WORK OUT YOUR OWN SALVATION
Philippians 2:12-18


Notice Paul didn’t say, work for your salvation, or toward your salvation, but work out your salvation. According to verse one of this book, he is writing to those who are already saved. 

We know the Bible teaches us that our salvation comes only by God’s grace and mercy, not by any of our works. Jesus is the only way to heaven.

Someone has said, the Christian life is not a life of ups and downs but rather a life of ins and outs. God works in, and we work out. The phrase "work out" means to carry out to the goal, or to carry to its ultimate or final conclusion.

As a student works out a math problem, we are to bring our salvation to its ultimate conclusion: being like Christ

As a miner works out the silver, gold or coal buried deep in the mine, so we are to work thru all the difficulties of life to bring our life like Christ!

As a farmer works out his fields to bring about the goal of a bountiful harvest, so we are to labor faithfully to become like Christ!


I - Work it out with COMPLIANCE {vs 12} - "OBEYED"

II - Work it out with CAUTION {vs 12} - "FEAR AND TREMBLING"

III - Work it out with CONFIDENCE {vs 13} - "GOD WHICH WORKETH IN YOU"

IV - Work it out with CONTROL {vs 14} - "WITHOUT MURMURING AND DISPUTINGS"

V - Work it out with CLEAN CONSCIOUS {vs 15} - "BLAMELESS AND HARMLESS"

VI - Work it out with COMMUNICATION {vs 15} - "SHINE"

VII - Work it out with CELEBRATION {vs 16} - "REJOICE"