Philippians 1:21-26 To Live or Die CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Paul’s life is so tied to Christ’s that he would rather die than live so that he could be with Him. He said in v. 21, “To die is gain.” In v. 23, he said, “to be with Christ, which is...
The Fall Out Philippians 1:12-20 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Paul got locked up because of preaching the gospel and disobeying the Holy Spirit’s warning. There was some fall out. In Antioch– he could have complained, “Is this anyway to treat the preacher?” “What did I do to deserve this?” So forth. ...
Inhibiting the Work of Salvation Phil. 2:12-13 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Salvation is not by works, but once you are saved, once God is in you, then you have to work out what God is working in you. But many Christians don’t do this. Here are some things that inhibit your...
Philippians 1: 9-11 My Prayer for You All CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Paul prayed that God would do for the Philippians certain very specific things in their lives. My prayer for you is the same: That your love would abound In knowledge connected with truth (Bible) and your relationship with the...
Philippians 1:3-8 Encouraging Words CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Paul was encouraged by the Philippian saints and these words should be both an encouragement to us and an example to us on how we can encourage others. He was encouraged by them by their: Remembrance (v. 3) He remembered them regularly and...
Bishops and Deacons Philippians 1:1-2 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO The only two scriptural offices in the church are the bishops and deacons. The bishop is the overseer. Acts 1:20 Phil 1:1 I Tim 3:1,2, qualified Titus 1:7, qualified I Pet 2:25, comes from Jesus There is not an ecclesiastical hierarchy. The bishop is also...
Why Pray Luke 18: 1-8 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO When you think about how omniscient, omnipresent and omnipotent God is, why pray? What’s the use of praying? The Lord wants it – Lk 18:1, 1 Thes 5:17 – it is a great way to have fellowship with him, 1 Jn...
Seeking Counsel Proverbs 20: 5 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO From this passage you see 4 very simple things to consider when seeking counsel. Counsel is in the heart – so it is not something superficial, but something lodged deep in the heart of men. Counsel is like deep water – so...
Elections Romans 13: 1-8 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO People want to affect the political process with their contributions and their votes. However, while these things are important to the “political process” they should never overshadow your Biblical understanding of government, prophecy or your need to pray. Consider these passages from the...
Apostasy Ps 106:12-25 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO How did Israel go from believing God’s words in verse 12 to not believing his words in verse 24? They did it by apostasy. We see it all around us today. In this lesson, we identify the intervening steps between believing God’s words...
