Fear and Trembling | Joyful | Pastor Steve Andres

Will you answer when God knocks? This weekend Pastor Steve Andres continued our series, JOYFUL, with a message from the second chapter of Philippians.Philippians 2:12-13Work out your salvation with fear and trembling; for it is God who is at work in you, both to desire and to work for His good pleasure.Pride puts a chokehold on our growth, but humility opens the door for God to work in us.1) Humility is the soil in which all other graces grow.It is easy for us to be obsessed with ourselves, either in self-love or self-hatred. Looking to the interests of others is the opposite.Humility is not thinking less of yourself; it is thinking of yourself less.C.S. LewisJesus is our example of humility. We cannot out-serve him, out-love him, or out-give him.2) Obedience is answering the door.The Greek word for obey in the text is rooted in the idea of answering the door. When Paul tells us what Jesus did for us, he says obedience should be our response.3) God puts salvation in you, and you work it out.Paul isn’t suggesting that we earn God’s grace. But since he has given us a new nature in Christ, we have everything necessary to live for him!2 Peter 1:3His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life!