Category: Philippians
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God cares for His people – We are in His hands
God cares for His people. We see it in so many places in the Bible and it emphasised again in these verses. He promises to supply all of our needs and most importantly what we need to enter His Kingdom. The abundance He provides is not about wealth or the things of this world, but…
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I can do all things in Christ who strengthens me
I can do all things in Christ who strengthens me. This is not about miracles but about how to live your life in contentment in all situations.
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The Peace of God and How to Find It
The peace of God and how to find it is something every person wants, whether they realise it or not. Here we look at how to find the peace of God and hold onto it.
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The peace of God that surpasses all understanding
The peace of God that surpasses all understanding is a concept that has captured the hearts and minds of many people. Here we try to unravel this mystery to learn how we can have the peace of God in our lives.
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Rejoice in the Lord Always – Good Times or Bad
If we only rejoice in the Lord when things are good, we miss the point. In Christ we can rejoice in the Lord always, whether things are good or bad.
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Why Unity in the Church is Important
In these scriptures we begin to gain an insight into the inner workings of the Philippians church. Of most importance we see that there was a little disunity among two of the people in the church. Paul instructs them to sort out their disagreements which makes us realise why unity in the church is important.
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Stand Firm in the Lord: Building a Strong Foundation
One of the things the Lord wants for all of His people is that they grow mature in Jesus Christ, in His words and in His ways. And we see the reason for this in the verse I am looking at today. We are called to learn, grow and find maturity as Christians so that…
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Not of this world: Spiritual lives of Christians
As Christians, we are truly only visiting this planet. As the scripture says, our commonwealth is in heaven and even though our physical bodies reside on this earth, our spiritual selves are with Christ. We are not of this world, and this fact is highlighted in a number of places.
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Enemies of Christ inside the Church
It is sad to say, but not all who come to Christ will stay with Him. The call will go out to many people around the world, but some will outright reject the call, others will fall away for some reason and worse yet, others will see Christianity as a means for personal power or…
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Imitate and Grow
Imitation is necessary. It is by imitation that we learn and grow and that is the point of this scripture today. Imitation is not being false or fake. It is a necessary skill that we all learn as children and should not be shunned as adults. There are some excellent examples of imitation that prove…
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Leave the Past in the Past and Don’t Look Back
Continually throwing up the things of the past does us no good, and in fact does us great evil as Christians. The past is where our sin is and the ways of the world that we escaped when we came to Christ. Jesus has set us free from our sin and taken away the guilt…
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Seek Christ and Gain Everything
There is nothing that remotely compares to the knowledge of Jesus Christ. Paul recognised this, calling all the gains that he had from his former life as a Pharisee nothing but refuse or garbage. In this post, find out why this is so and what we need to do about it.
