SURPRISED BY JOYFUL RIGHTEOUSNESS (9 OF 14)
by Steve Jones
Scripture: Philippians 3
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Surprised by Joyful Righteousness (9 of 14)
Series: Surprised by Joy
Steve Jones
Philippians 3
INTRODUCTION: In 1952, a man walked up to Harry Truman after a stump speech and said, ''You are the sorriest, most worthless, do-nothing president ever and I wouldn't vote for you if you were the only person on the ballot.'' Truman turned to his assistant and said, ''put him down as undecided.''
When it comes to your salvation, do you know where you stand or are you ''undecided?'' The joy of Christianity is rooted in the assurance of salvation. When Jesus' disciples had returned from a successful preaching tour in which they had healed the sick and exercised authority over demonic forces, they were excited and joyful, and rightfully so. However, Jesus cautioned them saying: ''Do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven'' (Luke 10:20).'' Assurance of salvation is a primary source of Christian joy. If you're a Christian today I'd like to ask you a question that Christians sometimes like to spring on unsuspecting non-believers. If you died today are you confident that you would be in paradise with Jesus as opposed to being in torment with the devil and his demons? If you can answer, ''yes, I'm confident'' to that question, and I'm sure that most of you can, then you have reasonable grounds for great joy in your life no matter what else is taking place. If you can't answer ''yes'' then you probably live under a cloud of apprehension that robs you of joy.
I'm in a sermon series based upon Paul's letter to the Philippians. I've entitled the series ''Surprised by Joy'' because we're looking at the provisions that God has made to keep our hearts joyful even if our economy or personal circumstances are challenging and painful.
The passage we're looking at this morning provides us with the bedrock foundation for the assurance of our salvation and that foundation is the righteousness of Christ. What is ''righteo ...
Series: Surprised by Joy
Steve Jones
Philippians 3
INTRODUCTION: In 1952, a man walked up to Harry Truman after a stump speech and said, ''You are the sorriest, most worthless, do-nothing president ever and I wouldn't vote for you if you were the only person on the ballot.'' Truman turned to his assistant and said, ''put him down as undecided.''
When it comes to your salvation, do you know where you stand or are you ''undecided?'' The joy of Christianity is rooted in the assurance of salvation. When Jesus' disciples had returned from a successful preaching tour in which they had healed the sick and exercised authority over demonic forces, they were excited and joyful, and rightfully so. However, Jesus cautioned them saying: ''Do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven'' (Luke 10:20).'' Assurance of salvation is a primary source of Christian joy. If you're a Christian today I'd like to ask you a question that Christians sometimes like to spring on unsuspecting non-believers. If you died today are you confident that you would be in paradise with Jesus as opposed to being in torment with the devil and his demons? If you can answer, ''yes, I'm confident'' to that question, and I'm sure that most of you can, then you have reasonable grounds for great joy in your life no matter what else is taking place. If you can't answer ''yes'' then you probably live under a cloud of apprehension that robs you of joy.
I'm in a sermon series based upon Paul's letter to the Philippians. I've entitled the series ''Surprised by Joy'' because we're looking at the provisions that God has made to keep our hearts joyful even if our economy or personal circumstances are challenging and painful.
The passage we're looking at this morning provides us with the bedrock foundation for the assurance of our salvation and that foundation is the righteousness of Christ. What is ''righteo ...
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