“Finally, my brothers, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you is no trouble to me and is safe for you.”Philippians 3:1 ESV Reflection: how can Paul instruct the believers in Philippi to rejoice? One of my default goodbye greetings is “have a great day”, or something similar to that. It is […]
“For I have no one like him, who will be genuinely concerned for your welfare. For they all seek their own interests, not those of Jesus Christ.” Philippians 2:20-21 ESV Reflection: who or what are you mostly concerned about, and why? Did you see the results of the recent election? We tend to “concern” ourselves
“Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, so now, not only as in my presence but much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling,” Philippians 2:12 ESV Reflection: how can we “work out your own salvation”? In the last couple of houses my wife and built, we were
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“And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.”Philippians 2:8 ESV Reflection: what does love have to do with obedience? We talk readily about what Jesus did, as an act of love, the biggest demonstration of love throughout time. A selfless, sacrificial
“Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others.” Philippians 2:3-4 ESV Reflection: can you be a Christian and not actively study the Bible? Perhaps one of the most significant
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“Whatever happens, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my absence, I will know that you stand firm in the one Spirit, striving together as one for the faith of the gospel” Philippians 1:27 NIV Reflection: what is
“I want you to know, brothers, that what has happened to me has really served to advance the gospel, so that it has become known throughout the whole imperial guard and to all the rest that my imprisonment is for Christ.” Philippians 1:12-13 ESV Reflection: why is it difficult, even painful to learn something new,
“And it is my prayer that your love may abound more and more, with knowledge and all discernment, so that you may approve what is excellent, and so be pure and blameless for the day of Christ,”Philippians 1:9-10 ESV Reflection: what do you pray for? This is a very interesting topic to me, the whole
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“I thank my God in all my remembrance of you, always in every prayer of mine for you all making my prayer with joy,” Philippians 1:3-4 ESV Reflection: how can we be a source of joy in the thoughts and prayers of others? Think for a moment of a time or event when you experienced
“This Jesus is the stone that was rejected by you, the builders, which has become the cornerstone. And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.”” Acts 4:11-12 ESV Reflection: how accepting should we be of other religions, faiths,
