Today’s passage: Philippians 1:27-30
Helpful thoughts:
- The gospel of Jesus Christ has changed our eternity future and it must change our present. We can not live worthy of the gospel in a way that we earn it, then it ceases to be grace. However, as the gospel is worked into us, we increasingly will live in a way that is consistent with it.
- It’s easy to be frightened by your opponents when you are fighting alone. But that’s not how we have been called to fight. We are to stand firm in one spirit and strive side by side.
- We are in this world but not of it. It should not surprise us when the world and the church are not on the same page. Our mission is the Great Commission.
Questions to consider:
- How does a Christian live in a manner worthy of the gospel? How would you describe this life?
- What are some practical ways that we can strive together side by side, both in proactive evangelism and discipleship…and in the face of opposition and persecution?
- Who are some people from your church that you have fought shoulder to shoulder with? Who might you see in the church who you could include so that we all are standing firm in one spirit?