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H.B. Charles, Jr. :: Sermon Skeleton: Praying for God's Best (Philippians 1:9-11)

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Praying for God's Best

Philippians 1:9-11

Sermon Series: Philippians: Partnership in the Gospel

Theme: A prayer for spiritual growth and maturity

Point: Pray for God's best. (God accomplishes his best with our partnership through believing prayer.)

Transitional Sentence: Philippians 1:9-11 teaches us three ways to pray for God's best.

Outline:

  1. Pray that love may abound (Phl 1:9).
    1. True love goes beyond the boundaries: "And it is my prayer that your love may abound more and more".
    2. True love stays within the boundaries: "with knowledge and all discernment".
      1. Love should be governed by knowledge.
      2. Love should be governed by discernment.
  2. Pray that excellence may prevail (Phl 1:10).
    1. God wants you to know what is best: "so that you may approve what is excellent".
    2. God wants you to do what is best: "and so be pure and blameless for the day of Christ".
      1. Live with sincerity.
      2. Live with integrity.
  3. Pray that fruit may grow (Phl 1:11).
    1. The priority of the fruitful life: "filled with the fruit of righteousness".
    2. The power of the fruitful life: "that comes through Jesus Christ".
    3. The purpose of the fruitful life "to the glory and praise of God".
      1. We are to exalt the majesty of who God is: "glory".
      2. We are to exalt the power of what God has done: "praise".
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