Philippians

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Philippians

• Grace and Peace

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Grace and Peace

• Review
• Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, to
  all the saints in Christ Jesus at Philippi,
  together with the overseers and deacons- 11
• Slaves
• Set-apart

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Grace and Peace

• Grace and peace to you from God our Father and
  the Lord Jesus Christ Philippians 1 2

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Grace and Peace

• Gracecharis- shortened from the Greek/Roman word
  for greetings
• Peace eirene- the Greek word for Shalom- Hebrew
  greeting

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Grace and Peace

• In Christ, there is a new identity
• There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free,
  male nor female, for you are all one in Christ
  Jesus- Galatians 328

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Grace and Peace

• Grace
• Imputed- God accepts us on the basis of Christs
  sacrifice

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Grace and Peace

• Grace
• Effectual- God gives us the power to live a life
  the Christian life

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Grace and Peace

• Grace
• Infused- the error in thinking that God enables
  us to live good enough to earn his acceptance

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Grace and Peace

• Peace
• with God- by grace through faith in Christ.
  Involves the violent death of Christ on the cross
• Therefore, since we have been made right in God's
  sight by faith, we have peace with God because of
  what Jesus Christ our Lord has done for us-
  Romans 51

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Grace and Peace

• Peace
• of God- through trusting Christ alone
• Don't worry about anything instead, pray about
  everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him
  for all he has done. Then you will experience
  God's peace, which exceeds anything we can
  understand. His peace will guard your hearts and
  minds as you live in Christ Jesus- Philippians
  46-7

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Grace and Peace

• Peace
• with one another- the evidence of peace with God
  is a lifestyle of peace-seeking with one another

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Grace and Peace

• For he himself is our peace, who has made the two
  one and has destroyed the barrier, the dividing
  wall of hostility, by abolishing in his flesh the
  law with its commandments and regulations

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Grace and Peace

• His purpose was to create in himself one new man
  out of the two, thus making peace, 16and in this
  one body to reconcile both of them to God through
  the cross, by which he put to death their
  hostility- Ephesians 214-16

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Grace and Peace

• Grace comes through repentance

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Grace and Peace

• But while he was still a long way off, his father
  saw him and was filled with compassion for him
  he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and
  kissed him. The son said to him, 'Father, I have
  sinned against heaven and against you. I am no
  longer worthy to be called your son...'

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Grace and Peace

• But the father said to his servants, 'Quick!
  Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring
  on his finger and sandals on his feet. Bring the
  fattened calf and kill it. Let's have a feast and
  celebrate. For this son of mine was dead and is
  alive again he was lost and is found.' So they
  began to celebrate- Luke 1520-24 (NLT)

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Grace and Peace

• Note He accepted the consequences
• - Grace comes through repentance
• Peace comes from grace

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Grace and Peace

• What does that say about my relationships?

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Grace and Peace

• ...from God our Father and the Lord Jesus
  Christ...
• Experiencing grace and peace in all things is
  Gods desire you

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Grace and Peace

• Takeaways
• Where is my primary identity? If Im not
  experiencing effectual (life-changing) grace and
  the peace of God, what does that say about my
  sense of identity?

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Grace and Peace

• Takeaways
• Am I trying to earn Gods love and grace? If so,
  am I willing to accept his love and allow his
  grace to change me from the inside out?

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Grace and Peace

• Takeaways
• Does my lifestyle reflect peace-seeking or
  conflict-making? If I have peace with God and
  the peace of God, how might that affect my
  relationships with others?

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Grace and Peace

• Takeaways
• Do my relationship reflect repentance on my part
  and a willingness to accept the consequences of
  my actions?

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Grace and Peace

• Takeaways
• Do I really believe, deep down inside, that Gods
  desire for me is a grace-filled, peaceful and
  peace-seeking life?