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Look Out for the Interest of Jesus

Date:11/23/14

Series: Paul's Letter to the Phillipians

Passage: Philippians 2:19-30

Speaker: Chris Keener

 

Philippians 2:19-30  Look Out for the Interests of Jesus

I.                   One Point:  Standard for us to meet

A.                 Serve Jesus more than ourselves—2:21

B.                 Gospel theme of Philippians—1:5,12-18,27

II.               Two Examples

A.                 Timothy

1.                   Interest in their welfare

2.                   Look after the interests of Jesus—the Gospel

3.                   Served with Paul for the Gospel

B.                 Epaphroditus

1.                   Almost died for the work of Jesus

2.                   Helped Paul out of love for Paul and love for Jesus

III.            Three “In the Lord”-’s

A.                 Hope to send Timothy

B.                 Confidence that Paul will visit later

C.                 Philippians to welcome back Epaphroditus

 

Be like these 2 men: Humbly serve Jesus first