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Sunday, May 17, 2026 | "O come, let us worship and bow down... before the Lord our Maker." (Psalm 95:6)
Sunday School @ 9:30 am | Worship Service @ 10:30 am
Announcements/Reminders
- TODAY - Church Board Meeting @ 2:30 pm
- May 24 - Graduate Recognition
- May 24 - NDI Meeting @ 2:30 pm
Sermon Notes for 05/17/2026
SCRIPTURE: Philippians 2:1-13
As we practice the way or participate in the redeeming and saving grace of God in our lives, discipleship must not be a lonely endeavor.
“We are in this struggle together.” - Philippians 1:29-30
Make My Joy Complete (1-4)
- “I pray that they will all be one.” - John 17:21
- Unity in the church is one way the community we are a part of knows that the Holy Spirit is at work in us.
- Paul’s joy is complete when the church is unified!
The Attitude of Christ (v5-11)
- Humility, a slave to God, fully obedient to God, etc.
- God the Father, God the Son, and God the Spirit are united in love, mission, spirit, and purpose. The empowering work of the Holy Spirit urges unity among us so that we can be in harmony with God’s divine mission in love, mission, spirit, and purpose.
God at Work in Us (12-13)
- “The community isn’t called to work for salvation; we are called to work because of salvation. The command is a response to grace, instead of a condition for receiving it.”
- Our efforts in unity matter because they honor the work God has already begun and make that work visible to others.