Text: Philippians 1:1-11 Theme Thankfulness for Christian fellowship & prayer for spiritual growth. Introduction Tonight we are looking at the opening verses of the book of Philippians. Paul’s letter begins with the theme of thankfulness and quickly moves into a prayer for ongoing spiritual growth for the church at Philippi. We will look at the […]
This message from Philippians 4:1 introduces a letter that teaches believers to find joy in Christ, stand firm, and grow through trials together.
One of Aesop’s fables tells of four oxen who were such great friends that they always kept together when feeding. A lion watched them for many days with longing eyes, but never being able to find one apart from the rest, was afraid to attack them. Whenever he came near, they turned their tails to […]
In this verse, one’s conversation is his conduct as a citizen. One commentator said it is “To live as a free citizen.” CWSD. The people of Philippi were privileged to be citizens of Rome. Christians are privileged to be citizens of heaven. Our conduct is the way we act and our behaviour. Henri Amiel wrote, […]