The Son Comes Down, Part 1

FCC Vision Statement: Building on Exposition, Centering on Christ, Dying in Community, Serving on Mission

Philippians 2:6-7

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The Son Comes Down, Part 1 — Lonnie D. Bell, Jr.
Philippians 2:6-7
Sermon Series: Advent 2019, Week 2
December 8, 2019

DEEP SHEET: Sermon Study Questions
1.
   How are you feasting on the doctrine of Christ this Christmas?
2.   What does this passage teach us about Christ’s pre-incarnate existence? How does this correct or strengthen your theology?
3.   To use the language of 2:4, how did Christ not look to “his own interests”?
4.    How does Christ’s example guide us away from thoughts without actions?
5.    What does it mean that Christ “emptied himself,” and how can this be misunderstood?
6.   Summarize and discuss the four sub-points regarding Christ’s Incarnation: he adds our nature, veils his glory, enters our world, and serves our needs. Which of these strikes you the most?

References: John 1:1; Hebrews 1:3; 1 John 3:17-18; James 2:15-16; 2 Corinthians 8:9; John 1:14; 5:18, 23; Colossians 1:15, 19; Hebrews 4:15; John 13:1-20; 2 Corinthians 3:18.

The Practicality of Christmas

FCC Vision Statement: Building on Exposition, Centering on Christ, Dying in Community, Serving on Mission

Philippians 2:5-11

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The Practicality of Christmas — Lonnie D. Bell, Jr.
Philippians 2:5-11
Sermon Series: Advent 2019, Week 1
December 1, 2019

DEEP SHEET: Sermon Study Questions
1.
  What do you plan to do at home with your family to celebrate Advent throughout the month of December?
2.   What are some of the rich “Christmas words” that you have heard tossed around without meaning in your interactions with people?
3.   How does Christmas in particular remind us of the importance of having a deep and robust theology?
4.
   How does this passage taken in context show us that Christmas is “ethical in nature”?
5.   Why can’t a person merely hold Jesus up as an example to be imitated? How does the Spirit give us the mind of Christ?
6.   How should Christmas impact the way we see ourselves and the way we treat our fellow believers?

References: Genesis 3:15; 5:29; 22:17-18; 49:10; John 1:1, 14; Philippians 1:5; 1 Corinthians 2:16; Philippians 2:1-4; 1:27.