HOW TO STAND FOR CHRIST WHEN THE WORLD WANTS YOU TO FALL

HOW TO STAND FOR CHRIST WHEN THE WORLD WANTS YOU TO FALL

4 QUALITIES ON HOW TO STAND 

-              1. CONSISTENCY 

PHILIPPIANS 1:27

 CONDUCT – GREEK WORD POLITUO -  BEING A GOOD CITIZEN 

-             WORTHY – A BALANCE OF THE SCALE

THE DEVIL CAN’T STAND A CONSISTENT GODLY LIFE

1 JOHN 1:6 6 If we claim to have fellowship with him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live out the truth.

MSG - If we claim that we experience a shared life with him and continue to stumble around in the dark, we’re obviously lying through our teeth—we’re not living what we claim. 

OUR LIVES MUST GIVE PROOF THAT THEY HAVE BEEN TOUCHED BY THE GOSPEL

AMPC - [So] if we say we are partakers together and enjoy fellowship with Him when we live and move and are walking about in darkness, we are [both] speaking falsely and do not live and practice the Truth [which the Gospel presents].

2. UNITY

PHILIPPIANS 1:27

STAND FIRM- GREEK- STEKO – STAND YOUR POST, DON’T LEAVE YOUR GUARD

STRIVING TOGETHER – GREEK WORD, SUNATHLEO -  ATHLETES. (RUN THIS RACE TOGETHER) 

UNITY, IS WE CHOOSE TO WORK TOGETHER 

3. BRAVERY

PHILIPPIANS 1:28

DON’T BE A BATTLE SHY BELIEVER

4. AGONY

PHILIPPIANS 1:29-30

WHAT SUFFERING DOES

1.     WHEN YOU SUFFER ON EARTH IT MAKES YOU LONG FOR HEAVEN 

2.     WHEN YOU SUFFER ON EARTH IT PRODUCES PATIENCE 

3.     WHEN YOU SUFFER ON EARTH IT MAKES YOU SENSITIVE TO OTHER BELIEVERS WHO ARE SUFFERING