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Phil. 4:1-9.
There has been a lot of talk going around the internet about ol Nostradamus.
I dont know a lot about this guy other than he was some astrologer that lived back in the 1500’s.
Many have said that his predictions of certain world events have been fulfilled and that he has predicted that the year 2023 is going to be the year of the antichrist.
I think he predicted this in 2020,2021 and 2022 so I wouldnt put to much wait or thought into this prediction
Can I just say one thing, no man knows the hour nor the day.
But what if he is right and this is the year?
What if this is the last year we celebrate the new year on earth?
What if our Lord was to return this very year?
Will he say well done or you should have done?
with 2023 getting up to full speed I want us to see from Pauls letter to the church at Philippi, that there are some things that we need to do in 2023 if we are going to have a successful year in the Lord.
If our Lord does come back this year, I want Him to be able to say, “Well done my good and faithful servant.”
So what are some things we Need in 2023?
I.
We Need To Stand Strong
v.1 Therefore, my brethren dearly beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, my dearly beloved.
“Stand fast” is translated from one Greek word with a number of applications.
1. Stand Faithfully.
“Stand fast” means to be “steadfast” (Zodhiates) which is to be loyal and faithful.
Dont be unstable like a double minded man.
make up your mind this very morning, that you are going to stand faithfully regardless the cost.
2. Stand Firmly.
“Stand fast” also means to “stand firm” (Thayer).
This standing involves a firmness of position.
As a strong tree, it is not easily blown over.
It is the firmness that keeps you from being “tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine” (Ephesians 4:14).
3. Stand Fearlessly.
“Stand fast” means to “stand erect” (Thayer).
This means you do not cower or bow down to the enemy.
This standing involves courage.
It is not easy to stand in some places—you may be the only one standing, but you are to stand erect for Christ anyway.
Paul not only tells them to stand strong, but he tells them how they are to do this “Stand fast in the Lord” (Philippians 4:1).
“In the Lord” defines where this standing is to occur.
It is standing for and in Jesus Christ.
It is not standing for some political figure or for some other earthly personality or earthly philosophy.
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We Need Unhindered Unity
vs.2-3 I beseech Euodias, and beseech Syntyche, that they be of the same mind in the Lord.
And I intreat thee also, true yokefellow, help those women which laboured with me in the gospel, with Clement also, and with other my fellowlabourers, whose names are in the book of life.
It is obvious from verse 2 that the church was having some problems that had made its way back to Paul.
I do not think it had gotten to the point of causing division because Paul waits until the end of his letter to address it.
I think Paul knew that it could explode into a bigger issue if he did not handle it.
He gave a little insight into it earlier in Phil.2:1-11
so he sets out in in these two verses purposefully calling the church back to unity.
The two women spoken of were labours with Paul but what the disagreement is, we do not know.
All we do know is they did not get along.
There was disunity among the church and Paul is not about to let a disagreement split the church.
He tells them to be of the same mind.
Get on the same page.
Its not wrong to have different opinions about something as long as you ultimately have the same goal in mind, to glorify God.
I think that is what Paul was trying to convey to them.
Paul continues in verse 3, decribing how they are to become unitifed once again.
He tells them there needs to be
A Cooperation among believers
Yokefellow … labored with … fellowlaborers” Philippians 4:3 “Yokefellow” and “fellowlaborers” indicate a person could work together with others.
They could be yoked together with others in labor and pull well together.
When farmers back before the invention of the gas powered engine, wanted to plow a large field, they would yoke up a team of horses.
Not horses and mules or horses and steers, They would yoke up a team of horses that they knew could work together to accomplish the task at hand.
Mules were good work animals but they were very stubborn.
If they got it in their thick skulls that they did not want to plow, there was nothing you could do to make them.
And try getting two or more mules to plow together and you have a real fight on your hands.
Sounds a lot like most Baptist churches today.
A bunch of mules that are so head strong they wont move unless it is on their own terms.
God give us more horses and fewer mules!
This kind is greatly needed in our churches.
Paul continues in verse 3, describing how they are to become unitifed once again.
A Composition of Believers
“Women … with Clement … other my fellowlaborers” (Philippians 4:3).
Paul lists some of the workers in the church which teaches some good lessons.
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The multitude of tasks.
The number of workers mentioned means there are enough tasks to be done in the church that all the members need to be involved.
2. the manner of the service.
Only naming one person here suggests that most tasks in the church are obscure tasks not attracting much attention.
These are the hard tasks to perform, for they do not receive many accolades.
But such tasks need to be done.
To serve the Lord frequently requires much humility.
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We Need to Rejoice Regardless
v.4 Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice.
The Source of our Rejoicing
“Rejoice in the Lord..”
The Lord is the very source of our rejoicing.
If you are looking to anything other than Jesus Christ alone for your Joy, you are looking in the wrong place.
This qualified the rejoicing.
It is not rejoicing in one’s circumstances, which are frequently a cause of anything but joy.
It is not a rejoicing in a sport’s victory or a politician’s election victory.
It is rejoicing “in the Lord.”
He is the source of true joy.
How many in here have heard Pharrell Williams’s catchy song titled “Happy”?
For months it was the number one song in the land.
You could see people sing it on talk shows, at sporting events, in public streets, and in countless other contexts.
It first appeared as a single for the movie Despicable Me 2. Interestingly, the song plays when Lucy gives Gru (the former super-villain) a kiss.
When the formerly despicable guy finds love, it makes him happy.
That sounds like the gospel!
When formerly despicable characters are seized and changed by the love of Jesus, it should make them happy.
In Philippians the happiest man in Rome is in jail!
What makes him rejoice?
The good news of Christ rescuing him makes him rejoice.
When we consider what we deserve because of our despicable sin and what we have because of the redeeming love of God through Christ, that realization should give rise to joy.
When you ponder how the Savior has lifted you out of the miry pit, it should give you “a new song,” as David says (e.g., Ps 40:1–3).
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