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Philippians 1:1–11 (ESV) Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with the overseers and deacons: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. I thank my God in all my remembrance of you, always in every prayer of mine…

What is a key ingredient of Thanksgiving? Go ahead and let me know you think. Is it the mashed potatoes, turkey, ham, gravy, green bean casserole, etc? Maybe it is the spices one uses, or doesn’t use. Relationships are key to life. We were created for relationships. From the very beginning of Thanksgiving…

Philippians 1 Philippians 1:1–10 “From Paul and Timothy, slaves of Christ Jesus, to all the saints in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi, with the overseers and deacons. Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ! I thank my God every time I remember you. I always pray with joy…

Author: Paul . 1 Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with the overseers and deacons: What about Timothy? Timothy probably weighed in on the conversation. Early church fathers and scholars today agree that Paul is the author. Internal evidence…

Philippians rotates around this hymn of Humility and Power. It is a summary of the Gospel. 5 Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, 6 who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, 7 but emptied himself, by taking the form of a…

Acts 15-16 Introduction: -The major question that the early church was asking was: What does it look like now that the God of Israel has opened the doors to allow all nations to become his covenant people. -Israel was a very exclusive religion in the fact that you were born into it. The Israelites always…

Exodus 21:2-22:16 Review In our last Torah Portions We have talked about different topics The Torah is the manual how to serve God- gives a sense of direction, like a compass W/o direction you do not know where you are going or what you are doing. We talked about Yitro This is the name of Moses’ father…

Main Idea The first Deacons It’s no secret that I am a Marvel fan (or at least a fan of the first wave. It’s getting a bit weird now). But in the early days of the franchise, they did a great job of developing the characters before bringing them together as the Avengers. I especially like Thor in the…

Who are you? The case for membership is certainly an unusual one. Many reject the concept because we do not have clear passages in the Scripture that clearly define church membership. And they are correct. There is no Scripture passage that says “thou shalt practice church membership” To make matters…

just as it is right for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart, inasmuch as both in my chains and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel, you all are partakers with me of grace. Only let your conduct be worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or…

Communion especially causes us to REMEMBER and REFOCUS ! We are beginning a new series in the book of Philippians! A series I believe will cause a REFOCUS in our daily lives that should impact every area! As we read through this letter it is one that oozes with REJOICING , PEACE , GRACE , and THANKSGIVING…

VII.THE CHURCH: We believe in the one true Church, the body and bride of Christ ( Eph.1:22-23 ; 5:25-32 ), composed of all true believers of the present age ( 1 Cor. 12:12-13 ); and the organization of its members in local churches for worship, for edification of believers, and for world-wide gospel…

Heb 10:25 Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching. I’d like to talk to you about a disease called “Morbus Sabbaticus.” Morbus Sabbaticus is rarely discussed in the major newspapers or…

Our text today is the Gospel reading, and the work of John in verse 3: “He went into the whole region around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.” Let us pray: These are Thy Words oh Lord; help us and sanctify us in the Truth. Thy Word is truth. Amen. What sound…

Introducción No sabemos lo que pasará en la vida de un día a otro. En solo un año, he salido de una cuarentena completa, he tocado la puerta de la eternidad cuando casi morí, y mi hija menor fue atropellada. Fue así también con el apóstol Pablo también. Un día estuvo persiguiendo a la iglesia de Cristo.…

Philippians 1:1-2 Introduction Good morning and welcome to this gathering of Hope Bible Fellowship. I am so overjoyed that you decided to gather with us to worship the Living God. Today we begin a series of messages that will take us on a journey through the book of Philippians. I know this is a favorite…

Introduction: We are starting a new book today. We are going to be going through the book of Philippians. I am so excited to get started into this incredible book. This first week will be a bit atypical as we will only cover the first two verses in the book itself and instead, we will reflect back to…

Paul’s Greeting to the church he founded in Philippi. Introduction: Is this a good missions slogan? Matthew 4:9 (HCSB) “I will give You all these things if You will fall down and worship me.” Context and background are very important because the verse above is Satan speaking to Jesus!!! Transition :…

Shortly after WWII, in November of 1947, Dr. Martyn Lloyd Jones preached a message from the book of Philippians. And in his introduction he said this, If ever the world needed the witness and testimony of Christian people it is at this present time. The world is unhappy, it is distracted and frightened,…

27 Only let your manner of life be worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of you that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind striving side by side for the faith of the gospel, A Letter From a Disciple-Maker How does Paul view the Philippian…

NOTE: This is a manuscript, and not a transcript of this message. The actual presentation of the message differed from the manuscript through the leading of the Holy Spirit. Therefore, it is possible, and even likely that there is material in this manuscript that was not included in the live presentation…

What makes a local church a church ? Is it simply where two or three are gathered? 20 For where two or three are gathered together in My name, I am there in the midst of them.” If so, then every Christian home would be a church. A church always has some form of organization . 23 So when they had appointed…

NOTE: This is a manuscript, and not a transcript of this message. The actual presentation of the message differed from the manuscript through the leading of the Holy Spirit. Therefore, it is possible, and even likely that there is material in this manuscript that was not included in the live presentation…

Palm Sunday Foretold by the Prophets 9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; He is just and endowed with salvation, Humble, and mounted on a donkey, Even on a colt, the foal of a donkey. 22 The stone which the builders rejected…

Where do we start? 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; A good understanding have all those who do His commandments; His praise endures forever. What do we tend to fear? The unknown…