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Weekend Preview – Speaking Purposefully

May 16, 2022 by Phil Auxier

My 5/15/22 sermon at Crestview, Speaking Purposefully (1 Corinthians 14:1-19), is now online. The sermon began by discussing the problem (your mouth is like a math book, every time you open it, there’s a problem). Of course, this humorous way to begin got us into the deep need we have for heart change in the way we speak.

The section of Scripture I was in dealt with tongues and prophecy. I was helped (and shared) these definitions from Andy Naselli:

“‘Speaking in tongues’ in 14:1–40 refers to an individual’s praising God in a language that neither the speaker nor the hearers understand unless God supernaturally enables someone to interpret. ‘Prophecy’ in 14:1–40 refers to an individual’s sharing with others an encouraging insight that they sense God has spontaneously revealed.”  

From the ESV Expository Commentary on 1 Corinthians

I also was helped by Paul Tripp in the opening illustration on how our words come from the heart and this quote that I closed with:

I hope the sermon points you to Jesus and helps you live out of His power in what you say.

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Weekend Recap – Love Never Ends

May 9, 2022 by Phil Auxier

My 5/8/22 sermon at Crestview Bible Church, Love Never Ends (1 Corinthians 13:8-13), is online. In this sermon, Paul continued his encouraging words meant to remind the Corinthians that they were people who were to live and serve out of love. What stuck out to me was that love outlasts each of these things, whether it’s maturity, our practice of gifts, or even a desire for more. And, in light of this call, we are to love. I hope the sermon encouraged you.

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Weekend Recap – The Superior Way

May 2, 2022 by Phil Auxier

My sermon from 5/1/22 at Crestview was entitled The Superior Way from 1 Corinthians 13:1-7. This passage gets into the lifehack of using our gifts with others in the church. The superior way we serve others is by love. The stakes are raised so high that we are nothing if we don’t have love. I hope the sermon proves encouraging for you. After all, in calling us to this amazing way of living, we also see our need for God Himself exposed. And, anytime we’re driven to a more profound need of Jesus, we’re near good news.

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Weekend Recap – Palm Sunday 2022

April 11, 2022 by Phil Auxier

My 4/10/22 sermon at Crestview, Palm Sunday’s Invitations (John 12:12-19 and Revelation 1:4-6), is online. The sermon sought to draw us out from ourselves and into the reality that Jesus entered Jerusalem as King. What this means for our lives speaks of an invitation to reflect on Him and to come under His rule and reign. I hope you are encouraged as we step into Holy Week together.

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Weekend Review – The Spirit’s Gifts

April 4, 2022 by Phil Auxier

My 4/3/22 sermon at Crestview was The Spirit’s Gifts from 1 Corinthians 12:1-11. In this sermon, I began working through that extensive section of 1 Corinthians 12-14, where Paul gets into the gifts and how the church in Corinth practices them. Then, of course, we try to make some connections to what we can know about these gifts in our own lives.

This sermon, in particular, was organized around some questions that led to our understanding. So, I’m hoping this proves helpful for you. Have a great week.

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Weekend Recap – Headship, Head Coverings, and Honor, Oh My!

March 21, 2022 by Phil Auxier

My 3/20/21 sermon at Crestview, All Things Are From God (1 Corinthians 11:2-16), is online. This passage was a fun one to dig into and try to explain. Part of the reason is that not everyone agrees on the context, historical background, or implications for the church. This lack of clarity is one reason for my provocative blog title: headship, head coverings, and honor, oh my. So, we have to do something with what this passage means, and this was my best attempt to unpack this for the people of Crestview. I’m hoping what emerges for us is that we’re more characterized by honor and respect for one another in the coming days. Enjoy.

Also, if you choose to watch the video, we had trouble capturing that this week. So it joins me in the middle of my introduction.

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Weekend Recap – Seeking Neighbor’s Good

March 14, 2022 by Phil Auxier

I was back in the pulpit preaching at Crestview and got back into our series on 1 Corinthians. My sermon, Seeking Your Neighbor’s Good (1 Corinthians 10:23-11:1), is online. While most Christians think that loving their neighbor is a great idea, many struggle to do this well. And, as Paul gets to the end of a larger section in this book, he draws our hearts up and out to apply this well. I hope the sermon encourages you.

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Weekend Recap – For the Sake of the Gospel

February 7, 2022 by Phil Auxier

My 2/6/22 sermon at Crestview, For the Sake of the Gospel (1 Corinthians 9:14-23), is online. If I put the sermon in a sentence, it would be that we die to ourselves and serve all because the good news of Jesus has captured us. But, of course, you know the context here is about Paul laying aside his rights to payment or support from the Corinthians so that his preaching and witness are distinct from the orators of the day there. And in this passage, he lays out what drives him to do what he does. So I hope the sermon encourages you.

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Weekend Recap – Freedom?

January 31, 2022 by Phil Auxier

My 1/30/22 sermon at Crestview, Freedom? (1 Corinthians 9:1-14), is now online. On the heels of 1 Corinthians 8 with all of its instructions that our freedom or rights should be governed by love and that knowledge won’t deliver on what it promises–it puffs up, but love builds up–chapter 9 comes to question everything. As you read 1 Corinthians 9, you’re immediately struck by how many questions are asked. I summarized this with three questions that inform our freedom. And, I hope my sermon encourages you to lay aside your rights for the sake of the Gospel.

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Weekend Recap – Love Preferred

January 24, 2022 by Phil Auxier

My 1/23/22 sermon at Crestview, Love Preferred (1 Corinthians 8:7-13), wrapped up the first half of the book of 1 Corinthians. And this sermon, in particular, gave some more thought to what I taught last week on the failure of knowledge to deliver. Knowledge puffs up, and love builds up. So, when the Corinthians are flexing their freedoms to encourage the eating of meat sacrificed to idols, they are bypassing love and smashing the weaker Christian. The warning for us is that it damages our souls too: we are sinning not only against someone for whom Christ died but are also sinning against Christ Himself. The stakes are high. Love is the most excellent way. I hope this helps you walk in it.

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From One Degree To Another?

Yeah, that's right. My one, consuming passion is Jesus Christ, my Lord. I'm totally gripped by one message: the Gospel - the good news that God came after me when I was far from Him. So, the life I live, I live by faith in Him: He loved me and gave Himself for me.

From One Degree To Another is the change that He's accomplishing in me by grace. Growing downward in humility, upward into Him, outward toward others, and inward with renewal characterize my existence.

This site is where I flesh all of these types of things out, including my life as a slave to Jesus, husband, father, coffee-enjoyer, and pastor. I hope it encourages you.

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