SURPRISED BY JOYFUL SERVICE (7 OF 14)
by Steve Jones
Scripture: Philippians 2
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Surprised by Joyful Service (7 of 14)
Series: Surprised by Joy
Steve Jones
Philippians 2
INTRODUCTION: The History Channel ran a show entitled, ''The Man Who Predicted 911.'' Its focus was on one man by the name of Rick Rescorla. Long before September 11th, Rick Rescorla, the 62-year-old head of security at the Morgan Stanley Bank, developed an evacuation plan for the bank. The bank's offices were situated high up in the South Tower at the World Trade Center. Rescorla was convinced that Osama Bin Laden would use jet planes to try and destroy the World Trade Center. Rescorla's plan and its preparation were hugely unpopular with the Morgan Stanley staff, many of which thought Rescorla was mad. Nevertheless, he insisted on putting them through their paces and running them through the safety drills. The final result of those drills is the rest of the story.
I'm in a sermon series based on Paul's letter to the Philippian church. I've entitled this series ''Surprised by Joy.'' The recipients of this letter were living in extreme poverty. The author of the letter wasn't doing real great himself. Nevertheless, the letter to the Philippians is characterized by joy. We've already studied some of the elements of joy including relationships, the gospel, hope and humility, obedience and the power of the Holy Spirit. Today I want to talk about the joy of service.
I. JOYFUL SERVICE DOESN'T BELLY-ACHE
Philippians 2:14 ''Do everything without complaining or arguing''
Shall I just spend the rest of my time right here on these six words: ''Do everything without complaining or arguing?'' Is this a problem for anybody else but me? Have we ever done the right thing with the wrong attitude? Have we ever served God but argued and complained about it the whole time?
EXAMPLE: The Israelites that Moses led out of Egypt were the biggest bunch of whiners in history. They were on their way to the Promised Land but they whined like a car-load of ten-year-olds on their w ...
Series: Surprised by Joy
Steve Jones
Philippians 2
INTRODUCTION: The History Channel ran a show entitled, ''The Man Who Predicted 911.'' Its focus was on one man by the name of Rick Rescorla. Long before September 11th, Rick Rescorla, the 62-year-old head of security at the Morgan Stanley Bank, developed an evacuation plan for the bank. The bank's offices were situated high up in the South Tower at the World Trade Center. Rescorla was convinced that Osama Bin Laden would use jet planes to try and destroy the World Trade Center. Rescorla's plan and its preparation were hugely unpopular with the Morgan Stanley staff, many of which thought Rescorla was mad. Nevertheless, he insisted on putting them through their paces and running them through the safety drills. The final result of those drills is the rest of the story.
I'm in a sermon series based on Paul's letter to the Philippian church. I've entitled this series ''Surprised by Joy.'' The recipients of this letter were living in extreme poverty. The author of the letter wasn't doing real great himself. Nevertheless, the letter to the Philippians is characterized by joy. We've already studied some of the elements of joy including relationships, the gospel, hope and humility, obedience and the power of the Holy Spirit. Today I want to talk about the joy of service.
I. JOYFUL SERVICE DOESN'T BELLY-ACHE
Philippians 2:14 ''Do everything without complaining or arguing''
Shall I just spend the rest of my time right here on these six words: ''Do everything without complaining or arguing?'' Is this a problem for anybody else but me? Have we ever done the right thing with the wrong attitude? Have we ever served God but argued and complained about it the whole time?
EXAMPLE: The Israelites that Moses led out of Egypt were the biggest bunch of whiners in history. They were on their way to the Promised Land but they whined like a car-load of ten-year-olds on their w ...
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