Philippians 2:12-30
Paul encourages the Philippians to keep pressing on in following Jesus, he gives them a couple of pointers on how they might do that, and then gives them the examples of Timothy and Epaphroditus to follow.
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Paul encourages the Philippians to keep pressing on in following Jesus, he gives them a couple of pointers on how they might do that, and then gives them the examples of Timothy and Epaphroditus to follow.
Carrie unpacks how following the practice of the Christ-pattern allows our common purpose to survive worldly pressure.
Paul is stuck in prison, his life turned upside down, but he keeps going and even rejoices! When life gets hard can we, like Paul, live with purpose? Can we live like Jesus lived? Can we set our eyes on the hope Jesus gives us?
Jim introduces our series in the Letter to the Philippian church, looking at how the church started, and how Paul felt about them as he wrote back to them. What would Paul want, for a church he so clearly loved?
The river of God is filled with blessings whether or not we "get in the flow” and grab hold of them. In this passage, St Paul lays down four ways we can stand firm in the current.
Perseverance, not perfection, pleases God. We're setting out to be lifelong learners.
Paul tells us that he considers everything as loss for the surpassing worth of knowing Christ; that’s where we find our salvation and who we truly are.
To follow Christ's example of humility, Paul gives us a couple of examples of guys who are living it out.
We don't become humble by trying to be humble, but by imitating Christ in his vocation, radical obedience, and service.
Paul writes to explain to his friends how he is doing, and how the Gospel is doing, since his imprisonment. How is the Gospel doing, amongst us?