Sermons by Luke Crowter (Page 23)

Knowing Christ is of supreme value. Only He can make us right with God. Watch out! For confidence in self. Rejoice! With confidence in Christ. Don’t stick Jesus behind the sofa!

Christians should live the contrast life – standing out like bright stars in a dark sky. Paul identifies 2 particular areas: relationships the Bible Shining like stars is… Our work God’s work Worth work

Pyramid thinking puts ME above YOU. Gospel thinking puts YOU above me. Paul shows us The Mindset to have The Model to follow Living as heaven’s citizens means flipping pyramid thinking upside down!

When you’re a citizen of a country, it affects how you live. Living as heaven’s citizens means… Standing together Striving together Suffering together

How do we make decisions that honour God? Paul’s life reveals one key question to ask. He was at a fork in the path, faced with two good options: To live is Christ and to die is gain. How do we decide? By asking “What’s better for others?” This is the Jesus path – and…

We are gospel partners to preach Christ. Preaching Christ means: Unzipping your mouth to speak of Jesus as King For Paul this was more important than… Personal comfort Personal reputation What about us?

Paul’s prayer is a model of how to pray for gospel partners. How to pray: 1. Pray thankfully 2. Pray confidently What to pray: Pray that they would be made ready for the return of the King. Prayer is not pointless – prayer has purpose!  

Are you a lone ranger or a team player? Philippians shows us what joyful gospel partnership looks like. It’s a thank you letter from servants of a king, to a people in a place with a purpose, thanking them and God for joyful gospel partnership. The work of the gospel is a team sport – we’re in it together.