A Life Worthy of the Gospel | Philippians 1:27-30 | September 27, 2026 | Aaron T. Colyer

Good morning.

I hope you have a Bible with you.

We're going to be in the book of Philippians.

We took a five-week break to preach through our vision and values, but now we're back in Philippians.

We're going to finish chapter one, and then we will move probably a little slower than you are thinking through the Christocentric or Christological passage of Philippians 2, verse 1 through 11.

Philippians 2:1–11

So open your Bibles to Philippians chapter 1.

Philippians 1 · chapter mention

We're going to finish there.

As you're turning there, I want to pray for a very good friend of mine.

His name is Dr.

Chris Aiken.

And a couple months ago, he took a new ministry assignment at Saluda Baptist Church in South Carolina.

And he had been working for Samaritan's Purse for a couple years.

He's back into ministry as a lead pastor.

And I know something about Chris.

If you think that I am passionate and zealous about the gospel and evangelism, I was afraid of that happening.

That's okay.

We'll talk about this later.

I'll just make sure I don't step on that for now.

If you think that I'm passionate about evangelism, just multiply it times 10.

Chris is very passionate about evangelism, and he's seeking to uh set a new culture in that church in South Carolina.

He's seeking to equip the saints to go out and share the gospel.

And so let's pray for him, for the ministry he's leading, for his team, and for his church.

Dr.

Chris Aiken, let's pray and then we'll be right in Philippians chapter one.

Lord, thank you already for a sense of your presence in the room.

And that happens when believers gather together.

That happens when the shared Holy Spirit that we all have as a seal of our salvation and as the wonderful counselor that leads and guides and directs us is in the room together.

That happens when your word is proclaimed through song lyrics and scripture read and prayers.

That happens when your glory drops on a place.

And so do we just ask for more?

It feels selfish sometimes.

Even though you're here, God, send more of your presence.

And as we open to Philippians, would the word be a double-edged sword?

It would cut through us, it would lead and guide and direct us.

As it says in 2 Timothy 3, it would be useful in this time for teaching and correction and reproof and training for righteousness, that we would sit on the edge of our seat saying, God, we want to hear from you.

That's what I pray for.

Saluda Baptist Church in South Carolina as well.

Lord, that the people would gather anxious to hear from you.

Not not a new preacher, not a new lead pastor, not a new excitement, but you to hear from you.

And so I ask that you would pour your grace out on my friend Pastor Chris.

I ask, Lord, that you would use his experience and understanding of the word and understanding of ministry to guide a people, to equip them and be excited and zealous to magnify Christ and share the gospel in Saluda, South Carolina.

God, give them a sense of passion and zeal and excitement and uh use this new season of ministry for Pastor Chris to do those things.

We pray that all in Jesus' name.

Amen.

Well, we're back to Philippians.

What we're gonna see about Philippians is there is a joy.

There is truly a joy when you know Jesus.

It's repeated over and over in chapter one, verse four.

It's Paul's prayer that he makes with joy.

Verse 18 here.

He proclaims Christ, and in that, or even his enemies proclaim Christ, and in that he rejoices.

And then he says again in 18, he will continue to rejoice.

We see it all throughout the book of Philippians.

And today it's interesting, as he closes the chapter, he says, Yes, there's joy in walking with Jesus, but also sometimes there's opposition, sometimes there's suffering, sometimes there is a sense of pain when you follow Christ.

We're gonna talk a little bit about that.

He had just said, by way of reminder, for me to live is gain and to die is Christ.

So even now, as he talks about some of his suffering, how is there gain there when we walk with Jesus and still have suffering?

Well, I think it's a description of a life lived worthy of the gospel.

Let's read it.

Follow along with me in chapter one, verse 27.

Only let your manner of life be worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or an absent, I may hear of you that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind, striving side by side for the faith of the gospel, and not frightened in anything by your opponents.

This is a clear sign to them of their destruction, but of your salvation, and that from God.

For it has been granted to you for the sake of Christ that you should not only believe in him, but also suffer for his sake, engaged in the same conflict that you saw I had, and now hear that I still have.

Again, Paul is writing this from a jail sale.

There is a conflict and a suffering that he is under.

Again, some context.

He says, just one thing, right?

If I could just tell you one thing, let me tell you this let your life be lived worthy of the gospel of Jesus.

Did you catch that in verse 27?

Only, right?

As if as if only I could just give you one piece of advice as I start this letter to you, Philippians.

Make sure your life is lived worthy for the gospel.

It reminds me of chapter two when he tells the Philippians that they are like shining lights or shining stars amongst a crooked and depraved generation, that the light that they have should be a contrast to the culture and the darkness all around us.

Only let your life be worthy of the gospel.

We have this one thing language in the Psalms.

David says this in Psalm 27 one thing I asked of the Lord.

And it was just one thing that I wanted to focus on, one thing that I will seek after, that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord and to inquire in his temple.

I want us to, even in these three short verses, to see the punch and the emphasis of one thing.

If you just hear one thing, church, make sure your life counts for the gospel.

Live a life worthy of the gospel.

That's the main point.

If you're taking notes, write that down.

Live your life worthy of the gospel.

The idea is that our citizenship now is in heaven.

Our citizenship is not now on this earth or in this time.

We have a future.

We have a different future address, an eternity waiting for us, and something is changed in us.

That's what Brother Isaac is going to be teaching the students at this fall retreat: that their identity in Christ is brand new.

They're washed clean by the blood of Jesus, they're holy, they're made blameless, they're adopted, they're forgiven, they're changed.

I wonder if you often think about your new identity in Jesus, that you're changed.

And as you think of that, it would motivate me and you to make sure we're living that way.

Because we're different.

We're new.

In Ephesians chapter 4, Paul says this I therefore, a prisoner of the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called.

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It's not a teaching, by the way, that you need to be worthy of the gospel.

That would be a false gospel.

I am not worthy of the love of God.

I am not worthy of the forgiveness of God.

I am not worthy to be in the presence of God.

Think of Isaiah 6.

He says, Oh, woe is me.

I have seen the Lord.

Right?

I'm not saying that you have to earn your worthiness in order to receive the gospel or earn your ability to be forgiven.

Jesus paid it all.

That's the gospel.

We didn't have anything worthy in us before Jesus made us brand new.

What I am saying is if Jesus has made you brand new, make sure you're living like it.

Make sure your life reflects that.

Christ is the one that makes us new.

And so now we represent him.

We're his ambassadors, as it says in 2 Corinthians 5.

We magnify Christ with our life as we've spent the last five weeks looking at.

We want to make sure that his light shines through us.

You know, sometimes I miss being in student ministry.

I had the wonderful privilege this summer to preach at a student camp.

It was awesome.

I like hanging out with our students on Wednesday nights.

Probably also because all three of our kids are in the student ministry right now.

But one thing that I'll always remember about student ministry is before we went on a trip, I would get all the parents in the room, they pray over their kids, and I'd say, okay, kids, make sure you give mom a big kiss.

The moms really love that for the two cool kids that weren't kissing their mom like they should have been.

We get them all in the room and I say, Look, I don't have a lot of rules.

I'm not going to give you a lot of rules.

But when you're getting on this charter bus to go all the way to Orange Beach, Alabama, and you're going to be far from home.

Make sure you remember who you represent.

I don't know if you ever got that talking to by your dad in your home.

Like, don't you know you're a collier?

You better make sure you represent this family when you're outside of that door.

It was similar to that, but I didn't start it with their last name.

I started it with Jesus.

Everything you do at the truck stop, everything you do in that condo, everything you do in the worship center when there's thousands of teenagers, you're representing Jesus.

Make sure you remember that, students.

And I say, make sure you remember that you represent your family, and your name should matter.

And then I go a step further and say, you represent this church.

Do not let this church have a reputation with that camp that we're going to say, oh, it's the kids from that church.

I said, Don't let that happen.

You represent Jesus, you represent your family, you represent this church.

So the application for us is if we are sealed by the Holy Spirit, stamped, justified, washed by his blood, that we have that same attitude.

Every time we walk in and amongst a lost and dying world, we remember we represent someone bigger than us.

We represent Jesus.

Then we know what it is to live a life worthy of the gospel.

Consider, is there anything in your life right now that God might be challenging you to grow so that you might be a better representation of Jesus to a lost and dying world?

I think there's five descriptions in this text, by the way, only three verses, but five descriptions of a life lived worthy of the gospel.

You know what the first is?

Right there in verse 27.

Only let your manner of life be lived out, worthy of the gospel.

How?

Okay, I'll tell you how.

That you stand firm in one spirit.

Write that down.

Stand firm.

There is a unity about standing firm.

It's twofold.

It's that you're standing on this truth that Jesus died and rose, and you've asked him to be your king.

You have a unity of standing on the gospel.

Chapter 1, verse 5.

Do you see it?

Because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now.

If you're a Christian, you're standing on this truth of the gospel.

Number two, you're you have a participation with the Holy Spirit, right?

That you stand firm in one spirit.

And look at chapter 2, verse 1.

So if there's any encouragement in Christ, any comfort from his love, any participation with what?

With the spirit.

Thank you.

You're right there.

I love that.

Someone said it right there.

Participation with the spirit.

So we stand firm.

I don't know when you think about your Christian life, or even put it in the context of this local church.

When you think about our church, what ways are we visibly standing on the gospel?

Stand firm.

What ways do we represent this idea?

Jesus loves you.

We had a church member go out into the community and say that a week ago Saturday in a very tricky, hostile environment.

Hey, Jesus loves you.

Jesus loves you.

Jesus loves you.

Wear a shirt that says Jesus loved you, and so do I.

Standing firm on this truth of the gospel.

We're standing firm in our partnership with the Holy Spirit.

I talk about this a lot.

I'm probably Baptocostal.

I'm fine with that title, all right?

But we need to be led by the Holy Spirit.

How are we standing firm that the Spirit's leading our decisions and leading our attitudes and leading our actions?

We stand firm.

Number two, we strive together.

And I like the language standing firm, striving side by side for the faith of the gospel.

Striving is like an athletic language.

We have a lot of athletic language in the New Testament.

2 Timothy chapter 2, verse 5.

2 Timothy 2:5

It talks about uh being trained, being trained as an athlete, and an athlete is crowned, right?

Or what about 1 Corinthians chapter 9?

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Paul says, I run as one who wants to win the race.

My life for Jesus is this marathon of efforts and running and striving.

And he says, I don't want to do that.

And at the end of my life, look that I was just like a boxer beating the air.

I don't want to be disqualified as a Christian.

I don't want to be disqualified as a Christian leader.

I want to run the race set before me.

I wonder how you're striving in your walk with Jesus.

Think of gladiator games in the Roman Colosseum.

That probably was the athletic language on their mind in the original audience.

Or maybe you've heard the stories of the first marathon in Athens.

That idea of striving.

I'm striving after Jesus.

Jude chapter 1 says it like this.

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Beloved, although I was very eager to write to you about our common salvation, I found it necessary to write appealing to you to contend for the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints.

We need to contend.

Jesus, how am I living for you?

How am I representing you even when I have opponents?

I'm contending.

I'm striving.

And by the way, I don't have enough strength to do it on my own.

So Lord, please give me the strength to do it.

I want to show y'all a picture of striving.

Some of y'all are gonna like this, some of y'all aren't.

So just here's the warning.

This is crowd participation, all right?

Congregation participation.

Everyone stand up.

And if you're on the sides, kind of make your way all the way so you can get one solid row all the way across.

Stand up.

And if you're on the sides, come in, come across the aisles.

And here's the next piece.

I'm gonna ask you to lock arms, all right?

So you you bend your elbows, lock your arms.

There it is.

There it is.

Y'all are looking great, by the way.

Looking awesome.

Looking awesome.

So here's the deal.

I want you to see this picture in your mind.

I want you to look around.

You see a church, hundreds of people in this first gathering.

You see a church saying, We will stand firm on the gospel, striving side by side, onward, Christian soldiers.

Go ahead, Satan.

You try to knock us down with your schemes and your deceit, but we are standing firm, striving, speaking the good news of Jesus.

This is what I want you to think about.

Look around.

Isn't that amazing?

You feel like you're uh in this battle alone now?

I hope not.

Y'all look pretty intimidating.

If y'all are coming against me, I'm gonna run and hide.

All right, let me take a picture and then you guys can uh this is perfect.

Alright, we got we got multiple pictures here.

I think I can put them together.

Thank y'all.

Y'all have a seat.

Thank you so much.

Give it up, give it up for yourselves, guys.

When you see that picture in your mind, that's a picture of gospel oneness.

We're in this thing together, we're not doing this thing on our own.

I think that's what the writer of Hebrews had in mind in Hebrews chapter 10.

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It says, Don't neglect to meet together, as is the habit of some.

But stir one another up to love and good works, encourage one another all the time because you see the day of Jesus drawing near.

His return is imminent.

And so don't isolate and get by yourself.

Stir one another up to love and good works.

Will you commit to that kind of gospel oneness in this church family?

I hope so.

I hope so.

So stand firm, strive together.

Third is speak the gospel.

I think we can read this too quickly and think, oh, there's not really a command to speak the gospel here.

But I think speaking is assumed for two reasons, right?

There's opposition.

Paul says to the Philippians, there, when your opponents come against you, make sure that they know that you're saved.

I think there's an implicit instruction also to make sure that they know without Jesus they're destroyed.

It's right there in the text.

They cannot have opposition if they're not speaking the gospel.

I think there's an assumption about speaking because they're striving, they're contending for the faith, they're living a life worthy of the gospel.

And then you could just make the argument from Romans, since the Holy Spirit used Paul to write Romans as well.

In Romans chapter 10, verse 17, it says, faith comes from hearing, hearing the word about Christ.

Romans 10:17

So if we're going to be Christians that fully obey the Great Commission, we speak the gospel, we make disciples, and then we teach them to obey.

I wonder.

And you hear me talk about this a lot, but I wonder, when was the last time you took the opportunity to speak the gospel?

I hope you can think of a recent memory.

Our ministry staff asked that question on a rotating basis in our staff meeting on Tuesdays.

Have you had any good gospel conversations lately?

Some of our small groups asked that every time they meet at the beginning.

Did you learn anything from the word lately?

Who has a testimony to share?

Has anyone shared the gospel lately?

That's a great accountability question to ask.

And what are we going to say when we speak the gospel?

Acts chapter 4 is a good verse to memorize.

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There is salvation in no other name but the name of Jesus.

If you know that, you're good to go.

I had an almost 17-year-old student in our student ministry text me his testimony yesterday.

I listened to it this morning at 6 o'clock.

It started my day hearing this amazing testimony.

And something that Isaac encouraged the students to do on Wednesday night.

And in this testimony, he says, Before Christ, I was hopeless.

Now I have a hope.

Because Jesus died on the cross for my sin and yours, you can be forgiven.

He's speaking the gospel, amen.

He's speaking up for Jesus.

Amen.

What are we going to say?

Acts 4 12.

There's salvation to no one else but the name of Jesus.

There's no other name in heaven given among men by which we must be saved.

I was encouraged recently.

There's a family attending our church, and they've been hearing all these things about sharing the gospels fresh on their mind.

They're engaging back into ministry and church life and thinking, okay, ministry is not just Sunday, it's all days.

And so I was with them actually a couple months back in the summer.

We were on the Gulf Coast, and I watched this man go help two really helpless men.

I think, I think they were probably not used to driving on sand.

It might have been the first time they had seen the Gulf of America.

Their vehicle is down on the sand in Port Aranzas and they're stuck.

There's wheels are just spinning out.

And because this man has got a servant heart, he says, I'm gonna go help those guys.

He digs them out, gets his truck, gets a toe strap, takes them out, and then in his boldness, he just says, Hey, I did this because Jesus loves me and Jesus loves you.

He came back, we were hanging out by the beach, and he said, I should have done more.

Yes, I spoke the name of Jesus, but man, I should have done more.

And just in God's good grace, I said, I think next time you will.

Because the Holy Spirit's pressing on you right now that you could have said more.

Next time you will.

And so I got to hang out with him a couple weeks back and hearing about someone that he had worked with, a client, customer that was going to be moving and transitioning, wasn't gonna be able to work with him anymore.

And he said, I just want you to know it's been it's been really amazing the way that you love me as a friend.

You've been a very good friend to me.

We have a work relationship, you've been a great friend.

And he says the Holy Spirit ding ding ding ding ding, here's your chance.

You can say more than Jesus loves you.

And he says, I want to let you know.

The reason that I've been able to be a good friend to you is Jesus has changed my life.

He washed away my sin.

He made me brand new.

And he can do the same for you.

And he shared the gospel.

Isn't that amazing?

I want our church to be filled with those kinds of stories.

Man, I wanted to say more.

And then just confidently, whether it's discipleship or small groups or talking to a ministry staff saying, you know what?

I think next time you will.

Because the Spirit's already impressing on you that you could have, should have, would have been blessed by the joy that you would have received if you had said more.

We've got to speak the gospel.

That's how we stand firm.

That's how we live a life worthy of the gospel.

We speak it.

Number four, we see the sign.

Now, this is a little tricky here in verse 28.

Don't be frightened in anything by your opponents.

This is a clear sign to them.

What is this sign?

Me not being frightened by the opposition that I have as a Christian is a sign to them.

A sign of what?

A sign of their destruction, but your salvation.

When people see you living a life worthy of the gospel, and they come against you, by the way, Jesus said this was going to happen.

He said, There is going to be people coming against you.

Matthew 16, 18.

I'm going to quote that verse later.

He says in the Gospels, you will have opposition.

So when that happens and we're not frightened, it shows the culture something.

It shows those that don't surrender to Christ something.

It shows them I'm saved.

And I know that I'm washed by the blood of Jesus.

And I know that I'm forgiven.

But you're in trouble.

Because if you're not washed by the blood of Jesus, I'm headed to eternity, but you're headed to destruction.

Jesus said in Matthew chapter 7, the way is wide, and the gate is wide that leads to destruction, and many people are on it.

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But the way is narrow and the gate is narrow that leads to life, and few find it.

Paul is here saying, if you will not be frightened by your opposition, but just stand firm and strive and speak the gospel, there is something that will happen.

They will see a sign.

They must really believe this Jesus stuff, because they're not frightened.

They must really believe that they're saved.

And frankly, they also must really believe that I'm headed towards destruction.

It is a humble thing.

It is a humble thing to say, Lord, your righteousness will be displayed in the judgment of the wicked.

And then the psalmist says, But when I thought how to understand this, it seemed to me a wearisome task.

Why are the wicked prospering?

Verse 17.

Until I went into the sanctuary of God, then I discerned their end.

They're going to be destroyed.

And at times, that should motivate our gospel witness, that should motivate our mission.

So we go to the highways and the byways and tell them there's rescue in Jesus' name.

But when opposition is there, instead of being frightened, we stand firm.

And it's a clear sign.

One, of their future destruction, two, of our salvation.

Right?

So we stand firm with a hopefulness, with a joy, rejoicing, not arrogance, and not, well, do you just wait one day till God judges you?

That's not what I'm saying.

What I am saying is it's a clear sign.

So see that sign and be encouraged by that.

And hope that others see it.

And ultimately, Matthew 5.

Be salt and light, let them see your good works.

Why?

Because there's a chance that by seeing your good works they might give glory to God in heaven.

So that verse, Matthew 16, 18, it becomes really important here.

Jesus says there to Peter, Peter says, You are the Christ, you are the Son of God, you are Messiah.

So Jesus says, On that statement, Peter, that is the truth that I'm gonna build my church on.

You remember that in Matthew 16?

And then Jesus says this, and the gates of hell will not prevail against it.

That means the church is on the offensive.

Oftentimes we get it twisted.

All right.

You got to be a little bit younger to understand that phrase.

I learned from my kids, don't get it twisted.

But oftentimes we do as a church because we we think, oh man, Satan's winning.

The darkness is pressing in against us, his schemes are overtaking us, and we think Satan's on the offensive, which he is a roaring lion seeking those to devour.

There is that language.

But did you see the picture in Matthew 16?

Jesus said, I will build my church and the gates of hell will not prevail against you.

Hell is bunkered down, hell is already understanding.

There is a destruction coming for me.

I know the end of the story.

Hell is the one hiding, and the church, those that represent Christ, are pressing in.

The church is on the offensive.

We have this good news of the gospel.

Don't forget that.

Have you seen the sign?

I'm headed for salvation.

The wicked are headed for destruction.

We don't rejoice in that destruction, but we have a confidence in the gospel.

We don't want them destroyed.

We want them to experience salvation.

We want them to have the same salvation we have.

We want them to be found in Christ and in Christ alone.

Amen.

See that sign.

And last, suffer with Christ.

Verse 29 and 30, for it has been granted to you that for the sake of Christ, you should not only believe in him, but also suffer for his sake.

Engaged in the same conflict.

Paul says, I'm in chains for Christ.

I'm suffering.

And you're going to experience a suffering for Christ.

When you do, stand firm.

Strive side by side.

When you do, make sure you speak the gospel.

And as you suffer, understand that that grows your intimacy with Jesus.

1 Corinthians 16, Paul says there's many adversaries of the gospel.

When you suffer for the sake of Christ, it's a reason for rejoicing, not sorrow, not sadness.

Don't shrink back.

Rejoice.

I've been counted worthy to suffer with Jesus.

Now I'm not saying you're an annoying, obnoxious Christian that's always posting things on social media that's making people turn their head this way.

Oh, I'm suffering now because I just decided to be obnoxious and annoying.

That's not what I'm saying.

I'm saying you're standing firm, you're striving, you're speaking with gentleness and respect.

1 Peter 3 15, and yet you still have opposition when that suffering comes, you say what the apostle said in Acts chapter 5.

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They left the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer dishonor for the name.

That name is Jesus.

It's suffering because of the gospel.

Now I brought this picture up here.

My wife bought this for me when I got my M Div from Southern Seminary.

And she knew that it was one of my favorite verses.

I love this picture of the crown of thorns.

Jesus suffered that I might be forgiven, that my sins might be washed away.

And then Paul says that the strangest, most peculiar thing in Philippians chapter 3.

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He says that I want to suffer like Jesus.

I don't think Paul wanted to be crucified, but he wanted to be intimate with Christ, even understanding his suffering by his own suffering.

And you can read it if it's that far away.

I can read it for you.

That I may know him and the power of his resurrection.

The context is suffering.

As I walk through suffering for Christ, not just pain and sorrow of the brokenness of this life and sin and the curse, but like specific suffering, persecution.

You believe in Jesus, I'm going to try to make your life difficult.

If I experience that kind of suffering, there is an intimacy that I can have with Jesus to say, I know you better, Jesus.

Because in some small way, not the exact same as the cross and Jesus saying, My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?

I don't think I'll ever experience that kind of pain.

But if I can relate to Jesus just a little bit because of suffering for the name, then I'm closer with you, Jesus.

I know you more.

I wonder, I wonder if you want that kind of closeness with Christ.

Suffering for the name of Jesus invites you to know him more intimately.

You have a closeness with Jesus.

That's why it says in Philippians 3.10 that I may know him and the power of his resurrection and I may share in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, that by any means possible I may attain resurrection from the dead.

Again, that's a gift that Paul got because he's covered by the blood of Jesus.

He just wants to know Jesus more.

Is that you this morning?

You want to know Jesus more?

I hope so.

I certainly do.

Maybe this morning you would say, I've never given my life to Christ.

And Pastor Aaron, you've made a lot of reference to the cross and forgiveness being washed by the blood that Jesus was raised that we might share in his victory.

This is the response.

Repent and believe.

Agree with God that you're a sinner and your sin deserves a punishment.

But then also say, Thank you, Jesus, that you took that punishment for me.

I want to turn from that and trust in you.

Take my whole life, take it all.

Turn and trust in Him today.

That would be a beautiful response to this sermon.

But other responses, if you're a believer, we're called to live differently, to magnify Christ and share the gospel.

And this passage gives us a beautiful description of that.

We stand, we strive, we speak, we see the sign, and we suffer for the name of Jesus.

Which one of those specific things needs to grow in you this week or this month or this season of your life that you might have only one priority, only one thing that your life would count for the sake of the gospel?

Let's pray.

Lord, I thank you for the scripture.

So often we read it quick.

So often we just skim over verses like that, but there's so much rich truth.

You want our lives to count for your glory.

And there's joy there that causes us to rejoice.

I just pray for every Christian in the room as I think about their response here.

Holy Spirit, would you lead them, guide them, direct them?

I think about those that might need to give their life to Christ.

If they want to come up here, pray at these steps, or talk to one of our pastors or ministers, God, I just ask that you do business in this moment.

Show us specifically what you're asking to be different in our lives, that we might live a life worthy of the gospel.

We ask that in Jesus' name.

Amen.