Sermon Notes from Sunday, August 28th

Here are the notes from today's sermon from Philippians 1.12-18.  To get these notes in PDF and the sermon audio, visit sermons.heritagepark.org.  You can also find the audio on iTunes via our podcast.

Philippians

Part 3 – Advancing the Message

Philippians 1.12-18

What happened to Paul? (v.12)

• He is in jail and in chains.
• His grief is present but not preeminent, swallowed by the agenda of his King.

How did Paul respond? (v.18)

• His heart-level response was joy.
• He did not rejoice because of his situation or his hope of being rescued from it. 
• His rejoiced because God was using it.

Why would Paul respond like this? (v.12)

• Paul knew hardship brought clarity and growth (3.10).
• Paul saw Jesus advancing His message through him.
• Even through mixed motives, Paul saw God at work (v.15-17).
• Sometimes our Father will send us into hardship because there are things we will never learn and things we will never accomplish apart from it.

What are the outcomes? (v.13-14)

• The people around him knew about Christ’s work in Paul’s life.
• Other believers became bolder in telling others about Christ.