September 4 | Week 1: Grace and Devotion Run After His Kingdom & His Righteousness Matthew 6:31-34 31 So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ 32 For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father…
September 3 | Week 1: Grace and Devotion Whole-Hearted Devotion in the Greatest Commandment Matthew 22:37-38 Jesus replied: ” ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. 1. How much of you…
“For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you…” (Colossians 1:9) Paul starts Colossians off just like he did Ephesians and Philippians, with emphasis on praying for them! “For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus…
Introduction (Please turn to Psalm 119) Studying Psalm 119 for the month of May. Famous for the first two verses. Ps 119:1-8 Aleph 1 Blessed are they whose ways are blameless, who walk according to the law of the Lord. 2 Blessed are they who keep his statutes and seek…
Philippians 4 (This lesson can be watched/listened to here on YouTube) Introduction Philippi was situated on the Via Egnatian, the highway running east and west linking Rome to Byzantium (Istanbul). Leading City of that district of Macedonia. Modern day Greece. Paul had a vision of the “man of Macedonia” in…
TO LOVE GOD IS TO FEAR HIM, TO FEAR HIM IS TO LOVE HIM! Please turn to Deut 10. YOU CANNOT LOVE GOD WITHOUT FEARING HIM, AND YOU CANNOT FEAR GOD WITHOUT LOVING HIM And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God ask of you but to fear the…
(1) Encouraged By or Embittered By, Reminders? Philippians 3:1 3:1 Finally, my brothers, rejoice in the Lord! It is no trouble for me to write the same things to you again, and it is a safeguard for you. Philippians 4:4-5 4 Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it…
Think Different – Yet Be Like-Minded Philippians 2:1-5 2:1 If you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, 2 then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being…
A blurb about Ole’ Saint Patty. Born in Roman Britain in the fourth century, into a wealthy Romano-British family. His father was a deacon and his grandfather was a clergyman in the Christian church. At sixteen, he was kidnapped by Irish raiders and taken captive to Ireland as a slave.…
Download/view 20130303-IntroductionToPhilippians.ppt (Power Point) In striving to have a deeper understanding of the book of Philippians – we need to understand the city in that era and its neighbors. (1) The Willingness To Follow A Visionary Acts 16:6-10 6 Paul and his companions traveled throughout the region of Phrygia and…