The Fruits of Righteousness

The Mind of Christ - Message 3 - The Fruits of Righteousness - Phil. 1:9-11

Outline

I. Abounding Love – vs. 9

A. Agape Love

1. Affection – Rom. 12:10
2. Service – Gal. 5:13
3. Patience – Eph. 4:2
4. Forgiveness – 1 Peter 4:8

B. In Abundance – enough with left-overs – 1 Thess. 3:12-13
C. In Knowledge

1. Derived from the Word of God – Psa. 119:125; Col. 1:9-10; 1 Tim. 3:15
2. The ability to recognize, to know – Prov. 2:6; 14:7

D. In Discernment

1. Insight given by the Holy Spirit – Rom. 1:28-32; 1 Cor. 2:14; Heb. 4:12
2. Experience – learning – Heb. 5:14; Isa. 1:17; Titus 3:14

a. Commandments – Psa. 119:73
b. Counsel – Prov. 1:5

II. Abandoned Hypocrisy – vs. 10

A. Approve – test in order to authenticate – Rom. 12:2
B. Excellent – “to differ”, to differentiate in order to know the “things that really matter”
C. Sincere – pure, genuine – sine cera: without wax

1. Hypocrisy is wearing a mask – Matt. 23:28; Rom. 12:9; 1 Peter 2:1-3
2. Open, not Covered or Hidden – 2 Cor. 4:7

D. Without Offense – blameless, not causing others to stumble – Psa. 119:165

III. Abundant Fruit – vs. 11

A. Being Filled
B. The Fruits Righteousness Produces

1. Not internal (fruit of the Spirit), but external (good works) – Eph. 2:10
2. To do what is right – James 3:17-18
3. By Jesus

a. Dependence – John 15:1-5
b. Discipline – Heb. 12:11; John 15:2; 2 Tim. 3:16-17 (instruction, refinement)
c. Determining what is acceptable to God – Eph. 5:8-10; Psa. 19:14; Prov. 21:3

4. To the glory and praise of God – John 15:8; 2 Cor. 9:10-11; Eph. 1:12-14; 3:20-21