When I was a teenage boy, we cleared a path for a new fence through thick bush on our home farm. The fence was 400 metres long. It took months to complete the work and to put up the new fence. It was hard work, but eventually we accomplished the job. In our text this […]
When we lived in PNG, I occasionally took hikes into the jungle, but never alone. I always followed an experienced leader. He knew where he was going and how to return. I didn’t. The Philippian Christians were having difficulty with unity. They needed an example to follow. Christ was that perfect example. Paul challenged them […]
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, […]
Sunday 2 March 2025 PM, No notes
Sunday AM Sermon by Pastoral Candidate Paul Tweedie
Some people live for fishing, others for racing, or boating, or camping, or football, or even gambling. For what do you live? If someone carefully watched your life for a month, for what would they say you live? The Apostle Paul was a man dedicated to the cause of Christ. He could honestly say, “For […]
When we feel like the road of life has become a steep slippery mountain path, and the winds of criticism are against us, and a load of burdens is on our back, we will be tempted to get a bad attitude. We have all been there. In our text, Paul was there. Paul, however, was […]
In 1 Corinthians 10:31, we read, “Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.” How can we glorify God? Our text tells us how. Transition Read Philippians 1:9-11. As Paul prayed, he showed the Philippians and us what is needed so we can glorify God. Our […]
A minister [of a large church] was praying at the bedside of a dying woman. “Wait a moment,” she said, as he started to rise from his knees. “I want to pray for you.” Very tenderly, she prayed with her hands upon his head. “For ten years, ever since you became my pastor, I have […]