The FOUNDATION For A JOY-FILLED Life, Pt. 3

Living A Joy-Filled Life In A Trouble-Filled World Philippians 1:1-2; Selected Scriptures By D.Z. Cofield, Th.M., D. Min. June 14, 2020 The FOUNDATION For A JOY-FILLED Life, Pt. 1 1. You must define yourself by WHOSE you ARE, not WHAT you HAVE. Philippians 1:1 (NLT2) – This letter is from Paul and Timothy, slaves of Christ Jesus. I am writing to all of God’s holy people in Philippi who belong to Christ Jesus, including the elders and deacons. Philippians 1:1 (ESV) – Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with the overseers and deacons: 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 (ESV) – Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, 20 for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body. Ephesians 6:6-7 (AMP) – Not in the way of eye-service [as if they were watching you] and only to please men, but as servants (slaves) of Christ, doing the will of God heartily and with your whole soul; 7 Rendering service readily with goodwill, as to the Lord and not to men, Colossians 3:23-24 (AMP) – Whatever may be your task, work at it heartily (from the soul), as [something done] for the Lord and not for men, 24 Knowing [with all certainty] that it is from the Lord [and not from men] that you will receive the inheritance which is your [real] reward. [The One Whom] you are actually serving [is] the Lord Christ (the Messiah). The FOUNDATION For A JOY-FILLED Life, Pt. 2 1. You need to realize YOU are secure in GOD’S holy FAMILY. Philippians 1:1-2 (NLT2) – This letter is from Paul and Timothy, slaves of Christ Jesus. I am writing to all of God’s holy people in Philippi who belong to Christ Jesus, including the elders and deacons. 2 May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you grace and peace. Saint (hagios) – There are three stages of sanctification. A. There is initial or POSITIONAL sanctification (I AM SANCTIFIED). Hebrews 10:10 (AMP) – And in accordance with this will [of God], we have been made holy (consecrated and sanctified) through the offering made once for all of the body of Jesus Christ (the Anointed One). B. There is PROGRESSIVE sanctification (I AM BEING SANCTIFIED). 1 Thessalonians 5:23-24 (AMP) – And may the God of peace Himself sanctify you through and through [separate you from profane things, make you pure and wholly consecrated to God]; and may your spirit and soul and body be preserved sound and complete [and found] blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah). 24 Faithful is He Who is calling you [to Himself] and utterly trustworthy, and He will also do it [fulfill His call by hallowing and keeping you]. C. There is ETERNAL/PERMANENT sanctification (I WILL BE SANCTIFIED). Ephesians 5:27 (AMP) – That He might present the church to Himself in glorious splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such things [that she might be holy and faultless]. 1 Peter 2:5 (AMP) – [Come] and, like living stones, be yourselves built [into] a spiritual house, for a holy (dedicated, consecrated) priesthood, to offer up [those] spiritual sacrifices [that are] acceptable and pleasing to God through Jesus Christ. 2 Timothy 1:9 (AMP) – [For it is He] Who delivered and saved us and called us with a calling in itself holy and leading to holiness [to a life of consecration, a vocation of holiness]; [He did it] not because of anything of merit that we have done, but because of and to further His own purpose and grace (unmerited favor) which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began [eternal ages ago]. Colossians...