The Bethany Bullet Sermon Message - Week of September 20, 2020

 

  

 

 

Link to Worship Video for 9/20/20 – HERE

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http://www.bethanylutheran.org/worship-service-resources/

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Link for printing Sunday’s Bulletin for 9/20/20 – HERE

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Link to Bible Discovery Resources for 9/20/20 – HERE

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Sermon Message: “Standing Firm”

Text: Philippians 1:21-30

 

Inspired by the Spirit, Paul writes the Philippians (and we Californians) in anticipation that we will “Grow Through That Which We Go Through.”  In the 27th verse of the 1st chapter Paul says, “Whatever happens conduct yourself in a manner worthy of the Gospel.” 

 

“Whatever” is pretty wide ranging!  Housing market collapse, stock market collapse, a positive test result returned from a doctor or a negative test result returned from a teacher, whatever is pretty wide ranging. 

 

We’ve lived through tons of “whatever’s” these past 6 months.  There are several whatever’s that await us in the weeks to come.  Whatever will we do as our Minister of Music relocates?  Whatever will we do as ministry on 3 campuses grows and expands?  Whatever will we do if our preachers keep wearing shorts on Sundays long after we left outdoors and returned to the sanctuary?  The answer to these and many other question is the same, we will “conduct ourselves in a manner worthy of the a Gospel!”

 

We will do this confident that God will, through “whatever” we face, advance the Gospel and thus we shall grow through that which we go through.  This truth flows from that which the author of the epistle previously (vs 12) established, “I want you to know that what has happened to me (whatever) serves to advance the Gospel.” 

 

That is certainly true for us as well.  Paul was confined to his house, and we’ve spent some time these days confined to our homes.  Paul was chained, we’ve been masked.  The apostle could not go to visit the Philippian church, we’ve been unable to worship in our sanctuary.  Yet, through it all God has advanced the Gospel; and one primary way has been through our conduct (words and deeds, conversations and actions) done in a manner worthy of the Gospel. 

 

Such conduct enables many to Grow Through Whatever They Go Through.

 

- Pastor Kevin Kritzer

 

 

 

Worship Resources for Sunday, September 27^th will be up on Bethany’s website by midday Saturday, September 26^th.