Shady Grove Sermons

God Will Supply Your Needs Philippians 4:19   Context: Philippians 4:10–20 And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus. — Philippians 4:19 (ESV) Big Idea: God pledges to meet every legitimate need of His generous, believing children from His glorious riches, and He signs that pledge in Christ Jesus. You cannot out-give God, and you cannot have an unmeetable need. Aim: To help hearers stop measuring the size of the need and start measuring the size of their God—then respond with trust, generosity, and doxology. Opening Hook • Thomas Hansen (1978) sued his parents for $350,000 for “malpractice of parenting” after a rebellious adolescence. • The case and the appeal were dismissed for lack of evidence. • Transition: Would anyone here sue God for neglect of deity? • That would be a frivolous lawsuit. Philippians 4:19 is God’s unfailing answer. Context in Brief • Paul is under house arrest in Rome. • The Philippian church, ...

The Heart of the Matter Proverbs 4:20–27 Big Idea: The heart of the matter is always the matter of the heart. Key Verse: “Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life.” (Proverbs 4:23) Context & Setting • Third parental discourse in Proverbs 4 (vv. 1–9: what not to do; vv. 10–19: what to do; vv. 20–27: how to do it) • Solomon speaking as a father to his son / a king to his heir / an older man to a younger man • Wisdom is not merely intellectual or merely spiritual—it is an embodied way of life (“the anatomy of discipleship”) • Body parts mentioned: ears, eyes, flesh, heart, mouth/lips, feet—yet the primary concern is the heart Sermon Structure Three Ways to Guard Your Heart 1. Guard Your Heart Attentively (vv. 20–22) a. Be attentive to my words — Listen carefully (difference between hearing and listening) b. Incline your ear — Lean in to hear God’s Word (cf. Psalm 116:2) c. Let them not escape from your sight — Keep your eyes on wisdom; rea...