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Philippians 1:18b-26
Introduction: background and review
Notice Paul’s great confidence (18b-20)
· Through times of trial and heat ache, Paul had a great confidence n the faithfulness of God.
· He was confident that whatever happened, He would be “delivered” or “saved”
· Notice where his deliverance would come… (vs.
19)
Horatio Spafford knew the same confidence that Paul had when he penned the words to my favorite hymn.
In 1871 he and his wife Anna were still grieving over the death of their son.
Horatio was a lawyer in Chicago, and friend of the famous preacher D. L. Moody.
He had invested heavily in real estate.
So when the Great Chicago Fire happened, it meant that he lost almost everything he owned.
Two years later, in 1873, Spafford decided his family should take a holiday in Europe, and knowing that Moody would preach in England in the fall, he decided to take his family there.
However, he was delayed because of business, so he sent his family on ahead of him: his wife Anna, and his four daughters Tanetta, Maggie, Annie and Bessie.
On November 21, 1873, while crossing the Atlantic on the S.S. Ville Du Havre, the ship was struck by an iron sailing vessel and two hundred and twenty six people lost their lives, including all four of Spafford's daughters.
Somehow his wife, Anna, survived.
On arriving in England, she sent a telegram to Horatio with the words "Saved alone".
Spafford then himself took a ship to England, going past the place where his daughters had died.
According to his daughter, Bertha Spafford, the hymn was written in 1873 in mid-Atlantic.
\\ When peace, like a river, attendeth my way,
When sorrows like sea billows roll;
Whatever my lot, Thou has taught me to say,
It is well, it is well, with my soul.
Though Satan should buffet, though trials should come,
Let this blessed assurance control,
That Christ has regarded my helpless estate,
And hath shed His own blood for my soul.
My sin, oh, the bliss of this glorious thought!
My sin, not in part but the whole,
Is nailed to the cross, and I bear it no more,
Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, O my soul!
And Lord, haste the day when my faith shall be sight,
The clouds be rolled back as a scroll;
The trump shall resound, and the Lord shall descend,
Even so, it is well with my soul.
It is well, with my soul,
It is well, with my soul,
It is well, it is well, with my soul.
· Our God is a great and faithful God who never fails to deliver his children.
Paul had a great confidence in God’s faithfulness but he also had a wonderful Christian mindset.
*Notice Paul’s mindset* (in verses 21-26)
· His mindset can be summed up this way---
“He kept his head in the clouds and his boots on the ground.”
Let’s look at this in two parts
First, he kept his head in the clouds…(21 & 23)
· Illustration--- “count to ten when getting a shot!”
· One of Paul’s greatest advantages is that he always had his mind on heaven and the things that would take place after this life.
· He was able to endure being rejected, falsely accused, stoned, put on trial, shipwrecked, betrayed, abandoned, snake bit, and imprisoned because he always was looking toward heaven.
· Romans 8:18-25 also shows Paul’s longing for heaven and his understanding that this life pales in comparison.
· C.S. Lewis once wrote, “If you read history, you will find that the Christians who did most for the present world were precisely the ones who thought most of the next.”
· Paul was not one to entertain suicidal thoughts so that was not what he was advocating here…in fact it’s just the opposite.
Secondly, keep your feet on the ground!
(24 & 25)
· Paul understood that in order to properly glorify God he had work to do on this earth.
· While his mind was on heaven, Paul’s heart was with the people of Philippi.
He loved the church and he wanted to see them grow in Joy and faith.
*Close:* Paul could handle any trial that came his way because he had confidence in God’s faithfulness, looked toward heaven, and his focus was on other people.
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