Sermons on Philippians
Be Careful For Nothing
Prayer pt 1: Careful For Nothing 4 Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice. 5 Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand. 6 Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. Phil 4:4-6 My daughter Natalie had said to me in the first few months after we began the Church in Sunbury that I ought to do a sermon series on the topic…
Knowing The Lord is At Hand
The Mind That Knows The Lord is At Hand There are many characteristics that seem to go hand in hand with the bible’s frequent employment of the imminent return of Jesus, that time when he will come again to receive us to himself, that, where he is there shall we be also. One of the most evident descriptions in the bible respecting this event, is related to the state of the mind of those that know the Lord is at hand. The…
Our Example of Humility
Christ: Our Example of Humility [Reading: Philippians 2:1-11] Introduction: There are so many reasons to love this passage. We talk quite frequently in regards to apostasy or a falling away and I look at this passage and compare it to my experience of church in times past and the message I see promoted in modern churches in particular. It is one of: Self-esteem [which is pride] Self-entitlement [which is covetousness] Self-importance [which is idolatry] Under this premise there is the…
YES Peace
YES Peace Pr Edi Giudetti 4 Rejoice in the Lord alway:and again I say, Rejoice. 5 Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand. 6 Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. 7 And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. 8 Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just,…
Philippians Survey
The Book of Philippians Survey Pr Edi Giudetti Background Paul had planted the Church of the Philippians in the area of Philippi a colony of Rome, in Macedonia. It was named after Philip of Macedon, the King and father of Alexander the Great. And it became a Roman Province. As with all these ancient cities, pagan worship and Idolatry abounded. Philippi was beset by the debauchery of Bacchus worship and the entrance of New Mystery…