Philippians 2:13, “For it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure.” Charles Spurgeon has said, “Grace all-sufficient dwells in you, believer. There is a living well within you springing up; use the bucket, then; keep on drawing; you will never exhaust it; there is a living …
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The One Certainty In Life
Philippians 2:10-11, “So that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.” Remember the words of that song sung several years ago by the Gaither’s that went like this: …
Me First! Me First!
Philippians 2:3-4,“Do nothing from rivalry or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others.” Paul had a concern about the lack of unity within the church at Philippi, which was a very cosmopolitan city and …
Don’t Be Alarmed By Your Opponents
Philippians 1:27-28, “Only let your manner of life be worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of you that are standing firm in one Spirit, with one mind striving side by side for the faith of the gospel, and not frightened in …
You Can’t Lose
Philippians 1:21-22, “For to me to live is Christ and to die is gain. If I am to live in the flesh, that means fruitful labor for me. Yet which I shall choose I cannot tell.” Paul was not consumed with life or death. His total ambition in life was to maintain his faithful witness …
Not Wasting Time Throughout My Day
Philippians 1:13-14, “I want you to know, brothers, that what has happened to me has really served to advance the gospel, so that it has become known throughout the whole imperial guard and to all the rest that my imprisonment is for Christ. And most of the brothers, having become confident in the Lord by …
My Challenge For 2021
Philippians 1: 9-11, “And it is my prayer that your love may abound more and more, with knowledge and all discernment, so that you may approve what is excellent, and so be pure and blameless for the day of Christ, filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and …
Completion – It Is A Process
Philippians 1:6, “And I am sure of this, that he who has begun a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.” With the coming end of 2020, there is one promise from Scripture that we all can take comfort in, as Paul stated in his letter to …
A Trigger To Pray – With Joy
Philippians 1:3-5, “I thank my God in all my remembrance of you, always in every prayer of mine for you all making my prayer with joy, because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now.” Even though Paul was chained in prison and awaiting his trial in Rome, physically separated from …
Chains Broken
Philippians 1:1-2, “Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus. To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi, with the overseers and deacons: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.” The book of Philippians’ Paul wrote to encourage his close friends, in Philippi (a city in …