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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…

19 I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon, so that I too may be cheered by news of you. 20 For I have no one like him, who will be genuinely concerned for your welfare. 21 For they all seek their own interests, not those of Jesus Christ. 22 But you know Timothy’s proven worth, how as a…

Hebrews 10 Good morning church! Glad you all made it here this morning. We are thankful that we have power and a roof over our heads to be able to gather and worship our God together. I hope many of you read ahead this week. There is some repetition from where we have been, so reading ahead helps us…

Thanksgiving : A time where we tend to express our gratitude outwardly a little more. Paul is expressing in our passage today how grateful he is for two specific men and his church family. It would be easy to dismiss these verses as Paul’s personal expressions of fondness and move right past them onto…

Verse 1 In what ways should we rejoice in the Lord? How often? Lit., Rejoice in vital connection with the Lord; i.e., bc you are God’s, REJOICE! Also, bc of all that God has done for you and around you. What are some things you ought to repeat for the benefit of other disciples? The Gospel - Death, Burial,…

Verse 1 In what ways should we rejoice in the Lord? How often? Lit., Rejoice in vital connection with the Lord; i.e., bc you are God’s, REJOICE! Also, bc of all that God has done for you and around you. What are some things you ought to repeat for the benefit of other disciples? The Gospel - Death, Burial,…

Philippians 2:19-30 Introduction: I’m going to split my time this morning. In the first part of this morning I’m going to preach through the next passage from our series in Philippians. Then I’m going to spend a little time at the end giving a bit of a State of the Church address. I was going to save…

Review of Chapters 1-2; Discussion of 3:1-2. Left off on question of: Who are "dogs" today?

Introduction: Good morning and let me welcome you once again to this meeting of Hope Bible Fellowship. As every week, it’s a joy and privilege to be here with you opening the Word of God. Go ahead and open your Bible to Philippians 2 and find verses 1-4. If you would like to follow along with our interactive…

At St. Bede’s Episcopal Church in Santa Fe, New Mexico, there is only one door into the sanctuary. Over that door is a hand-lettered sign that reads, “Servant’s Entrance.” There isn’t any way in or out of that church except through the servant’s entrance! I think that this helps us understand that as…

Genuinely care about those you are doing ministry to. 19 But I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you shortly, so that I also may be encouraged when I learn of your condition. 20 For I have no one else of kindred spirit who will genuinely be concerned for your welfare. 21 For they all seek after…

Philippians 2 has centered on the command to have the mindset of our Lord Jesus Christ. 5 In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus: The mindset of Christ Jesus is explained for us in vv. 3-4 3 Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others…

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…

Paul and Timothy have a colleague. His name is Epaphroditus. Paul was a “Hebrew of the Hebrews”; Timothy was part Jew and part Gentile (Acts 16:1); and Epaphroditus was a full Gentile as far as we know. He was the member of the Philippian church who risked his health and life to carry their missionary offering to the apostle in Rome (Phil. 4:18). His name means “charming” and a charming Christian he is!

It may be hard to imagine at this point, but think of a hot 90 degree day in July in the garden, at camp, or the workplace. You are looking for something to refresh you in the midst of the heat. There are many things that you can enjoy (meat, sweets, etc), but there are very few things that refresh like…

Introduction Sound it out Epaphroditus - E Pa frO ditus Philippians 2:19-3:1 19 But I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon, so that I also may be encouraged when I know your circumstances. 20 For I have no one like-minded who will sincerely be concerned about your circumstances. 21 For…

6 being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ; 18 There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love. 28 And do not fear those who…

You survived Christmas and now New Years lies just ahead. Some of you are making New Years resolutions. You are planning what you hope to accomplish and how you would like to live come 2019. I thought this morning would be a good morning to think about who we would like to be in 2019 and allow scripture…

love God, love neighbor never perfect in your love so you are always reforming, changing, being sanctified, becoming more like Christ the method of ministry for Christlikenss... Stewardship of Service vv.24-25 stewardship - His method of tending to or managing the affairs of a group of people Eph. 4:11…

Good morning, my name is John Lee and I serve Mission Church as the lead pastor. I am thrilled to be with you this morning, especially in this context, as we continue our current sermon series through the book of Ephesians entitled Gods Plan for God’s People. Please grab your copy of God’s Word and turn…

1 I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. 2 Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will…

Jesus' name is above every name. At his name, every knee will bow and tongue confess He is Lord. He lived and died and is risen for us. Jesus was a man just like us, but He also rose again to show He is the way, the truth, and the life. Only through Him can we find true salvation on our path towards eternal life. Learn more in the message “Who is Jesus?”