Philippians
On Being a Joyful, Contented and Generous Christian
Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. Philippians 4:4-5
Look Further Ahead
But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ. Philippians 3:20
Keeping Focussed on the Goal
I want to know Christ-yes, to know the power of his resurrection and participation in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, and so, somehow, attaining to the resurrection from the dead. Philippians 3:10-11
The Mindset of Jesus
In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus: Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage; rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to death—even death on a cross! Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and…
The Unstoppable Message of Jesus
“Kill us, torture us, condemn us, grind us to dust … The oftener we are mown down by you, the more in number we grow; the blood of Christians is seed.” Tertullian.
Experiencing Joy – An Introduction to the Book of Philippians
I thank my God every time I remember you. In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now, being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. Philippians 1:3-6