Redemption Church in Brookfield, WI

The Upward Mindset

Preacher: Danny D'Acquisto

Passage: Philippians 3:12 - 4:1

Claim: We need a heavenly mindset to press on through our earthly trials.

Sermon Points:

Those with a resurrection mindset:

1. Keep their eyes on the resurrection-minded.
2. See earthly suffering as a heavenly friend.
3. Are longing and waiting for resurrected life.

Application Questions:

1. Who are you "watching" and trying to imitate?
2. How do you tend to think about suffering for Christ?
3. How often do you reflect on the life to come?

The Source of our Heavenly Joy

Preacher: Danny D'Acquisto

Passage: Philippians 3:1-11

Sermon Points: 

1. Worthless Confidence:
   • In our bodily religious lives, down here .
2. Priceless Confidence:

   • In the righteous King of heaven, up there.

Primary Claim: Nothing can sustain our joy quite like knowing King Jesus.

Application Points:

Knowing Jesus is far more valuable than:

1. Being an Insider
2. Keeping the Law
3. Religious Zeal

Leaders Worth Lifting Up

Preacher: Danny D'Acquisto

Passage: Philippians 2:19-30

Primary Claim: We are called to lift up leaders who have been made low, like King Jesus.

Takeaways:

1. How to spot humble leaders:
   • They seek Christ's interests, not their own.
   • Their worth is proven over time.
2. Why we should honor humble leaders:
   • There aren't many of them.
   • They are worth trusting.

The Victorious Work of the Children of God

Preacher: Carl Dernell

Passage: Philippians 2:12-18

Primary Claim: The Victory of the Gospel defines and empowers our work as children of God.

Application Points:

1. The Victory of the Gospel is the aim of our joyful sacrifice of faith. 
2. The Victory of the Gospel is incompatible with grumbling or disputing.

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