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Philippians
Contributed by Stephen Todd on Apr 1, 2004 (message contributor)
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1. By Grace Comes Joy
Contributed on Apr 1, 2004
Paul refuses to allow anything to be added to the gospel because such things steal the joy that comes from salvation by grace alone.
Philippians 3:1-3 Sunday, May 26, 2002 One of the greatest truths from the Word of God is the truth that salvation is by grace through faith completely apart from any of our works. Yet there is something perverse within us that even when we know that truth we desire that there be a set of ...read more
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2. Assets And Liabilities
Contributed on Apr 1, 2004
How do you tell which things in your life are assets and which are liabilities?
Philippians 3:4-11 Sunday, June 2, 2002 To get us thinking this morning, I want to ask you a question. What are your assets and what are your liabilities? You say "pastor, that’s easy. Here’s what I own - those are my assets. Here’s what I owe - those are my liabilities." That’s ...read more
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3. Living In The Now But Not Yet
Contributed on Apr 1, 2004
How do we live with the tension that we have the promises of GOd yet they have not yet been completely fulfilled in us?
Philippians 3:12-16 Sunday, June 6, 2002 Tension - we don’t like to live with tension - we seek to resolve that which gives us tension. The problem is that sometimes our attempts to resolve the tension get us into more trouble. Now but not yet. Eschatology: there is a tension between ...read more
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4. Perfect Peace
Contributed on Apr 1, 2004
Only by giving up my way and resolving to do it Jesus’ way can conflicts be resolved and peace experienced.
Philippians 4:2-3 Sunday, June 29, 2002 Have you heard the name Tracy Lyperd? Tracy was a beauty queen for the state of Virginia a few years ago. Shortly after crowning her successor, she drove 250 miles to seek revenge on her ex-boyfriend for jilting her & marrying another. She took along a ...read more
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5. The Peace That Passes Understanding
Contributed on Apr 1, 2004
What are the requirements for such a deep and lasting peace?
Philippians 4:4-7 Sunday, July 21, 2002 A few weeks ago we began this section of Philippians by saying that the theme is peace. In 4:2-3, Paul speaks of peace among the body - getting along with one another. In the section we want to look at this morning he turns to inner peace. To see how ...read more
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6. Peace Of Mind
Contributed on Apr 1, 2004
What we think about has a lot to do with the peace that we experience.
Philippians 4:8-9 Sunday, July 28, 2002 How important is your mind? How important are the kinds of things that you think about? There are two extremes in our society: #1 Our minds are not important. What we fill our minds with really has no effect on the reality around us. We hear this ...read more
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7. The Secret Of Contentment
Contributed on Apr 1, 2004
Paul’s confidence that he could do all things through Christ is specifically related to the ability to be content in all situations.
Philippians 4:10-13 Sunday, August 25, 2002 As you go through life their are certain moments that are captured in your mind with absolute clarity. With the right reminder you can go back to that moment and see the whole picture in the most vivid detail. I have one of those flashbacks whenever ...read more
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8. My God Will Supply?
Contributed on Apr 1, 2004
Is God’s promise to supply our needs a blank check?
Philippians 4:14-20 Sunday, September 1, 2002 When I took Bible study methods in Bible College, I remember the teacher trying to teach us the importance of taking a verse in its context. He was especially critical of the verse-a-day type devotionals that lifted the verse out of its context in ...read more