From Beginning to End

The Mind of Christ - Message 2 - From Beginning to End - Phil. 1:3-8

Outline

I. Prayer – vs. 3-4

A. Thanksgiving – Gk: Eucharisto (vs. 3)
B. Intercession (vs. 4)

1. Entreating God on behalf of others and their needs
2. Spiritual needs before physical needs – Rom. 1:8-12; 1 Cor. 1:4-9; Eph. 1:15-21; Col. 1:3-8
3. With Joy – Gal. 5:22; Rom. 14:17

II. Fellowship – vs. 5

A. Participation in a Communion created by God – Gk: koinonia – to share in a common pursuit
B. In the Gospel – 2 Cor. 6:14-7:1

1. One Body, Many Members – Rom. 12:3-5; 1 Cor. 12:12-14
2. One People, Many Nations – Eph. 2:14-18
3. One Purpose, Many Gifts – 2 Cor. 8:4-7; 9:7-9; Heb. 10:23-25 – abound in grace

III. Love – vs. 6-8

A. Confidence in God’s Work of Salvation (vs. 6) – Preserved to Persevere

1. He Started It – 1 Peter 1:3-9

a. No Man Seeks God – Rom. 3:10-11
b. No Man May Boast – Eph. 2:8-9
c. Born of God – John 1:12-13; Eph. 2:1-2; John 3:3-8; 1 John 5:1

2. He Will Finish It – Heb. 12:1-2

a. Secure – Rom. 8:29-39; John 10:27-28; Heb. 7:25
b. Sealed – Eph. 1:13-14
c. Sanctified – Heb. 10:14

3. The Day of Jesus Christ – John 6:40, 44; Phil. 3:21; 1 Cor. 1:8; 1 John 3:2
4. He Saves Us for a Purpose – Rom. 8:29; Eph. 3:14-19

B. Partakers together of Grace (vs. 7)

1. You All, in My Heart
2. Partners – they belong to God; be grateful for what He has done, is doing, and will do

a. In Persecution
b. In Proclamation

C. Yearning to be Reunited (vs. 8)

1. Longing – 2 Cor. 2:15-16; Gal. 4:19-20; 1 Thess. 2:17-20
2. With Affection – a pit in my stomach until we are reunited – John 13:35