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Rescue-Part 2 We left off last time at Giving thanks to God the Father, who qualified us to share in the inheritance of the holy ones in light. Where we left off sets us up for the next section, which is so rich, it is difficult to know where to begin… Let’s take a look at our section For He rescued…

Rescue We left off last time at Giving thanks to God the Father, who qualified us to share in the inheritance of the holy ones in light. Where we left off sets us up for the next section, which is so rich, it is difficult to know where to begin… Let’s take a look at our section For He rescued us from…

Prayer For this reason we also, since the day we heard about it, have not ceased praying for you and asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, so that you will walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, to please Him in all respects, bearing fruit…

Colossians We are going to shift from Philippians to Colossians, a book that has a few more references to the Hebrew Bible Let’s read our introduction Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, To the saints and faithful brothers and sisters in Christ who are at Colossae:…

Our Family of Nations I have something I want to cover briefly, because I am hearing it more and more in Christian circles: You might think I am being unfair picking Republican conservative voices No, I am picking influencers and a politician because they claim to be Christian Thus they claim to speak…

Fullness and Abundance We are winding down and have reached the last You Philippians indeed know that in the early days of the gospel, when I left Macedonia, no church shared with me in the matter of giving and receiving except you alone. For even when I was in Thessalonica, you sent me help for my needs…

Have and Have Not We are getting close to the end of Philippians I rejoice in the Lord greatly that now at last you have revived your concern for me; indeed, you were concerned for me but had no opportunity to show it. Not that I am referring to being in need, for I have learned to be content with whatever…

Think and Do Last week we talked about two women who Paul addressed with a plea to work together on behalf of the Gospel. We also saw a very well known verse Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the…

Coworking Paul is encouraging the church in Philippi to join him in sharing the gospel He left of telling them to stand firm in the Lord in this way Paul has spoken of unity in the church, singleness of mind, and now, we see he has a specific situation in mind. Paul is going to call out some people by…

Resident Aliens To show that belonging to heaven's politeuma means living a visibly different life under the rule of King Jesus, and persevering until the goal is reached. Not that I have already obtained this or have already reached the goal, but I press on to lay hold of that for which Christ has laid…