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working out your salvation and the upside down Sunday April 18 Mike Jentes

working out your salvation and the upside down Sunday April 18 Mike Jentes Los Altos Grace Brethren Church. KINGDOM. the upside down. KINGDOM. Foundations//the upside down. KINGDOM. KINGDOM. Christ leads us in the way first (Phil. 2:3-5).

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working out your salvation and the upside down Sunday April 18 Mike Jentes

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  1. working out your salvation and the upside down Sunday April 18Mike Jentes Los Altos Grace Brethren Church KINGDOM

  2. the upside down KINGDOM

  3. Foundations//the upside down KINGDOM KINGDOM Christ leads us in the way first (Phil. 2:3-5) “Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind let each of you regard one another as more important than himself.” “…Do not merely look out for your own personal interests, but also the interests of others.” “…Have this attitude in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus.”

  4. Foundations//the upside down KINGDOM The way up is down (Phil. 2:6-11) “so that at the name of Jesus every knee will bow, of those who are in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and that every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.” “For this reason also, God highly exalted Him, and bestowed on Him the name which is above every name,” “Being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.” “but emptied Himself, taking the form of a bond-servant, and being made in the likeness of men.” “who, although He existed in the form of God, did not regard equality with God a thing to be grasped,” Exalted with God Equal with God A Lord above men A servant under men Death on a Cross Two bigger steps up Two big steps down 2:6 2:7 2:8 2:9 2:10-11 The Humiliation and Exaltation of Christ (Phil. 2:5-11)

  5. Foundations//the upside down KINGDOM Christ’s Spirit Fleshed-out So then, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your salvation with fear and trembling; ―Phil. 2:12

  6. Foundations//the upside down KINGDOM Christ’s Spirit Fleshed-out So then, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your salvation with fear and trembling; ―Phil. 2:12 Obedience = work out your salvation

  7. Foundations//the upside down KINGDOM Christ’s Spirit Fleshed-out So then, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your salvation with fear and trembling; ―Phil. 2:12 Volcano Eyjafjallajokull

  8. Foundations//the upside down KINGDOM Christ’s Spirit Fleshed-out for it is God who is at work in you, both to will and to work for His good pleasure. ―Phil. 2:13

  9. Foundations//the upside down KINGDOM Christ’s Spirit Fleshed-out for it is God who is at work in you, both to will and to work for His good pleasure. ―Phil. 2:13 God energizes both our will/desire & our effort/energy

  10. Foundations//the upside down KINGDOM Christ’s Spirit Fleshed-out in Others (the rest of the chapter) The Spirit of Christ: …in Paul: Jesus “emptied Himself” in the service of others. ―Phil. 2:7 “But even if I am being poured out as a drink offering upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I rejoice and share my joy with you all.” ―Phil. 2:17

  11. Foundations//the upside down KINGDOM Christ’s Spirit Fleshed-out in Others (the rest of the chapter) The Spirit of Christ …in Timothy: “For I have no one else of kindred spirit who will genuinely be concerned for your welfare. For they all seek after their own interests, not those of Christ Jesus.” ―Phil. 2:20-21 “Be of the same mind, united in spirit, intent on one purpose…Do not merely look out for your own personal interests but also for the interests of others.” ―Phil. 2:2, 4

  12. Foundations//the upside down KINGDOM Christ’s Spirit Fleshed-out in Others (the rest of the chapter) The Spirit of Christ …in Epaphroditus: Jesus became “obedient to the point of death.” ―Phil. 2:8 “for indeed he was sick to the point of death.” ―Phil 2:27

  13. Foundations//the upside down KINGDOM Christ’s Spirit Fleshed-out in YOU The Spirit of Christ …in You: So then, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your salvation with fear and trembling; for it is God who is at work in you, both to will and to work for His good pleasure. ―Phil. 2:12-13

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