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This service was the final service in a series of seven on Philippians that was led at Monroe Community Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan, during the summer of 2010.
Their suffering Savior’s immense love for them, far beyond their mind’s feeble ability to grasp or comprehend, now prompts Christians to worship him
Sermon notes from Philippians 4: 1-7
While realistically aware of the tensions and conflicts that can mar the community of Christ, Paul calls them to stand firm and rise to the joy and peace that Christ intends for his body in the world.
Paul, in prison, gives testimony to his own sense of contentment in God’s care.
Paul’s closing words to this church reveal his deep bond with them. As the church which he loved so much, he opens his heart to make it clear that his prayer for them is to know the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ as the supreme good.
Paul continues to exhort the Philippians on how to effectively live in the peace of God. Their minds are to be focused on what they have heard and seen in him.
A worship service outline based on Philippians 2: 19-30 focusing on the importance of being one body in Christ.
Christian maturity eagerly reaches forward to the full hope of glory that Christ by his resurrection has provided for us.
A worship service outline on Philippians 2: 12-13
A worship service outline on Philippians 2.
Believers live a dual citizenship – as full citizens of this world loyally obedient to God, and as citizens of heaven waiting for their full redemption in Christ. Paul calls for full maturity on this matter.
