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Even When It’s Hard: Be Confident
Philippians 1:1-11
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Acts 7:58b-60 (NIV): "Meanwhile, the witnesses laid their coats at the feet of a young man named Saul. While they were stoning him, Stephen prayed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.” Then he fell on his knees and cried out, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” When he had said this, he fell asleep."


2 Corinthians 8:1-2 (NIV): "And now, brothers and sisters, we want you to know about the grace that God has given the Macedonian churches. In the midst of a very severe trial, their overflowing joy and their extreme poverty welled up in rich generosity."


MAIN POINT: Be confident in God…even when it’s hard.


MAIN SCRIPTURE:
Philippians 1:1-6 (NIV): Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, To all God’s holy people in Christ Jesus at Philippi, together with the overseers and deacons:
2 Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 3 I thank my God every time I remember you. 4 In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy 5 because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now, 6 being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.


Completion = to finish; to perfect


Philippians 1:7-10 (NIV): 7 It is right for me to feel this way about all of you, since I have you in my heart and, whether I am in chains or defending and confirming the gospel, all of you share in God’s grace with me. 8 God can testify how I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus. 9 And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, 10 so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ, 11 filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ—to the glory and praise of God.


MAIN POINT: Be confident in God…even when it’s hard.


How does Paul’s love for the church in Philippi challenge you?


What does it look like for you to be a partner in the gospel?


What are we to be confident of (see Philippians 1:6)?