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Philippians 3:1 – 3 True and False Religion
I can remember those times as a young Christians when I was confronted with cults like theSeventh Day Adventists; and the International Church of Christ, how unsettled I felt whenall that I thought to be...
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Philippians 2:25 – 30 Epaphroditus the Returning Soldier
Soldiers returning home from the battlefront can be a time of conflicting emotions. There is the joy of having loved ones back, but there are also a number of other issues. Is a soldier returning...
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Philippians 2:19 – 24 Timothy a Model of Selfless Service
The church is saved by the service of a sacrificial Savior; and the church flourishes and grows by the service of sacrificial saints. When we love one another in the way we have been loved...
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Philippians 2:16 – 18 Pauls perspective on suffering
Stop your grumbling and arguing with God and each other; be children of God who shine as lights in this dark world; and lean into suffering service for others with joy. These are the exhortations...
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Philippians 2:14 – 16 Shining as lights
If I had to say to you, go work out your salvation in the 3 following ways; what three things would you put on your list? Depending on the situation there may be different things...
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Philippians 2:12 – 13 Christian Good Works
The issue that confronts us as we go into this next section is the matter of our doing. We can have heads full of orthodoxy, where we can know all the technical terms and the...
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Philippians 2:9 – 11 The Exaltation of Christ
In Christianity we have become accustomed to the surprising and paradoxical ways of God. It is more blessed to give than to receive, how happy are those who mourn, those who are poor will gain...
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Philippians 2:6 – 8 The Humility of Christ
It is hard to know how to approach the portion of scripture that we now have before us. In just a few verses we have the central mysteries of our faith densely put. One theologian...
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Philippians 2:5 The Mind of Christ
The last 20 years or so has seen a real rise in what is called Christ-Centered Preaching. In addition to an emphasis on expository preaching, the goal in Christ-Centered Preaching is to ensure that Christ...
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Philippians 2:1 – 4 A Call for Unity
I am sure you will agree with this statement: as human beings we struggle to be in unity. This moment in particular is marked by tribalism. Once upon a time people would have a sense...
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Philippians 1:27 – 30 Gospel-Worthy Response to Suffering
What are the temptations that the church faces when it undergoes persecution? We could probably predict that we would be faced with the temptation to water down what we stand for. There have been many...
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Philippians 1:18b – 26 Living and Dying for Christ
You have heard that there are three types of people, optimists, pessimists and realists. Paul, because of the truths of the gospel and his priorities blows these categories out of the water. Because of God’s...
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Philippians 1:12 – 18 Gospel – Centered Joy
Your priorities will determine what gives you joy and what makes you sad. Many of our joys lie in in those things God made to be important to us like family and work. But sin...
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Philippians 1:9 – 11 Paul’s Prayer
Your prayer life is a measurement of your spiritual life. Not whether you pray, for all believers pray, but how well you pray. One commentator puts it this way, ‘The measure of a person’s spiritual...
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Philippians 1:1-2 Greetings in Christ
‘Thank God that I am not a gentile, a woman, or a slave.’ This was a common prayer that was once prayed in the synagogue and I believe that it is even being revived today....