1. PHILIPPIANS-THE LETTER OF JOY II

5. THE POWER AND JOY OF A GODLY CONFESSION

6. WHAT DOES CONFESSION MEAN? FINDING WHAT THE WORD OF GOD SAYS, BELIEVE IT AND THEN SPEAK IT ITIT LIFE AND DEATH ARE IN YOUR WORDSLIFE AND DEATH ARE IN YOUR WORDS

7. LIFE AND DEATH ARE IN YOUR WORDS

8. PAUL HAD JOY BECAUSE HE UNDERSTOOD GODLY CONFESSION 2:1-2-----”I CONFESS I AM IN ONE ACCORD WITH BELIEVERS” 2:3-5-----”I CONFESS THAT ALL PEOPLE HAVE GREAT VALUE” 2:6-8-----”I CONFESS THAT JESUS HUMBLED HIMSELF FOR ME, EVEN TO DEATH” 2:9-10---”I CONFESS THAT GOD EXALTED JESUS AND THAT EVERY THING BOWS TO HIM”

9. PAUL’S GREATEST CONFESSION

10. THE KEY TO TRUE JOY PAUL KNEW JESUS AS BOTH LORD AND SAVIOR

11. OTHER CONFESSIONS PAUL MADE IN PHILIPPIANS 2 2:12----”I HAVEN’T FULLY ARRIVED, I CONFESS I AM WORKING OUT MY SALVATION WITH FEAR AND TREMBLING” 2:13----”I CONFESS GOD IS WORKING IN ME TO DO HIS GOOD PLEASURE” 2:14---”I CONFESS THAT I WILL USE MY WORDS WITHOUT MURMURING AND DISPUTINGS” 2:15---”I CONFESS IT IS GOD’S WILL FOR ME TO SHINE AS A LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS”

12. CONFESSION AND JOY

14. CONFESSING JESUS AS LORD No one can really understand the true deep reality that JESUS is LORD without the Holy Spirit (I Cor 12:3)--- 3 Wherefore I give you to understand, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed: and that no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost Let’s Pray Right Now for Holy Spirit REVELATION this morning

15. The Revelation that Jesus is LORD was radical for me I guess that I was like a lot of Christians, I could say the words but without much understanding and with little transformational reality in my life – Luke 6:46--- 46 And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?

16. WHAT DOES LORD MEAN? The NAME of the LORD is----Name= Hashem= Character, Nature Jehovah—the Self existent one or Eternal One – Jehovah Is 12:2--- 2 Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the LORD JEHOVAH is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation Translated Lord--- 6,327 of 7,003 times used Adon---Sovereign Lord, Master, Owner – Refers to God as Ruler and Owner of the Earth Adonia—My Lord – Brings concept of God the Lord Who is the Blesser of His Creation Yah----The Self Existent one Who is man’s Salvation (same as Jehovah) Kurios (Gk)—Supreme in Authority, controller, Master, Sir Rabboni---My Master---Mk 10:51 Despotes----Absolute Ruler----Luke 2:29; Acts 4:24; 2 Peter 2:1

17. PETER’S REVELATION AND CONFESSION—MATT 16:13-16 13-16----DON’T WORRY ABOUT OTHERS, WHAT DO YOU SAY 13 When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am? 14 And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets. 15 He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? 16 And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God

18. WHY DOES A SETTLED CONFESSION BRING JOY? IT SETTLES THE ISSUE OF WHAT IS TRUE AND WHERE YOU STAND IT ESTABLISHES A FAITH POSITION AND CREATES EXPECTATION AND AGREEMENT WITH GOD’S WORD WHAT YOU THINK YOU WILL SAY AND WHAT YOU SAY YOU WILL DO IT CLEARS YOUR MIND AND ESTABLISHES PEACE IT UNLOCKS YOUR FAITH AND RELEASES GOD’S GRACE (EPH 2:8,9)

19. WHAT DO YOU BELIEVE THIS MORNING AND WHAT DO YOU CONFESS PUBLICALLY? DO YOU CONFESS JESUS AS YOUR PERSONAL LORD AND SAVIOR?

20. IF YES, IT WILL CHANGE EVERYTHING IT WILL INCREASES YOUR CONFIDENCE IN HIM AND CREATE JOY IN YOU IT WILL CREATE COMMITMENT TO PRESS FORWARD NO MATTER WHAT AND INCREASE YOUR JOY IT WILL DEVELOP CONTENTMENT IN YOU AND GIVE YOU CHRIST’S JOY

21. LET’S RISE UP AND SING THE SONG “FOR HE IS LORD” FROM PHIL. 2:10,11

22. TELL AT LEAST ONE PERSON A DAY THAT JESUS IS YOUR LORD AND SAVIOUR RENEW YOUR COMMITMENT TO SAY WHAY GOD SAYS ABOUT YOU,CIRCUMSTANCES AND OTHERS