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OPENING
1 Corinthians 1:
If there’s one thing that we can learn from Apostle Paul, it will be his being “Grateful” to God
Whenever he wrote a letter to the churches, he will always begin by thanking the Lord
Paul thank God for the believers, he thank God for everything… what about you?
Turn to the person next to you…
What are you grateful to God about today?
The letter that we will glean on today is Paul’s letter to the christians in Philippi
Philippi, modern Fílippoi, hill town in the nomós (department) of Kavála, Greece, overlooking the coastal plain and the bay at Neapolis (Kavála).
Philip II of Macedon fortified the Thasian settlement called Crenides in 356 BC to control neighbouring gold mines.
He derived a fortune from the gold mines but treated the city, renamed after him, as a “free city” with its own Greek constitution.
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Philippi, modern Fílippoi, hill town in the nomós (department) of Kavála, Greece, overlooking the coastal plain and the bay at Neapolis (Kavála).
Philip II of Macedon fortified the Thasian settlement called Crenides in 356 BC to control neighbouring gold mines.
He derived a fortune from the gold mines but treated the city, renamed after him, as a “free city” with its own Greek constitution.
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Paul wrote this letter to the church he planted while his first Roman imprisonment
The text of this letter from Paul suggests several characteristics of the church in Philippi
First, predominated by gentiles, few Jews lived in Philippi, and apparently the church had few
Second, women had a significant role
Thirdly, the church was generous
And fourthly, they remained loyal to Paul
From the first chapter, this is what Paul wrote
The knowledge that Paul has in mind is not just intellectual but experiential, acquired through acts of love
Paul has a grateful heart, he learned to thank God in all and every circumstance
He said in verse 12, all of his experiences actually served to boost the spread of the gospel
Paul went literally blind for sometime
He was bitten by a viper
He was in a major shipwreck
He was thrown in jail many times (show photo of Tullianum: A Prison in Rome)
Despite all these, Paul remained grateful to God.
He said…
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It is easy to thank God when things are in your favor
When everything seems to be pleasant.
But what about when matters are going south?
When the wind is blowing against you.
Will you still be grateful to God?
When the wind is blowing against you.
When the tide
When you lose a loved one?
A family member, or a dear friend.
When somebody breaks your heart?
When you lose your job?
When you’re diagnosed with cancer?
Will you still be grateful to God?
By the way, God never wastes a HURT!
He wants us to be open to ministering to people who are going through what we’ve already been through!
So there is a purpose for every experience that we’ve been through, and the many more that we will go through in future
My Experiences Must Be Used For My Services
Your greatest hurt, will be your greatest ministry
We may never understand it at the moment, but later on God will reveal it to us
When Jesus washed the feet of His disciples, he said these...
God Reveals All The Experiences For Us to Learn
Consider the experience of young Daniel in the movie, “The Karate Kid.” June 22, 1984 (show poster Karate Kid)
Daniel finds himself a little out of place when he and his mother move from New Jersey to California.
When a group of tough guys beat him up, he enlists the help of Mr. Miyagi, an elderly Japanese gardener from his apartment complex, to teach him karate for self-defense.
Mr. Miyagi agrees to teach Daniel and takes him out to his home.
Instead of jumping in to the lessons, Daniel is put to work painting a fence, waxing Mr. Miyagi’s car, and sanding the floors.
Daniel is growing quite frustrated with his experience, much like some of you who are frustrated with your life experiences.
He thought he was supposed to be doing something else.
What Daniel didn’t know is that Mr. Miyagi was teaching him all along.
The movements from the chores he was doing were the basics of karate.
When Mr. Miyagi demonstrated that he was actually teaching the young student all along, Daniel was amazed and put his trust in him.
From that day on, Daniel put his faith in Mr. Miyagi to teach him karate and much more.
What Daniel didn’t know is that Mr. Miyagi was teaching him all along.
The movements from the chores he was doing were the basics of karate.
When Mr. Miyagi demonstrated that he was actually teaching the young student all along, Daniel was amazed and put his trust in him.
From that day on, Daniel put his faith in Mr. Miyagi to teach him karate and much more...
In the same way that...
In the same way that you will put your faith and trust in God when he reveals all the experiences for us to learn
God Reveals All The Experiences For Us to Learn
We learn in three ways
We learn through Education
We learn through Examples
We learn through Experiences
Experience in the Christian walk is to be a learning tool.
You don’t learn truth by just mentally remembering it, you learn it by experiencing it in your life.
God teaches you his word though experience.
Sometimes stressful ones.
What is the difference between a typewriter and a computer??? Memory!
You have to do everything the first time over and over again with a typewriter, but with a computer you can save it and use it later.
ou have to do everything the first time over and over again with a typewriter, but with a computer you can save it and use it later.
This is how Young David faced the stressful situation of Goliath.
Remember he told Saul, “God delivered me from the lion, and the bear, and so he will deliver me from the giant.
He used his memory against his stress as a stress buster.
He used his memory of past victories the Lord had given him to increase his faith for the present stressful situation.
If God delivered me in the past he will deliver me now.
This is how Young David faced the stressful situation of Goliath.
Remember he told Saul, “God delivered me from the lion, and the bear, and so he will deliver me from the giant.
He used his memory against his stress as a stress buster.
He used his memory of past victories the Lord had given him to increase his faith for the present stressful situation.
If God delivered me in the past he will deliver me now.
God Reveals All The Experiences For Us to Learn
Franklin P. Jones
IN ALL THINGS GOD MEANT IF FOR MY OWN GOOD
Paul was discussing here the perceived tension between human experience and divine promise
He assures believers that God is working for the ultimate good
Randy Alcorn mentioned Scott and Janet Willis, who were driving behind a truck when a piece of metal flew off the truck and punctured their gas tank, causing their minivan to explode.
They escaped, but six of their children burned to death in the inferno.
Alcorn interviewed them 14 years later and they both affirmed that in spite of their great loss, God’s goodness and sovereignty are now more precious to them than before.
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