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The Joy of Gospel Unity (Philippians 1:27-2:5), Will DuVal | 9/13/26

2026-09-13

“Philippians: Consider It All Joy”

Philippians 1:27-2:5, Philippians: Consider It All Joy, The Joy of Gospel Unity

September 13, 2026

The Joy of Gospel Unity (Philippians 1:27-2:5), Will DuVal | 9/13/26

“Why is unity so important to JESUS? Consider this: Of all the really important things that Jesus could have prayed for his disciples on their final night together in the Upper Room just before his crucifixion - he could have prayed for protection for them, for courage, for FAITH… - but what did he PRAY? What was the thing he wanted most for them… and for US? UNITY: “Holy Father, keep them in your name… that they may be ONE, even as we are one” (Jn 17:11). Jesus made it CLEAR, in John 17, this wasn’t just a prayer for the 12 disciples sitting around the table with him that night; he said, ““I do not ask for these only, but also for those who will believe in me through their word, [who’s THAT, Church? That’s US! All Christians who have BELIEVED in Jesus thanks to the written - and LIVED - testimonies of the apostles; Jesus prayed for US…] 21 that [we] may all be ONE… PERFECTLY one (he prayed)... just as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, [he prayed that we would be as UNIFIED as the TRI-une GOD] that they also may be in us, [that’s HOW we do it; we come together as ONE to the extent that we are IN CHRIST; HE is not divided, so neither can His BODY be; that’s the “WHO, WHAT, and HOW” of Christian unity; but here is Jesus’s WHY; John 17:21-] so that the world may believe that you [Father] have sent me.” (17:20-23)"

Philippians 1:18b-26, Philippians: Consider It All Joy, The Joy of Gospel Ministry

September 6, 2026

The Joy of Gospel Ministry (Philippians 1:18b-26), Thad Yessa | 9/6/26

“There are some questions that seem relatively small until you realize how much of your life depends upon the answer. What do you want for dinner? Small question. What are we doing this weekend? Small question. Do we really need another streaming service? Where do you want to go for vacation? But then there are the questions underneath all the other questions. What makes a life worth living? What do I really want my life to accomplish? What am I afraid of losing? What would make me say, “If I have that, then my life matters”? And eventually, whether we want to think about it or not, there is another question: what happens when everything I have spent my life building is taken away?”

Philippians 1:12-18, Philippians: Consider It All Joy, The Joy of Gospel Advancement

August 30, 2026

The Joy of Gospel Advancement (Philippians 1:12-18a), Will DuVal | 8/30/26

“This morning, we’re going to be studying the words of a man who knew that truth better than ANYONE. A man who found a cause even WORTHIER of his life (and death!) than preventing a hostile enemy from getting a nuclear weapon. That man is the apostle Paul, and that cause is the advancement of the gospel. We were introduced to BOTH the man and the cause last week in our series introduction to this book of Philippians, but in case you missed it, let me quickly catch you up: Paul, who USED to be known as SAUL, had originally (and ironically!) devoted his life to the cause of persecuting Christians, with the goal of STOPPING the advancement of the gospel. The gospel is the good news about Jesus Christ: that God sent his Son Jesus into the world to live the life of obedience that you and I should be living but all-too-often FAIL to, then Jesus willingly DIED the death that you and I rightfully DESERVE because of our sin - Christ laid down his life sacrificially on the cross, in our place, to pay the punishment for our sins and offer us FORGIVENESS, and then Jesus ROSE from the grave on the third day, DEFEATING Sin and Death and offering NEWNESS of life - ETERNAL life - to ALL who would simply trust in Him by FAITH. Friends: that is GOOD news; it is THE good news; the BEST news there IS! And it is SO good that the very LAST thing Jesus instructed his followers to do, right before He ascended BACK into heaven, was to TAKE this news to OTHERS, to EVERYONE!”

Philippians 1:1-11, Philippians: Consider It All Joy, The Joy of Gospel Partners

August 23, 2026

The Joy of Gospel Partners (Philippians 1:1-11), Will DuVal | 8/23/26

“This week in the life of our church, we had… -One family who lost their baby due to a miscarriage. -Another still in the hospital, with a newborn on intubation after heart surgery. -We had one member receive the news that she has a rare, aggressive form of colon cancer. -Two members who had to put a parent on hospice. -Another already on in-home hospice who took a fall which could likely result in her needing to be moved to a facility. -Another who collapsed right in the middle of church, and had to be rushed to the hospital. (by the way, Kevin is feeling fine and back at home now, praise God; but they STILL don’t know why he’s collapsed like that TWICE now in the past month). -We had TWO beloved families announce that they’re moving and leaving the church. -A member who found out she’s losing her job. -Another who found out she’s being sued by her ex-husband. -A regular attender get in a car accident and end up in an accidental altercation with the police that led to her arrest. That was all just the past WEEK. And we’re really not THAT big of a CHURCH! And it’s to say NOTHING of those of who’ve suffered DAILY for YEARS now from: -Deep depression or anxiety -Financial strain -Marital strife -Familial estrangement -PTSD, Dementia, spina bifida -the aftermath of a debilitating stroke, sepsis, -the SPIRITUAL agony of knowing that a deceased loved one is now suffering eternally in HELL! And the list could go on. But here’s the question before us this morning: “What do we DO in the face of such suffering? How do you RESPOND? …When you find yourself in the St Luke’s E.R. (AGAIN!) at 3 in the morning night before last with intense pain in a VERY sensitive spot that can’t be discussed from the pulpit unless you’re preaching on Deuteronomy 23:1 (look it up later…). Well, if you’re the apostle Paul, the greatest Christian of all time, who wrote half of our New Testament, there’s a very simple answer (it’s not EASY, but it is SIMPLE, it’s straightforward…) how we as believers ought to respond to our suffering, and here it is: “With JOY!”"