Finding Joy and Confidence in Christ Through Community
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"Mountain Vista Baptist Church Where we believe the church is called to gather together To grow together and go together In service both to the body and to the community And as we talk about serving the community As we talk about serving the body We have a couple different areas where that's available Coming up on April 19th April 19th we've got our Easter Extravaganza community outreach event We're going to have egg hunts and bounce houses And crafts and popcorn and cotton candy And all kinds of things that are going on We've been collecting eggs and candy for that Back in the barrels in the foyer for a few weeks now And so we're going to continue collecting those If you'd like to volunteer, you'd like to help We have a lot of people who've signed up already But we've got to sign up out there On the bulletin board in the foyer If you'd like to volunteer and help with that event As we look to minister to our community" [00:09:44] (48 seconds)
"As we come to our time of congregation Congregational prayer Thinking about that song The love of God that we just sang The love of God is very dominantly Expressed to us in His forgiveness of sin He sent Christ to die on the cross For our sins so we could be reconciled to Him As we come to this time of congregational prayer We're working our way through the PRAY acronym And as we work our way through the PRAY acronym I like this acronym particularly Because it follows the Lord's Prayer This is the structure that's used in the Lord's Prayer Now, it doesn't mean this is the only way you can pray But I personally like this one And this morning we are on the R for repent And we repent of our sins We confess our sins to God We're told in 1 John chapter 1 verse number 9 If we confess our sins He's faithful and just to forgive us our sin And cleanse us from all unrighteousness" [00:21:44] (63 seconds)
"Lord, we are thankful for the forgiveness of sin that comes through the person of Jesus Christ. Thank you that you made a way for us to be reconciled to you, to know you. Lord, thank you that when we come to you in repentance, that you forgive. Lord, we recognize that it's so easy for us to choose ourselves, to choose our own ways, to follow after us instead of you. Lord, we need you. We need your spirit at work in us. Lord, we need you to show us where we sin, where we rebel, where we turn away, where we're thankful that you call us back, that you draw us back. Thank you for your love that's poured out on us. Thank you for the salvation we have through Jesus." [00:24:46] (85 seconds)
"But as we look at chapter number three today, he's going to address an issue of what we rely on for a right relationship with God, for a right standing before Christ. He's encouraging the church in Philippi to know what's true and to know where their trust really belongs. Now, he's not writing this to them because they are necessarily having a problem with this. He's writing this to them because of outside influences that are seeking to affect the church in Philippi. And so I want you to read with me Philippians chapter 3, verses 1 through 11. Now, today we are only going to cover verses 1 through 6. Next week we will cover verses 7 through 11, but the section in this passage is all one piece. So we're going to read it together, and then we'll talk about those first six verses today." [00:37:04] (57 seconds)
"Our big idea, as we begin this section, we begin chapter number three, is works don't save us. Now, we know this, right? We're sitting here in church today, and we know this. We know works don't save us. We know that our works don't bring us in a better standing before God. It doesn't make us more favorable in God's sight. We know this, but so often we can act like we don't know this. We can act contrary to this. just think about it for a minute. Have you ever had a situation in life, a circumstance come into life, a hard time, a difficult time, a bad thing happen, and you wonder, what did I do that God brought this on me?" [00:40:03] (51 seconds)
"Sometimes we can get these ideas, we can get these thoughts that God's favor or actions towards us are based on whether or not I have been righteous enough. Sometimes we can get that because we hear voices outside of us that are speaking. Have you ever known something to be true and because people around you believe something else, you begin to question yourself? Like, I know this is right, I know this is true, I know this is what I should be doing, but people around you are saying something else. Like, man, do I really have that right? Are we really doing what I'm supposed to be doing here?" [00:41:25] (47 seconds)
"There's a difference in joy and rejoicing. Joy is recognizing. Rejoicing is delighting. I can recognize I have children. Right? I can recognize that. And that does affect my life, even in recognizing that. I have kids. It affects my life. But there's a difference in recognizing I have kids and delighting in my kids. There's a difference in recognizing I have children and delighting in the opportunity I have to spend with them and do things with them. And this is where it gets real. Right? Because we can be like, yeah, God's favor. He extended himself. Joy. Yeah, recognizing what God has done. But delighting takes intentionality." [00:47:56] (53 seconds)
"The Judaizers believed that you needed both Jesus and the law in order to be fully and truly saved. The Judaizers were an issue in the early church, the writing in the New Testament. The book of Galatians is dedicated to issues with the Judaizers in the region of Galatia. Paul is writing to the churches there saying, this is a problem. Here's what you need to know. Here's what you need to watch out for. Here's what you need to believe. Here's how you need to act. And so apparently this same group is having an effect, a talking to outside the church of Philippi to influence them. And so Paul is saying, watch out for them." [00:48:53] (44 seconds)
"Paul makes it very clear that physical circumcision has no value for the Christian. And he uses two contrasting words here. So he says at the end of verse number two, those mutilators of the flesh, and he begins verse number three, for it is we who are the circumcision. Now, the Judaizers were following the Mosaic laws of circumcision, but Paul says they're simply mutilators of the flesh. The word he chooses to use here at the end of verse number two means to make gashes in the flesh. Now, they were looking to and trusting in adherence to the law as part of their salvation. The Judaizers were." [00:52:45] (40 seconds)
"Paul says circumcision is worth nothing unless it's circumcision of the heart. And he says, we, talking to the church in Philippi, we are what they're claiming to be. That's what he's saying. The Judaizers, those who are saying, you've got to do this, you've got to follow this, you've got to act this way, you've got to follow these aspects of the law, says what they're saying, they're not part of this. We are. We are the circumcision. We are those who have that purified, that cleansed heart. And Paul gives three marks of what a follower of Christ looks like, what those who are the circumcision, what they look like. He says, we who serve God by His Spirit, who boast in Christ Jesus, and put no confidence in the flesh." [00:57:16] (47 seconds)
"Many Christians claim to have known Jesus their whole life. They were raised in church. I was baptized when I was little. I accepted Jesus when I was seven, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera. We can boast in a whole lot of things as the church today. We can boast in a whole lot of things as followers of Christ today, but nothing saves us outside of Jesus. Now, I'm going to say this might make some of you upset and that's okay. It doesn't matter if you were raised in a Christian home. It doesn't matter if you were raised in church. It doesn't matter if you made a profession of faith when you were five, six, seven. It doesn't matter if you were baptized when you were 12. If your hope and your faith and your confidence is in those things, none of it matters." [01:06:44] (41 seconds)
"Help us to be reminded regularly to rejoice in You. To rejoice in Jesus. To delight in what You are doing, what You have done. And to be reminded that You are the one we look to. Lord, thank You for Jesus who died for us, that we can know You. We can experience Your grace, Your favor. Help us as we go out from here to show that to others. Lord, that they would see it in our lives and hear it in our words. Thank You that we can delight in You. Thank You that Your favor has been extended to us, poured out on us. Thank You for Jesus. Thank You that You are our confidence." [01:11:05] (59 seconds)
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"As we come to our time of congregation Congregational prayer Thinking about that song The love of God that we just sang The love of God is very dominantly Expressed to us in His forgiveness of sin He sent Christ to die on the cross For our sins so we could be reconciled to Him As we come to this time of congregational prayer We're working our way through the PRAY acronym And as we work our way through the PRAY acronym I like this acronym particularly Because it follows the Lord's Prayer This is the structure that's used in the Lord's Prayer Now, it doesn't mean this is the only way you can pray But I personally like this one And this morning we are on the R for repent And we repent of our sins We confess our sins to God We're told in 1 John chapter 1 verse number 9 If we confess our sins He's faithful and just to forgive us our sin And cleanse us from all unrighteousness" [00:21:44] (63 seconds)
"Lord, we are thankful for the forgiveness of sin that comes through the person of Jesus Christ. Thank you that you made a way for us to be reconciled to you, to know you. Lord, thank you that when we come to you in repentance, that you forgive. Lord, we recognize that it's so easy for us to choose ourselves, to choose our own ways, to follow after us instead of you. Lord, we need you. We need your spirit at work in us. Lord, we need you to show us where we sin, where we rebel, where we turn away, where we're thankful that you call us back, that you draw us back. Thank you for your love that's poured out on us. Thank you for the salvation we have through Jesus." [00:24:46] (85 seconds)
"But as we look at chapter number three today, he's going to address an issue of what we rely on for a right relationship with God, for a right standing before Christ. He's encouraging the church in Philippi to know what's true and to know where their trust really belongs. Now, he's not writing this to them because they are necessarily having a problem with this. He's writing this to them because of outside influences that are seeking to affect the church in Philippi. And so I want you to read with me Philippians chapter 3, verses 1 through 11. Now, today we are only going to cover verses 1 through 6. Next week we will cover verses 7 through 11, but the section in this passage is all one piece. So we're going to read it together, and then we'll talk about those first six verses today." [00:37:04] (57 seconds)
"Our big idea, as we begin this section, we begin chapter number three, is works don't save us. Now, we know this, right? We're sitting here in church today, and we know this. We know works don't save us. We know that our works don't bring us in a better standing before God. It doesn't make us more favorable in God's sight. We know this, but so often we can act like we don't know this. We can act contrary to this. just think about it for a minute. Have you ever had a situation in life, a circumstance come into life, a hard time, a difficult time, a bad thing happen, and you wonder, what did I do that God brought this on me?" [00:40:03] (51 seconds)
"Sometimes we can get these ideas, we can get these thoughts that God's favor or actions towards us are based on whether or not I have been righteous enough. Sometimes we can get that because we hear voices outside of us that are speaking. Have you ever known something to be true and because people around you believe something else, you begin to question yourself? Like, I know this is right, I know this is true, I know this is what I should be doing, but people around you are saying something else. Like, man, do I really have that right? Are we really doing what I'm supposed to be doing here?" [00:41:25] (47 seconds)
"There's a difference in joy and rejoicing. Joy is recognizing. Rejoicing is delighting. I can recognize I have children. Right? I can recognize that. And that does affect my life, even in recognizing that. I have kids. It affects my life. But there's a difference in recognizing I have kids and delighting in my kids. There's a difference in recognizing I have children and delighting in the opportunity I have to spend with them and do things with them. And this is where it gets real. Right? Because we can be like, yeah, God's favor. He extended himself. Joy. Yeah, recognizing what God has done. But delighting takes intentionality." [00:47:56] (53 seconds)
"The Judaizers believed that you needed both Jesus and the law in order to be fully and truly saved. The Judaizers were an issue in the early church, the writing in the New Testament. The book of Galatians is dedicated to issues with the Judaizers in the region of Galatia. Paul is writing to the churches there saying, this is a problem. Here's what you need to know. Here's what you need to watch out for. Here's what you need to believe. Here's how you need to act. And so apparently this same group is having an effect, a talking to outside the church of Philippi to influence them. And so Paul is saying, watch out for them." [00:48:53] (44 seconds)
"Paul makes it very clear that physical circumcision has no value for the Christian. And he uses two contrasting words here. So he says at the end of verse number two, those mutilators of the flesh, and he begins verse number three, for it is we who are the circumcision. Now, the Judaizers were following the Mosaic laws of circumcision, but Paul says they're simply mutilators of the flesh. The word he chooses to use here at the end of verse number two means to make gashes in the flesh. Now, they were looking to and trusting in adherence to the law as part of their salvation. The Judaizers were." [00:52:45] (40 seconds)
"Paul says circumcision is worth nothing unless it's circumcision of the heart. And he says, we, talking to the church in Philippi, we are what they're claiming to be. That's what he's saying. The Judaizers, those who are saying, you've got to do this, you've got to follow this, you've got to act this way, you've got to follow these aspects of the law, says what they're saying, they're not part of this. We are. We are the circumcision. We are those who have that purified, that cleansed heart. And Paul gives three marks of what a follower of Christ looks like, what those who are the circumcision, what they look like. He says, we who serve God by His Spirit, who boast in Christ Jesus, and put no confidence in the flesh." [00:57:16] (47 seconds)
"Many Christians claim to have known Jesus their whole life. They were raised in church. I was baptized when I was little. I accepted Jesus when I was seven, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera. We can boast in a whole lot of things as the church today. We can boast in a whole lot of things as followers of Christ today, but nothing saves us outside of Jesus. Now, I'm going to say this might make some of you upset and that's okay. It doesn't matter if you were raised in a Christian home. It doesn't matter if you were raised in church. It doesn't matter if you made a profession of faith when you were five, six, seven. It doesn't matter if you were baptized when you were 12. If your hope and your faith and your confidence is in those things, none of it matters." [01:06:44] (41 seconds)
"Help us to be reminded regularly to rejoice in You. To rejoice in Jesus. To delight in what You are doing, what You have done. And to be reminded that You are the one we look to. Lord, thank You for Jesus who died for us, that we can know You. We can experience Your grace, Your favor. Help us as we go out from here to show that to others. Lord, that they would see it in our lives and hear it in our words. Thank You that we can delight in You. Thank You that Your favor has been extended to us, poured out on us. Thank You for Jesus. Thank You that You are our confidence." [01:11:05] (59 seconds)
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