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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.
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.
Paul aims to encourage the Philippians to live with joy and find deep assurance by faithfully standing in the conviction that their union with Jesus Christ provides credentials and righteousness that cannot be matched.
A worship service outline based on Philippians 2: 19-30 focusing on the importance of being one body in Christ.
Find out what can happen when groups of people spend weeks immersed together in a book of the Bible.
Christians believe the transcendent, holy, and eternal God, who is pure Spirit, took on weak, decaying flesh.
The way in which we worship and express faith must remain supple and open to the change necessary to be heard in an changing world.
A look at five images of the atonement
Our position in Christ calls and obligates us to have the mind of Christ, to be as selfless as he was for the sake of and service to others.
