BIG IDEA: All true Christians are connected to each other in Christ Jesus. *Four parts of Paul’s connecting closing words: A greeting for each one in the Philippian church community.…
BIG IDEA: Any gift, whether to the Lord’s work or to the Lord’s workmen, is of greater worth and higher significance when viewed as a gift to God. 1) Paul’s…
BIG IDEA: Christ gives strength sufficient for any situation. * “Contentment” = Christ-sufficiency. Christ-sufficiency to face situations of lowness. (humiliation, poverty, suffering, persecution, opposition, sickness, lack, defeat, sorrow, failure, weakness,…
BIG IDEA: Every-“thing” that is excellent and worthy of praise belongs to God. *Two connected commands that summarize Paul’s letter: Carefully consider “these things” (cultivate a Christ-like mindset)…so as to…
BIG IDEA: Think and Act like Christians— as those known by their LOVE, JOY & PEACE. *Three questions answered by the mature Christian life: What LOVE looks like. (v.2,3) How…
Big Idea: For the citizen of heaven, Jesus Christ is Savior and Lord. *So / Therefore / In light of that… Stand firm in the Lord (v1) In the face…
BIG IDEA: Finish well. * Paul’s four pointers for finishing well: An exhortation about how to think. Two commands about who to follow. A warning about who to avoid. A…
BIG IDEA: Pursue the final prize of salvation in its fullness— knowing Christ in the glorified state. *Three parts of presently pursuing that final prize: Forget what lies behind. (v.13a)…
BIG IDEA: Anything other than Christ alone as the grounds for acceptance by God = another gospel. *6 safeguards against getting sidetracked by another gospel: Rejoice in the Lord. (v.1)…
BIG IDEA: Anything other than Christ alone as the grounds for acceptance by God = another gospel. *6 safeguards against getting sidetracked by another gospel: Rejoice in the Lord. (v.1)…