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Colossians 1 v 1 - 8

As with the letter to the Philippians, this letter is written by Paul and Timothy, possibly Timothy acting as a scribe to Paul's spoken w...

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2 days ago

Philippians 4 v 14 - 23

I love that the Gospel spread insidiously throughout the Roman Empire and even in Caesar's household there were converts! Wherever Paul w...

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3 days ago

Philippians 4 v 10 - 13

Here Paul recognising both the joy of human support and his own pilgrimage which has brought him to the place of contentment whatever the...

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4 days ago

Philippians 4 v 8 - 9

These two verses are almost a benediction from Paul, a few words summing up his ministry and faith before he leaves permanently. In the h...

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5 days ago

Philippians 4 v 6 - 7

Paul is at his simplest and practical in these two beautiful and profound verses. he tells us: 1. Don't worry about anything. Writing fro...

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6 days ago

Philippians 4 v 1 - 5

One of the issues with lifting a sentence or even two or three words out of a Bible passage is that we then don't hear them in the right ...

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7 days ago

Philippians 3 v 15 - 21

Paul makes a startling statement here: ''Don't just do what I say, but do what I do, model yourselves on me''. Paul was committed to unit...

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Jan 9

Philippians 3 v 12 - 14

Paul identifies another way in which the Christian life can become unbalanced. He had asserted that when a person receives Christ into th...

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Jan 8

Philippians 3 v 7 - 11

Paul gives us his philosophy of life and salvation. Most Evangelicals would agree fully with Paul's stance: it is not me, but Christ in m...

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Jan 7

Philippians 3 v 1 - 6

We are reminded here of the abrupt turn around that there was in Paul's attitude and life after his Damascus Road experience. He was so s...

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Jan 6

Philippians 2 v 19 - 30

No man, even Paul, is an island. He needed friends and their faithful support, he required faithful messengers with whom he could entrust...

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Jan 5

Philippians 2 v 14 - 18

This passage, read with the previous thirteen, emphasises that true, sound theology blesses the person and all those around them. This is...

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Jan 4

Philippians 2 v 12 - 13

Generally I read the New Living Translation, but today I will be taking from the New King James Version, which reads: 'Therefore, my belo...

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Jan 3

Philippians 2 v 9 - 11

Verses 5-11 may be the greatest and most moving passage Paul ever wrote about Jesus. In some of his letters Paul used them to be critical...

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Jan 2

Philippians 2 v 5 - 8

This may well be a song or poem which Paul quotes in these verses, but one with vital importance. In most versions, Paul's words are tran...

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Jan 1

Philippians 2 v 1 - 4

This passage demonstrates Paul at his simplest, most practical level. Yes, we love the reams of deep theology which if like me, we strugg...

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Dec 31, 2020

Philippians 1 v 27 - 30

Obviously, being a Pastor of two churches for over ten years in total, I have come to see the truth that suffering embraced in the right w...

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Dec 30, 2020

Philippians 1 v 19 - 26

Some of you may know that classic of the 80's, 'For me to live is Christ, to die is gain', and the words of that come straight out of thi...

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Dec 29, 2020

Philippians 1 v 12 - 18

This passage gives us a glimpse into Paul's world, not only does he face persecution by the Jews and Romans, but he receives challenges f...

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Dec 28, 2020

Philippians 1 v 3 - 11

For Paul, to bring back memories of the people he knew at the church in Philippi brought gratitude and joy: no regrets, only happiness. W...

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