Church Life Worthy of the Gospel

Paul admonishes the church at Philippi to let their manner of life be worthy of the gospel of Christ (Phil 1:27a).

What then does a church look like whose corporate manner of life is worthy of the gospel of Christ?

Paul tells us: it is a church that is always standing firm in one spirit, with one mind striving side by side for the faith of the gospel (Phil 1:27b).

When a church fails to understand that individual rights and desires within the body aren't ultimate (when these things become ultimate, it's a form of idolatry), it will experience carnal division and infighting in the body that damages the reputation of the gospel of Christ.

However, when a church understands that the gospel of Jesus Christ is ultimate; that is, we don't exist as a church for ourselves, but for the sake of the gospel, that church will be too busy on the front lines of ministry to concern itself with secondary and peripheral matters that end up dividing brothers and sisters who are called to stand firm in one spirit, with one mind.

My prayer for FBC Fisherville today is that we will continue to grow as a church that can aptly be described by its striving for the faith of the gospel. Please pray with me.