The Gospel of Caesar

PHILIPPIANS SERIES

WEEK 1 – THE GOSPEL OF CAESAR

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The Church in Philippi begins in 52 AD:

From Troas we put out to sea and sailed straight for Samothrace, and the next day we went on to Neapolis. From there we traveled to Philippi, a Roman colony and the leading city of that district of Macedonia. And we stayed there several days. (Acts 16:11-12)

Who is the Church in Philippi?

There’s the -collar fashionista, the -collar jailor, and the -collar slave girl;

and they all came together in community with their families, because Jesus saved them all!

Cultural Narratives: The and beliefs we live by as a culture that

our everyday lives and way of thinking.

The Gospel of Caesar:

1. “ is Lord”
2. Caesar, son of god, ruthlessly sacrificed to make much of .

The Gospel of Jesus:

1. “ is Lord”
2. Jesus, Son of God, humbly sacrificed for the sake of .

Philippians 1:1-11

¹Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus,

To all God’s holy people in Christ Jesus at Philippi, together with the overseers and deacons:

² Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

³ I thank my God every time I remember you. ⁴ In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy ⁵ because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now, ⁶ being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.

⁷ It is right for me to feel this way about all of you, since I have you in my heart and, whether I am in chains or defending and confirming the gospel, all of you share in God’s grace with me. ⁸ God can testify how I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus.

⁹ And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, ¹⁰ so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ, ¹¹ filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ—to the glory and praise of God.

Today’s “Big Idea”…

If Jesus isn’t , He’s not