http://www.wellingtonchurch.org Wellington Church Podcasts en Wellington Church Podcasts Wellington Church no Wellington Church kevin2p13@gmail.com ℗ & © 2012 Wellington Church 720 True children of God "worship by the Spirit of God and glory in (the Son of God) Jesus Christ" ... they "put no confidence in the flesh" (v. 3). Then in vss. 4-6 he says if anyone thinks he can be reconciled with the Lord based on what he has accomplished in the flesh ... look at my resume; my heritage; my tradition; my religious credentials; my sincerity; my accomplishments ... as a monotheistic Jew I was blameless. So don't let the legal, external requirements that these barking dogs are making so such fuss about become a burden to your Christian life. I've been there and done that and I am telling you everything I once considered profit ... I have torn up and thrown in the trash; it is rubbish. v. 9 ... the only righteousness that will withstand the holy judgment of God is not my best efforts at keeping the law but a righteousness I received from God ... thru faith ... in Christ who totally and completely satisfied the just wrath my sin deserved. Now that review puts today's text vss. 10-14 in context ... therefore the one thing I do; the goal of my life; the prize I strive for ... is this http://www.wellingtonchurch.org/resources/sermons/the-one-thing-i-do http://www.wellingtonchurch.org/mediafiles/the-one-thing-i-do.mp3 Sun, 06 May 2012 18:19:38 GMT Wayne Holcomb The Christian's Secret to Contentment and Joy goal,sufferings,press_on,experience,christ,pursue_holiness Justification can't be reversed because God did it. It can't be incomplete because God did it. It can never be destroyed because God did it. We can't add to it; we can't take from it; it is the work of God to recreate a people for His glory. And "through faith" we receive "the righteousness (of Christ) from God". How do you know that is true of you? 1) You "worship by the Spirit of God" 2) You "glory in Christ" and 3) You "put no confidence in the flesh" ... religious formality. http://www.wellingtonchurch.org/resources/sermons/how-can-a-holy-god-justify-a-sinner-like-me http://www.wellingtonchurch.org/mediafiles/how-can-a-holy-god-justify-a-sinner-like-me.mp3 Sun, 29 Apr 2012 17:54:10 GMT Wayne Holcomb The Christian's Secret to Contentment and Joy christ,christian,saved_by_grace_through_faith After reminding the church of the sacrificial humility of Christ ... and encouraging them to humbly consider others better than themselves ... to work out their salvation with fear and trembling ... and do so without grumbling or complaining ... Paul, who is himself a sacrificial servant, shares with them how humility in the Christian life looks in the lives of Timothy and Epaphroditus. http://www.wellingtonchurch.org/resources/sermons/living-for-something-bigger-than-you http://www.wellingtonchurch.org/mediafiles/living-for-something-bigger-than-you.mp3 Sun, 22 Apr 2012 12:47:10 GMT Wayne Holcomb The Christian's Secret to Contentment and Joy humility,christian_life,sacrificial,servant As we return to our study in Philippians, let's turn to chapter 2, where last time we looked at the humility of Christ: v. 6-8, past tense Christ came from heaven to earth humbly sacrificing not His deity, but His pre-incarnate glory; coming in the likeness of men and was obedient to the point of death on a cross; satisfying the just wrath that sinners deserve; v. 9, the present in His victory over sin, Satan and death He ascends to the Father and is highly exalted; bestowed on Him is the name that is above every name. When the disciples asked Christ in Matthew 18 who will be greatest in the kingdom, He said he who humbles himself as a little child. And Paul's point is this ... humility is the evidence of God's divine work in a believer's life. That's why verse 12 begins with so then; therefore; here is the edict... (v. 3) "in humility count others more significant than yourselves" here is the example... (v. 8) Christ "humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death" now here is the evidence...(v. 12) http://www.wellingtonchurch.org/resources/sermons/working-out-your-own-salvation http://www.wellingtonchurch.org/mediafiles/work-out-your-own-salvation.mp3 Sun, 15 Apr 2012 16:03:12 GMT Wayne Holcomb The Christian's Secret to Contentment and Joy light,salvation,sanctification,obedience,children_of_god The 6th visit of the resurrected Christ was to 2 travelers who aren't as well known as Peter and John, the disciples who saw the empty tomb, or Mary of Magdala who was the first to see the resurrected Lord. These are just two ordinary people like us who are going to come to faith like us, by trusting the word of God like us. But they're a wonderful illustration of how the Lord graciously takes individuals who are disillusioned, distraught, living in despair beneath the circumstances of life and enlightens them with truth. http://www.wellingtonchurch.org/resources/sermons/a-personal-encounter-with-christ-through-scripture http://www.wellingtonchurch.org/mediafiles/a-personal-encounter-with-christ-through-scripture.mp3 Sun, 08 Apr 2012 13:55:57 GMT Wayne Holcomb The 6th visit of the resurrected Christ was to 2 travelers who aren't as well known as Peter and John, the disciples who saw the empty tomb, or Mary of Magdala who was the first to see the resurrected Lord. These are just two ordinary people ... christ,resurrection,emmaus In the gospel of Matthew the mother of James and John the sons of Zebedee ... requested positions of honor for her boys ... and the other ten disciples are angered by this (v. 24) and Christ says ... Gentile leaders like to exercise authority over their people; but in the kingdom of God, those who want to be truly great will be the servant of others (v. 26). Now that sermon you would think would have been enough. But it wasn't. A few days later they arrive in Jerusalem for Passover; go to the upper room; and there is no doulos, no servant present like you would find in a home to wash the dust from their feet and none of the disciples are about to do it ... so John tells us as the meal is in progress; Christ gets up ... pours water in a basin ... and goes from disciple to disciple ... washing the dirt from their feet (John 13:1-15). And He does that to demonstrate to them how they are to serve one another once the church, the body of Christ, is established. So in his letter to the church at Philippi where conflict has raised its ugly head Paul references this example: http://www.wellingtonchurch.org/resources/sermons/church-unity-through-personal-humility http://www.wellingtonchurch.org/mediafiles/church-unity-through-personal-humility.mp3 Sun, 01 Apr 2012 14:55:05 GMT Wayne Holcomb The Christian's Secret to Contentment and Joy christ,example,humility,unity Why does dissension happen in church? What is at the heart of it? That is the primary issue addressed in the book of Philippians. These four verses in our text this morning are a single sentence in the original. http://www.wellingtonchurch.org/resources/sermons/building-harmony-gods-way http://www.wellingtonchurch.org/mediafiles/building-harmony-gods-way.mp3 Sun, 18 Mar 2012 19:56:43 GMT Wayne Holcomb The Christian's Secret to Contentment and Joy christ,example,humility,unity,charity Churches like people can earn reputations. Some churches are known for their music; either contemporary or high church or many churches have gone to using secular music in worship. Some are known for their strong convictions and conservative political involvement in the community while others are known for their lack of conviction and liberal acceptance of various lifestyles. Some are known for the translation of the Bible they use; for how they dress or how they wear their hair. Some are known for their easy-going style of worship; you can attend year after year and never have your sin addressed nor challenged while others have a reputation for preaching hellfire and brimstone every week. Some are known for their freewheeling or somewhat chaotic style of worship while others are known for their formal, more stoic approach, but churches like people develop a reputation within their community. And the apostle Paul in our text today challenges his favorite church to develop a certain kind of reputation. http://www.wellingtonchurch.org/resources/sermons/conduct-worthy-of-your-citizenship http://www.wellingtonchurch.org/mediafiles/conduct-worthy-of-your-citizenship.mp3 Sun, 11 Mar 2012 20:53:20 GMT Wayne Holcomb The Christian's Secret to Contentment and Joy reputation,churches,conduct,citizenship Let's open our Bibles to the book of Philippians, a thank you note from the apostle Paul to his favorite church at Philippi. In Acts 21 Paul returns to Jerusalem from his 3rd missionary journey and a wild mob attacks him; falsely accuses him of speaking against the temple but before they could lynch him he is arrested for his own protection and taken to Rome where he writes Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, and Philemon. And though things are not working out the way he expected, this letter is filled with joy. He rejoices over the opportunity that he has had to 1) advance the gospel; to preach to a captive audience; not only the imperial guard but the gospel has reached all the way to Caesar's household (12-14; 4:22); and though some preach Christ out of envy and rivalry having taken pleasure in his imprisonment 2) he still rejoices in the fact that Christ is being preached (15-18). Now today as we pick up where we left off last week v. 18 we will see that he continues to rise above his circumstances with great joy rather than wallow in self-pity beneath the unjust things that have happened to him. http://www.wellingtonchurch.org/resources/sermons/for-me-to-live-christ http://www.wellingtonchurch.org/mediafiles/for-me-to-live-christ.mp3 Sun, 04 Mar 2012 22:40:30 GMT Wayne Holcomb The Christian's Secret to Contentment and Joy christ,life,death Christ said in John 16 while you are in the world you will have trouble (v. 33), expect it. James wrote to the early church the trouble you experience in this life is used by God "to make you mature". While the Lord is not the author of sin, no sin is beyond His sovereign ability to use it for our good and His glory. He works together everything that happens to us for His ultimate purposes. Therefore we do not allow trials and difficulties to lead us into despair because our focus is on His divine mission. We'll see an example of that in the life of the apostle Paul today. The joy of which he will speak will have absolutely nothing to do with his circumstances. http://www.wellingtonchurch.org/resources/sermons/our-joy-is-rooted-in-his-sovereignty http://www.wellingtonchurch.org/mediafiles/our-joy-is-rooted-in-his-sovereignty.mp3 Sun, 26 Feb 2012 13:48:04 GMT Wayne Holcomb The Christian's Secret to Contentment and Joy rejoice,joy,sovereignty,circumstances,life