True North Church
Philippians | Part 5 - Happieness Can Be Learned
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Fairbanks Campus
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Sunday 12:00 PM
• PAUL ENDORSED TWO MEN AS ROLE MODELS
Timothy: “I have no one else like him!” vs. 20
Epaphroditus: “Welcome him... HONOR men like him” vs. 29
• PAUL SAID SENDING THESE MEN WOULD BRING HAPPINESS!
“so that I may be CHEERED” vs. 19
“so that you may be GLAD” vs. 28
“so that I may have less ANXIETY” vs. 28b
“it will make me happy and lighten my cares” (LB)
TO BE HAPPY:
1. SHIFT THE FOCUS FROM MYSELF TO OTHERS
“I have no one else like him, who takes a genuine interest in your welfare. For everyone else looks out for his own interests...” Philippians 2:20-21
“He genuinely cares for you...others only care about themselves.” (TEV)
“...they are all wrapped up in their own affairs...” (Ph)
“Don't be so obsessed with getting your own advantage. Forget yourselves long enough to lend a helping hand.” Philippians 2:4 (MSG)
2. BECOME SOMEONE THAT PEOPLE TRUST
Proverbs 13:15 says, “Those who can’t be trusted are on the road to ruin.”
“Timothy has proved himself, because as a son with his father, he has served with me in the work of the gospel.” Philippians 2: 22
“...you know what kind of person Timothy proved to be.” (GW)
• LIVE WITH INTEGRITY
“Reliable friends who do what they say are like cool drinks in sweltering heat— refreshing!” Proverbs 25:13 (MSG)
Proverbs 25:19 says this:
“Putting confidence in an unreliable person is like chewing with a toothache, or walking on a broken foot.”
Proverbs 28:20 says,“Honest people will lead a full, happy life.”
• KEEP MY PROMISES
“They always do what they promise, no matter how much it may cost.” Psalm 15:4 (TEV)
3. LEARN TO WORK WELL WITH OTHERS
• LEARN TO COOPERATE
“I send back to you Epaphroditus, my brother, my fellow worker and my fellow soldier, is also your messenger, whom you sent to take care of my needs.” Philippians 2:25
“...he has worked and fought by my side.” (GN)
Jesus: "You're blessed when you can show people how to cooperate instead of compete or fight.” Matthew 5:9 (MSG)
• LEARN TO BE CONSIDERATE
“But now, I must send him back to you, because He longs to see all of you, and has been worried about your distress since you heard that he was sick.” Philippians 2:26 (NCV)
“You must get along with each other! You must learn to be considerate of one another, cultivating a life in common.” 1 Corinthians 1:10 (MSG)
“I don't just do what I like or what is best for me, but what is best for everyone so they may be saved.” 1 Corinthians 10:33 (NLT)
4. LIVE FOR SOMETHING WORTH DYING FOR
“He RISKED HIS LIFE for the work of Christ, and He was at the point of death while trying to do for me the things you couldn't do because you were far away!” Philippians 2:17, 30 (NLT)
“Only those who give away their lives for my sake and for the sake of the Good News will ever know what it means to really live.” Mark 8:35 (LB)
Timothy: “I have no one else like him!” vs. 20
Epaphroditus: “Welcome him... HONOR men like him” vs. 29
• PAUL SAID SENDING THESE MEN WOULD BRING HAPPINESS!
“so that I may be CHEERED” vs. 19
“so that you may be GLAD” vs. 28
“so that I may have less ANXIETY” vs. 28b
“it will make me happy and lighten my cares” (LB)
TO BE HAPPY:
1. SHIFT THE FOCUS FROM MYSELF TO OTHERS
“I have no one else like him, who takes a genuine interest in your welfare. For everyone else looks out for his own interests...” Philippians 2:20-21
“He genuinely cares for you...others only care about themselves.” (TEV)
“...they are all wrapped up in their own affairs...” (Ph)
“Don't be so obsessed with getting your own advantage. Forget yourselves long enough to lend a helping hand.” Philippians 2:4 (MSG)
2. BECOME SOMEONE THAT PEOPLE TRUST
Proverbs 13:15 says, “Those who can’t be trusted are on the road to ruin.”
“Timothy has proved himself, because as a son with his father, he has served with me in the work of the gospel.” Philippians 2: 22
“...you know what kind of person Timothy proved to be.” (GW)
• LIVE WITH INTEGRITY
“Reliable friends who do what they say are like cool drinks in sweltering heat— refreshing!” Proverbs 25:13 (MSG)
Proverbs 25:19 says this:
“Putting confidence in an unreliable person is like chewing with a toothache, or walking on a broken foot.”
Proverbs 28:20 says,“Honest people will lead a full, happy life.”
• KEEP MY PROMISES
“They always do what they promise, no matter how much it may cost.” Psalm 15:4 (TEV)
3. LEARN TO WORK WELL WITH OTHERS
• LEARN TO COOPERATE
“I send back to you Epaphroditus, my brother, my fellow worker and my fellow soldier, is also your messenger, whom you sent to take care of my needs.” Philippians 2:25
“...he has worked and fought by my side.” (GN)
Jesus: "You're blessed when you can show people how to cooperate instead of compete or fight.” Matthew 5:9 (MSG)
• LEARN TO BE CONSIDERATE
“But now, I must send him back to you, because He longs to see all of you, and has been worried about your distress since you heard that he was sick.” Philippians 2:26 (NCV)
“You must get along with each other! You must learn to be considerate of one another, cultivating a life in common.” 1 Corinthians 1:10 (MSG)
“I don't just do what I like or what is best for me, but what is best for everyone so they may be saved.” 1 Corinthians 10:33 (NLT)
4. LIVE FOR SOMETHING WORTH DYING FOR
“He RISKED HIS LIFE for the work of Christ, and He was at the point of death while trying to do for me the things you couldn't do because you were far away!” Philippians 2:17, 30 (NLT)
“Only those who give away their lives for my sake and for the sake of the Good News will ever know what it means to really live.” Mark 8:35 (LB)
