“THE WHOLE LIFE”
Living Whole in a Fractured World
Series: From Easter to Pentecost
Phil. 1:20-23
I eagerly expect and hope that I will in no way be ashamed, but will have sufficient courage so that now as always Christ will be exalted in my body, whether by life or by death. For to me, to live is Christi and to die is gain. 22 If I am to go on living in the body, this will mean fruitful labor for me. Yet what shall I choose? I do not know! 23 I am torn between the two: I desire to depart and be with Christ which is better by far
- A Sacred Heart
- A Servant’s Heart
- A Secured Heart
- THE WHOLE PURPOSE OF LIFE IS TO GAIN A HEART OF HOPE (vs. 21) – A SACRED HEART
For to me, to live is Christi and to die is gain
Romans 15:13 - May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Isaiah 40:31 - But those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.
- THE WHOLE PREROGATIVE OF LOVING IS TO GIVE A HELPING HAND (vs.22) – A SERVANTS HEART
22 If I am to go on living in the body, this will mean fruitful labor for me. Yet what shall I choose? I do not know!
1 Corinthians 9:19 - "Though I am free and belong to no one, I have made myself a slave to everyone, to win as many as possible."
2 Corinthians 4:5 - "For what we preach is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake."
- THE WHOLE PRICE FOR LONGING FOR CHRIST IS THE GLORY OF HEAVEN (vs.23) – A SECURED HEART
23 I am torn between the two: I desire to depart and be with Christ which is better by far
20 But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ, Phil. 3:20
However, as it is written: “What no eye has seen, what no ear has heard, and what no human mind has conceived” — the things God has prepared for those who love him- 1 Corinthians 2:9
I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus. Phil. 3:14
