For Me To Live Is Christ

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For Me To Live Is Christ

• Philippians 121
• Part 1

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What Motivates You?

• What is your motivation or drive in life?
• Ones motivation will control how he handles life
  situations and what life choices he makes
• Pauls motivation in life was Christ (Phil. 121)

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What Motivates the World?

• Recognition (Mt. 235-7)
• Riches (Lk. 1221)
• Intelligence (Acts 1721)
• Pleasure (Lk. 1513,30 1 Cor. 1532)
• Status (3 Jn. 9)

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What Motivated Paul?

• Paul wanted to magnify (Gr. megaluno make
  great) Christ
• We live unto the Lord we die unto the Lord
  (Rom. 148)
• The life of Jesus may be manifested in our body
  (2 Cor. 410)

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What Motivated Paul?

• We make it our aim to be well-pleasing to him
  (2 Cor. 59)
• For the love of Christ constrains us
  (2 Cor. 514)
• But Christ who lives in me (Gal. 220)

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What Motivates the Christian?

• Christ must be the motivation for the Christian,
  not other people (Mt. 1037)
• We put on Christ through baptism
  (Rom. 1314 Gal. 327)
• We walk in Christ through faithful living
  (Col. 26-7 2 Thess. 112)

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Paul and Death

• Pauls life as a Christian began and ended with
  Christ
• Paul was anticipating his death at the hands of
  Nero (c. A.D. 61, Acts 28)
• Paul faced death with confidence and optimism (2
  Cor. 51ff 2 Tim. 46-8)

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Righteous To Die Is Gain

• When the righteous die it is gain because of
  their reward in heaven
• Will you die the death of the righteous
  (Num. 2310)?
• Will you fall asleep in Jesus (1 Thess. 414)
• Will you die in the Lord (Rev. 1413)

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Wicked To Die Is Loss

• When the wicked die it is loss because of their
  punishment in hell (Rev. 2014-15 218)
• The Lord has no pleasure in the death of the
  wicked (Ezek. 1823 3311)
• The greatest loss in life is the loss of a soul
  in hell

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Paul's Dilemma

• Paul had a strong desire to live not for
  selfish purposes, but to fulfill his service of
  gospel preaching
• Paul had a strong desire to die not to escape
  problems or to give up, but to receive his
  eternal reward
• Pauls gain was Christ (Phil. 38)