Scott Palmer - EXAMPLES WORTH FOLLOWING - Contemporary Service
EXAMPLES WORTH FOLLOWING
Living With Joy - Part 6
May 31, 2020
Philippians 2:19-30
“For the eyes of the Lord roam throughout the earth to show himself strong for those who are wholeheartedly devoted to Him…” II Chronicles 16:9a (CSB)
GOD IS LOOKING FOR
- COMPASSION.
“If I speak human or angelic tongues but do not have love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal…Now these three remain: faith, hope, and love—but the greatest of these is love.” I Corinthians 13:1, 13 (CSB)
“For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.” Mark 10:45 (CSB)
2. CONSISTENCY.
“The one who lives with integrity lives securely, but whoever perverts his ways will be found out.” Proverbs 10:9 (CSB)
“A righteous person acts with integrity; his children who come after him will be happy.” Proverbs 20:7 (CSB)
3. COOPERATION.
“But I considered it necessary to send you Epaphroditus—my brother, coworker, and fellow soldier, as well as your messenger and minister to my need…“ Philippians 2:25 (CSB)
“Two are better than one because they have a good reward for their efforts. For if either falls, his companion can lift him up; but pity the one who falls without another to lift him up.” Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 (CSB)
4. COMMITMENT.
“So then, my friends, because of God's great mercy to us I appeal to you: Offer yourselves as a living sacrifice to God, dedicated to His service and pleasing to Him…Do not conform yourselves to the standards of this world, but let God transform you inwardly by a complete change of your mind…”
Romans 12:1-2 (GN).