Philippians 4:4, “Rejoice in the Lord always, again I will say Rejoice.” Paul was unusual. Here he sat in prison and he was telling other people to “rejoice.” Paul repeats himself in his encouraging words to the Philippians in Philippians 4:4, and says twice, “Rejoice in the Lord.” He stated this also in Philippians 3:1, …
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Stand Firm
Philippians 4:1, “Therefore, my brothers, whom I love and long for, my joy and crown, stand firm thus in the Lord, my beloved.” I can remember going to track meets, when I was in high school and watching all of the various athletes participate in various races, pole vaulting, and the shot put. They had …
Examples Of Great Leadership Or Just Wanting To Be Great
Philippians 3:17, “Brothers, join in imitating me, and keep your eyes on those who walk according to the examples you have in us.” What does radical dependence upon Christ look like? Paul knew he was not perfect, yet he still used himself as an example of someone to follow who has learned to deal with …
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Pressing On When You Do Not Feel Like It
Philippians 3:14-15, “I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. Let those of us who are mature think this way, and if in anything, you think otherwise, God will reveal that to you.” Paul had perseverance down pat. He has rightly been called a man …
Get UP! Let’s Go!
Philippians 3:10-11, “That I may know him and the power of his resurrection, and may share his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, that by means possible I may attain the resurrection from the dead.” “That I may know him.” That was the goal and purpose on Paul’s heart while he was sitting in …
Sometimes Maintaining Joy Is A Sacrifice
Philippians 3:1-2, “Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you is no trouble to me and is safe for you. Look out for the dogs, look out for the evildoers, look out for those who mutilate the flesh.” We all experience disappointments, challenges out of our control. Paul is …
When Spiritual Progress Gets Slowed Down
Philippians 2:14-16, “Do all things without grumbling or questioning, that you may be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and twisted generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world, holding fast to the word of life, so that in the day of Christ I may …
Patiently Endure When Needing To Wait
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 …
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 …