Work Out Your Own Salvation

Mr. Smith begins this sermon by asking the question, isn't  Paul's command in Philippians 2 to workout our own salvation a contradiction to what the Bible teaches about our being saved through faith in Christ apart from works?  He then spends the sermon showing that there is no contradiction when we understand properly what Paul means by what he is saying in Philippians 2.

Gary Smith was born in Charlotte, North Carolina, but spent most of his youth in the Pasadena, California area. He graduated from Ambassador College in 1976 and he and his wife, Liz, moved to Peoria, Illinois. For the next six years he worked as a nursing home administrator in Illinois, Ohio, and Texas.
In 1982, he and Liz began to serve in the full-time ministry. Since that time, they have served in a number of congregations in the Midwest.
Gary and Liz now pastor in Houston, Texas near their two children and grandson.
Apart from pastoring, Gary enjoys hiking, playing and watching sports, reading and spending time with family.