Redemption Church in Brookfield, WI

Victory by Crucifixion

Preacher: Danny D'Acquisto

Passage: Philippians 2:1-11

Main Question: What will it take for us to press on together toward victory in the upward life?

Key Concept: Jesus was lifted up as King because he was humble enough to be brought low.

Primary Claim: All of us must be brought low, like King Jesus was.

Application Points:

How to Fight like our Crucified King:

1. Humble minds: Brought low in our thought lives
2. Humble love: Brought low in our relationships
3. Humble obedience: Trusting the God who brings us low

Our Gospel-worthy Life Together

Preacher: Danny D'Acquisto

Passage: Philippians 1:27-30

Sermon Points:

1. How our Gospel-worthy life should work.
   • Standing firm in one spirit, with one mind.
   • Striving, side-by-side, for the faith of the Gospel.
   • Not being frightened, in anything, by our opponents.
2. Why our Gospel-worthy life really matters.

The Claim: God uses our earthly suffering to advance his Heavenly purposes.

Application Points:

1. It is God who appoints - and uses - our suffering.
2. Our perseverance together is crucial to God's "battle plan".
3. King Jesus is in charge, and we can always trust Him.

The Life That Matters Most

Preacher: Danny D'Acquisto

Passage: Philippians 1:12-26

Sermon Points:

How can Paul rejoice in his suffering as if it's a good thing?

1. Proclaiming Christ > Being Free
2. Honoring Christ > Staying Alive

Claim: That Christ's Life matters more than ours.

Application Points:

We will struggle to rejoice in our suffering if...

1. Our lives matter too much to us.
2. Christ's Life matters too little to us.

Sharing in the Upward Life

Preacher: Danny D'Acquisto

Passage: Philippians 1:1-11

Sermon Points:

1. The upward life we share.
   • Takeaway: We are engaged in a cosmic war together.
2. The temptation to "look down".
   • Takeaway: At times, it may seem like we're losing.
   • Takeaway: We're not.

Claim: Let's keep sharing in Christ's upward life, even when it gets really hard down here.

Doctrinal Deviation

Preacher: Pastor Nathan

Passage: 1 Timothy 6:2b-10

Sermon Points:

1. The Believer's Action against False Teachers:
   • The act of teaching doctrine.
   • The act of encouraging the practice of doctrine.
2. The Believer's Awareness about False Teachers:
   • Being aware about the teachings of false teachers.
   • Being aware about the fruit of false teachers.
3. The Believer's Attitude:
   • Believer's love Jesus.
   • Believer's live for Jesus.

Take Home Truth: Commit to loving, encouraging, and supporting the believers and leaders in your local church and around the world that are laboring for the Gospel of Christ for His Glory.

What Life Is All About

Preacher: Greg Alles

Passage: Ecclesiastes 12:9-14

Sermon Points:

The Man:

1. Wise
2. Effective Teacher

The Message:

The Message Is...

1. Convicting
2. Stabilizing
3. Inspired
4. Fear God and Keep His Commandments

Remember Your Creator

Preacher: Greg Alles

Passage: Ecclesiastes 11:1 - 12:8

Sermon Points:

1. Where We Are: Under The Sun
2. What We Experience: Vanity, Evil, Trouble
3. Who God Is: 1 - Vanity, Evil, Trouble 2 - Joy
4. How Do We Respond?

Four Final Quiet Words of the Wise:

1. Be Generous
2. Be a Sower
3. Be Joyful
4. Be Godly 

Quiet Words of the Wise One: Be Shrewd as Snakes

Preacher: Greg Alles

Passage: Ecclesiastes 9:13 - 10:20

Big Idea: Saving Wisdom is Despised and Ignored Under the Sun

Sermon Points:

The Fear of God/Wisdom in Ecclesiastes:

1. To trust God is doing a beautiful work in time, and humbly submit to His correction rather than resist Him.
2. To carefully listen to God rather than talk a lot.
3. To have a right self-assessment before God that is not overly righteous or too wise.
4. To not be corrupted by evil power when the wicked prosper.
5. To keep God's commandments knowing judgement is coming.

Four Quiet Words of the Wise:

1. Beware of Folly in High Places
2. Be Wise at Work
3. Be Wise with Words
4. Be Wise About Money

Live Like You’re Dying

Preacher: Greg Alles

Passage: Ecclesiastes 9:1-12

Big Idea: In the midst of death and judgement there can be joy.

Sermon Points:

Four Truths About Death -

1. We all are under the judgement of death.
2. Death is the just judgement for evil human hearts.
3. Death ends the opportunities of life.
4. Death is unpredictable and sometimes sudden.

The Love of God -

1. The living have hope.
2. God has good gifts that can be enjoyed.

Power

Preacher: Greg Alles

Passage: Ecclesiastes 8:2-17

Big Idea: God fearers joyfully submit to governing authority and refuse to be corrupted by power.

Sermon Points:

1. Power Commands
2. Power Corrupts

Application Points:

4 Responses to Power and Corruption

1. Subject yourself to governing authorities.
2. Fear God
3. Be joyful
4. Don't think you can figure it all out - trust God.