God supplies our needs

—Philippians series Pt.8 4:10–20

  • Andrew Fountain – Apr 29, 2018

 
 
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Goal

That we look to God to abundantly supply our needs

  • Recap Parts 1–7
  • Today’s passage: Phil 4:10–20

Philippians 2:6–11

  • Equality with God the Father
    • Humbled himself to be born a man
      • Obedient, even to death
        • The most shameful death—the cross
      • Exalted by the father
    • Every knee will bow to him
  • Acknowledging that he is fully God

Philippians 2:12–13 ESV

  1. …work out your own salvation with fear and trembling,
  2. With awe and wonder, keep working at achieving spiritual health within your community

Stand firm! —how?

  1. Bring harmony to others (v.2–3)
  2. Build joy (v.4)
  3. Develop a special kind of “gentle reasonableness” (v.5)
  4. Be secure in God’s peace (v.6–7)
  5. Fill your mind with the right stuff (v.8)

Philippians 4:10–20

Paul’s Dilemma

  • Recognize the value in what they have done and encourage them
  • Be very clear that money is not a big concern to him (He has already said that this is a mark of a false teacher.)
  • Very carefully touch on sowing and reaping, guarding against attention to physical possessions.

Goal

  1. To get a firm grasp on what it means for God to supply our needs
  2. To catch hold of Paul’s secret (v.12)
  3. To get what “sowing and reaping” really means

Outline of passage:

  • Your gift to me has brought me great joy
    • I’m not saying this because I was not content in poverty
  • You have a history of specially providing for me
    • I’m not seeking your gifts, but your blessing as a giver
      • God supplying your needs from his abundant riches

Philippians 4:10–20

Philippians 4:19

Two ways of translating the verse, depending on how you understand the original Greek.

  1. Prophetic promise: God WILL supply your every need
  2. Prayer: May God supply your every need

God supplying our needs:

  • God’s heart is to fill you up with blessings from his own rich abundance.
  • He is not mean, but generous.
  • But we must still give him the freedom to be God and not demand he explain to us his choices, which might include us having unmet needs at times.
  • But never let go of his heart of generosity.

Goal

  1. To get a firm grasp on what it means for God to supply our needs
  2. To catch hold of Paul’s secret (v.12)
  3. To get what “sowing and reaping” really means

Philippians 4:10–20

Goal

  1. To get a firm grasp on what it means for God to supply our needs
  2. To catch hold of Paul’s secret (v.12)
  3. To get what “sowing and reaping” really means

Philippians 4:10–20

Sowing and reaping?

  • We sow out of a heart of contentment
  • The motive is to bring a sweet fragrant offering to God
  • Not to get more possessions
  • And then we enjoy whatever God gives

Summary

  1. God’s heart is to fill you up with blessings from his own rich abundance.
  2. Catch hold of Paul’s secret for contentment (v.12)
  3. Bring a fragrant offering to God, simply because you love him