Paul is not promoting working for your salvation. ...

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Answering the Call

Chris Hearty

Philippians 2:12-16

Paul calls upon the Philippians to answer the call that God has made on their lives. There are two aspects of how a believer in Jesus can grow. One aspect is God's role and the other is our role. God's role is to WORK IN his salvation for the person who asks for forgiveness. A believer's role is to WORK OUT his salvation with awe and reverence which means to live out what he already has, that is his salvation. So, the believer is not working for his salvation but living out the salvation he already has. God supplies the desire and ability to live out our salvation. Our responsibility is to respond to his ability which he freely supplies.

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Philippians 2:12-16Phil 2:12-16 Phil 2:12-16By Chris Hearty Teaching Date: 04/12/2021Paul calls upon the Philippians to answer the call t...

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Jesus and the Samaritan Woman

Ben Foust

John 4:1-42

One might suppose the Samaritan woman at the well would be the least likely person to ever follow Jesus. She is the wrong gender, race, religion, and morality. The barriers are numerous. Yet, Jesus pursues the unlikely, like this sinful woman who doesn't even know she is thirsty. She learns she is very thirsty, and the only thing that will quench that thirst is a relationship with God. Jesus has removed every barrier to receiving the living water he offers.

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John 4:1-42John 4:1-42 John 4:1-42By Ben Foust Teaching Date: 04/11/2021One might suppose the Samaritan woman at the well would be the le...

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The Humility of Jesus

Chris Hearty

Philippians 2:3-11

Jesus' life was the ultimate example of what serving love actually looks like. Paul sets the bar very high when he uses Jesus as the example for how we should have the same mindset of humility. Although he retained his divine attributes and abilities, he set them aside to live fully as a human. He did not demand his rights as the sovereign creator of the universe, but instead went to the cross to save us.

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Philippians 2:3-11Phil 2:3-11 Phil 2:3-11By Chris Hearty Teaching Date: 04/05/2021Jesus' life was the ultimate example of what serving lo...

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John the Baptist

Ryan Lowery

Matthew 3:1-3

People in Israel at the time of Jesus' birth awaited a messiah, and knew that this messiah would be preceded by an "Elijah" figure, announcing his arrival. John the Baptist served in this role, calling on people to acknowledge their sin and repent--to agree with God that they fall short of His standard. We are called to the same acknowledgement, which opens the door to us receiving what Jesus, the Messiah came to give--forgiveness from sins, based on his death on the cross.

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Matthew 3:1-3Matt 3:1-3 Matt 3:1-3By Ryan Lowery Teaching Date: 03/30/2021People in Israel at the time of Jesus' birth awaited a messiah,...

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God's Efforts to Reach Us

Mike Sullivan

Revelation 14:6-7

During the Great Tribulation there will be tremendous judgments poured out upon the people of the earth for refusing to repent. But there will also be, at the same time, God going to great lengths to reach people who are far from him. God will send 144,000 bondservants to proclaim the Gospel; he will send two witnesses to Jerusalem for three and a half years to appeal to people to turn back to God; he will even send Jesus to appear in person after the two witnesses are taken up into heaven. And if that wasn't enough, a mighty angel will fly around the world making one final effort to exhort the remaining people to repent and turn to God before time is up.

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Revelation 10:10-10, Revelation 11:1-13, Revelation 14:6-7Rev 10:10-10,Rev 11:1-13,Rev 14:6-7 Rev 10:10-10, Rev 11:1-13, Rev 14:6-7By Mik...

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