Benjamin Murphy
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Benjamin Murphy
Sermon Series Highlights
Sermon Series Highlights

To Live is Christ

“To Live is Christ” means:

  1. I am Confident in Christ's resources (Phil 1:19)

  2. I live in one Expectation: no shame in Christ (Phil 1:20)

  3. "Death is a Win." (Phil 1:22-23)

  4. "Life is about Serving others." (Phil 1:24-26)

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Small Group Questions (Whole Group):
Read Philippians 1:18-26

Breakout Questions:
Pray for one another.

The Unstoppable Message

The Gospel is Unstoppable!

  1. I will not be discouraged by Circumstances.

    2. Why? THE GOSPEL IS UNSTOPPABLE! (Phil 1:12-14)


  2. I will not be discouraged by People.

    3. Why? THE GOSPEL IS UNSTOPPABLE! (Phil 1:15-18)

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Small Group Questions (Whole Group):
Read Philippians 1:12-18

Breakout Questions:
Pray for one another.

Inexpressible Joy!

Joy is not:

Joy is:

How are we going after joy?

  1. Focus on Then and There, not Here and Now (1 Peter 1:3-5)

  2. Focus on the Purpose of our trials, not the Pain of our trials (1 Peter 1:6-7)

    3. But what about the trials?

    1. Trials Don't last

    2. Trials Serve a purpose

    3. Trials Remind us of our dependence on God

    4. Trials Come in many forms

    5. Trials Prove faith

  3. Focus on the Relationship with Christ, not a Religion for Christ (1 Peter 1:8-9)

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Small Group Questions (Whole Group):
Read 1 Peter 1:3-9

Breakout Questions:
Pray for one another.

A Disciple Works for Christ

4 things servants of Christ are convinced of:

  1. I am a Servant (Luke 17:7)

    2. Numbers 12:7 - Not so with my servant Moses.
    Romans 1:1 - Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus,
    James 1:1 - James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ,
    2 Peter 1:1 - Simeon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ
    1 Peter 2:16 - Live as people who are free, not using your freedom as a coverup for evil, but living as servants of God.
    Jude 1 - Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ

    1. Hard work

    2. Repetitive work

    3. Unglamorous work

    4. Endless work

  2. My service is my Priority(Luke 17:8)

  3. My service is Expected(Luke 17:9-10)

1 Corinthians 15:58 - Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain.

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Small Group Questions (Whole Group):
Read Luke 17:7-10

Breakout Questions:
Pray for one another.