Philippians 1:19-26 (audio file) Philippians 1:19-26 Joy, A Matter of Life and Death Intro: Background. Message 3 of our series on Phil. 1st message: God Begins the Work, God Completes the work, its for His Glory 2nd message: God furthers the gospel through Paul’s circumstances, not in spite of them, God encourages his people through Paul’s witness, God proclaims the gospel through Paul’s enemies. Prop: Paul’s joy was, and ours must be, founded on the desire to Jesus Glorified. Read PRAY Deliverance: What do you think of when you look at Paul’s situation and hear him speak of his deliverance? When … Continue reading Philippians 1:19-26

Philippians 1:12-18 (audio file) Philippians 1:12-18 Open your Bibles if you have them to the book of Philippians, chapter 1. This is week 2 of a series that we started last week on the book of Philippians. last week we learned about the background of the Philippian church and the circumstances surrounding the writing of this book. This book is a letter, written by the apostle Paul from jail, in Rome around 62 AD. Paul is on house arrest, chained to a Roman soldier day and night. Not knowing which day will be his last. We looked specifically last week at … Continue reading Philippians 1:12-18

Philippians 1:1-11 Turn in your Bibles if you will to the book of Philippians. Last week was our final message in a series on the gospel of Jesus Christ, what it is and what it does. I pray that God did much in your hearts to deepen your understanding of the truth contained in the scripture we read there. Today we will beginning a study of the book of Philippians. I like to study books together rather than jump around all the time to different topics. This way, you don’t always hear what I feel like I want to preach … Continue reading Philippians 1:1-11