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  • Turning Chains Into Courage

    Contributed by Dana Chau on Mar 19, 2002
    based on 120 ratings
     | 9,342 views

    Learn how right focus can turn obstacles and roadblocks into opportunities for courageous service for God.

    This morning, we’ll continue with chapter 1, verses 12-18a, and we’ll look at how Paul turns his chains into courage. We will look at two observations from this text and one main principle with two areas of application. Observations: The first observation I like to make is from verse 13: "As a ...read more

  • Three Disciplines That Bring Joy

    Contributed by Dana Chau on Mar 19, 2002
    based on 190 ratings
     | 9,623 views

    Learn the three disciplines to ensure joy for your journey in life.

    Introduction: I don’t know how many of you like or dislike the word discipline, but the word usually brings a strong response. You, either, love discipline and live a disciplined life, or you love discipline but are frustrated because you don’t live a disciplined life, or you hate discipline but ...read more

  • The Winning Attitude

    Contributed by Charles Holt on Aug 6, 2001
    based on 39 ratings
     | 5,312 views

    In this message we find the keys to Paul’s triumphant attitude despite all the hardships including abandonment of friends. I offer six suggestions of how to move past our disappointments.

    Charles W. Holt email: cholt@gt.rr.com THE WINNING ATTITUDE But I would ye should understand, brethren, that the things which happened unto me have fallen out rather unto the furtherance of the gospel; (Phil. 1:12) I had a dream the other night. I dreamed a large and prosperous church called ...read more

  • Seeking The Lost, For All The Wrong Reasons

    Contributed by Gerry Pratt on Apr 30, 2002
    based on 8 ratings
     | 2,626 views

    There are those who may go about to convert lost souls....but not with the proper motive that God wants us to be moved by.

    I think that we all have done some things with the wrong motives in our hearts. A. When we were little, we didn’t misbehave if we at all thought that there might be a reward coming. 1. We were actually phonies...we weren’t being good because we loved and honored our ...read more

  • Magnifying Christ

    Contributed by Ed Wood on May 9, 2002
    based on 24 ratings
     | 5,117 views

    Paul’s one consuming desire was to magnify Christ in his life. As believers, we should strife for the same.

    MAGNIFYING CHRIST Philippians 1:8-20 INTRO: Paul’s one consuming desire was to have Christ enlarged, even if his own body and life was entirely lost sight of. Paul was continually seeking to get self out of the way, and magnify Christ. After all, this is the only way we have in this life of MAKING ...read more

  • I Have Learned To Be Content

    Contributed by Tommy Ellis on May 10, 2002
    based on 44 ratings
     | 7,446 views

    Sermon describes the difficulty of being content, even in the best of circumstances. Believers are then admonished to be content, even in the worst of circumstances--through faith in Jesus.

    I HAVE LEARNED TO BE CONTENT Have you ever suffered terribly, and somebody said to you, “I know how you feel?” Perhaps you wanted to slap them and say, “You’ve never been where I am–you do NOT know how I feel.” Today, we will read of the Apostle Paul’s admonition to be content in all ...read more

  • Skunks, Chains And The Joy Of The Lord

    Contributed by Ralph Juthman on May 16, 2002
    based on 424 ratings
     | 19,510 views

    Sermon on posessing Joy inspite of circumstances

    The Joy Stealers #1 ‘Skunks Chains, and the Joy of the Lord’ Philippians 1:13-21 Introduction: A funny thing happened in Darlington, Maryland several years ago. Edith, a mother of eight, was coming home from a neighbours house one Saturday afternoon. As she walked into the living room, she saw ...read more

  • When God Fails Series

    Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Jun 22, 2004
    based on 13 ratings
     | 4,116 views

    Part 3 of study of Philippians

    THE PASTOR’S POINTS Bible Teaching Ministry of CEDAR LODGE BAPTIST CHURCH Thomasville, NC Dr. Russell Brownworth, Pastor ----------------- It was difficult for Harry Truman to fill President Roosevelt’s shoes. America craved change, and that November election night in 1948 everyone went ...read more

  • Struggling Joy Series

    Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Jun 22, 2004
    based on 40 ratings
     | 8,526 views

    Part 4 of study of Philippians

    THE PASTOR’S POINTS Bible Teaching Ministry of CEDAR LODGE BAPTIST CHURCH Thomasville, NC Dr. Russell Brownworth, Pastor The challenge of Christian decision-making Philippians 1.22b ------------------------------------------- What shall I choose? Have you ever been faced with choices? None of ...read more

  • Living Together To Advance The Gospel Series

    Contributed by Kenneth Henes on Jun 22, 2004
    based on 27 ratings
     | 4,570 views

    God often uses strange tools to help us advance the Gospel as pioneers. From Paul, we see two of those tools.

    LIVING TOGETHER TO ADVANCE THE GOSPEL Philippians 1:12-18 INTRODUCTION A. Three German Christian preachers who stood out as preachers in WWII Germany: 1. Dietrich Bonhoeffer, who joined a movement to overthrow Hitler, lectured in the US during a period of time in which his life was threatened in ...read more

  • Living Together With The Right Desire Series

    Contributed by Kenneth Henes on Jun 22, 2004
    based on 25 ratings
     | 3,336 views

    Paul shows us from his own life two kinds of desire that we need to have.

    LIVING TOGETHER WITH THE RIGHT DESIRE Philippians 1:19-26 INTRODUCTION A. How desire helped us in a basketball game against Manitowoc my junior year in high school. We were having a perfect season; we had not won a game when the eventual state champions came to town to play us. (They would ...read more

  • Suffering

    Contributed by David Moore on Jul 21, 2004
    based on 7 ratings
     | 8,201 views

    Theology of Suffering

    The problem of pain, it has been called. There are some people who refuse to believe in Jesus, who refuse to believe in God because of the problem of pain, or maybe a better word is “suffering”. The thought goes, if there is God, and He is good, then how can there be suffering? How can a good God ...read more

  • "When Chains Bring Gains" Series

    Contributed by Phil Anderson on Aug 6, 2004
    based on 37 ratings
     | 6,439 views

    Taking a healthy look at the "chains" and other difficulties we face and finding what God’s purpose is behind them...both IN us and THROUGH us.

    “When Chains Bring Gains” Philippians 1:12-21 PHP 1:12 Now I want you to know, brothers, that what has happened to me has really served to advance the gospel. 13 As a result, it has become clear throughout the whole palace guard and to everyone else that I am in chains for Christ. 14 Because of my ...read more

  • Finding The Silver Lining Series

    Contributed by Stephen Todd on Apr 19, 2003
    based on 49 ratings
     | 149,497 views

    In this sermon we see Paul finding the silver lining of God’s will in the difficulties of life.

    Philippians 1:12-18 Sunday, January 27, 2002 As most of you know by now I am a Murphy’s Law kind of guy. I never knew before that there are some basic principles that were laid down by the actual Captain Murphy. Not surprisingly there were thirteen of them. 1. Nothing is as easy as it ...read more

  • Joy In Serving God And Others Series

    Contributed by Stephen Todd on Apr 19, 2003
    based on 57 ratings
     | 20,218 views

    True joy does not come from pleasing ourselves, but from pleasing God and from serving others.

    Philippians 1:19-26 Sunday, February 3, 2002 There are times when we make Paul’s first imprisonment in Rome seem like it was a rather comfortable situation. He lived in his own home. He could have visitors whenever he chose. We even seem to take his eventual release as a foregone ...read more