1. All the saints salute you, especially they that are of Caesar's household. 1. iv. A. Chapter 3 God's Peace Obtained in Answer to Prayer (Philippians 4:6, 7.) When he came in sight of the stake he exclaimed, "Oh! B. 6, 7.) 5). You can do nothing without that. I. Every common task to which we place our shoulder and each Christian duty to which we are called, can only be successfully discharged as we rely on the Lord Jesus Christ for guidance and strength. To think nothing impossible is the privilege of faith. By His Cross and death. He was eleven years of age, and during three years' sickness had manifested the most patient submission to the will of God, with a singular enlightenment of the Spirit. But who was he who here said to the Church at Philippi, 'Be careful for nothing?' By the effect of His unique teaching. It is a good thing to rejoice in the Lord. Paul was as gentle as he was strong. Whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.'--PHIL. The Christian becomes "a law unto himself," but behind the Christian and the law is the great Inspirer Christ. A. In every part of our life we have Christ's influence. New Here. )Strength in Christ"I was requested," said the late Dr. Macleod, "by a brother minister, who was unwell, to go and visit a dying boy. But who was he who here said to the Church at Philippi, 'Be careful for nothing?' 13). iv. Paul was as gentle as he was strong. Our church was called into existence to witness to the good news of God's love that was shown to us in Jesus Christ. There are times when he lies down in green pastures; but he lies down tired, and that he may rise stronger. Birch.A young Italian boy knocked one day at the door of an artist's studio in Rome, and when it was opened, exclaimed, "Please, madam, will you give me the master's brush?" Inasmuch as the heart is the most important part of man--for out of it are the issues of life--it would be natural to expect that Satan, when he intended to do mischief to manhood, would be sure to make his strongest Charles Haddon SpurgeonSpurgeon's Sermons Volume 4: 1858ContentmentWe, my brethren, might well be willing to endure Paul's infirmities, and share the cold dungeon with him, if we too might by any means attain unto such a degree of contentment. This is a defect we cannot supply. He took me out of the building altogether, to a little circumscribed place beneath, where there was only one door and a window to the whole room; but through the open door I saw the great piston moving in silent and majestic power as it was doing this wondrous work. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.' But who was he who here said to the Church at Philippi, 'Be careful for nothing?' Today, Christians can gain comfort and encouragement through this short four-chapter letter just as the Philippians did! What is the way to lay your burden down? If we believed great things we should do great things. H. Every word of His is the bread of life.4. To fulfil the law as a rule of duty.2. Whether conscious or unconscious of it, we are all weak. We are to pray about everything, and with every prayer we must blend our thanksgivings. Perhaps you found the first dose ineffectual. In several places an explanatory word is added, revealing some one of His special characteristics; and it is to these that I want particularly Hannah Whitall SmithThe God of All ComfortLinksPhilippians 4:13 NIVPhilippians 4:13 NLTPhilippians 4:13 ESVPhilippians 4:13 NASBPhilippians 4:13 KJVPhilippians 4:13 Bible AppsPhilippians 4:13 ParallelPhilippians 4:13 Biblia ParalelaPhilippians 4:13 Chinese BiblePhilippians 4:13 French BiblePhilippians 4:13 German BiblePhilippians 4:13 CommentariesBible Hub, (3)Nor what is actually my duty, if I go about it in a wrong spirit or way;(4)But Christ will strengthen us for all His will.What can hinder? We begin our Christian life by working, trying and struggling in the energy of the flesh to save Rev. Not only did it hang there but it upheld four thousand pounds weight attached to it! You may pass through the dark gate of death with Christ without fear into the world of spirits, and there you are more than conqueror. 6, 7.) A. As in all his letters, the Apostle follows the natural instinct of making his last words loving words. 3. Whether conscious or unconscious of it, we are all weak. By working faith in us, which brings us into vital union with Him who is the source of strength.II. We have written a children's sermon series based on the scripture verses in Philippians. Salute every saint in Christ Jesus. We can't be a Christian for just one day and expect God to give us a trophy. Paul was as gentle as he was strong. Spurgeon. out Christ and yet considering Him as God we cannot even do evil without the strength He supplies. Not that I seek for the gift; but I seek for the fruit that increaseth to your account. F. B. Tinling, B. Whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.'--PHIL. 7. In several places an explanatory word is added, revealing some one of His special characteristics; and it is to these that I want particularly, Paul Thanks the Philippians for Their Contribution, The Tendency of Christian Principles to Produce True Contentment. The letters of Paul can have challenging content to teach to children (adults too!). iv. iv. Whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.'--PHIL. He hoped he could survive there, finding roots and berries to eat and avoiding all wild animals. What is the way to lay your burden down? (Manual of Anecdotes. Adeney : Philippians 4:13: Courageous Christians Needed: C. H. Spurgeon. Not by miracle or magic; not by acting upon us without our knowledge or against our will, but through our own intelligent and active powers.2. B. SimpsonDays of Heaven Upon Earth March 24. Our very strength is weakness. Chapter 7 A Manifestation of God in Answer to Prayer (Acts 4:31.) 1. Keep on with your medicine, and when you cannot feel any joy, when there is no spring, and no seeming comfort and encouragement, still rejoice, and count it all joy. It is linked with God's and made the grander for the union. "Be careful for nothing; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God" (Phil. On the battlefield the eye of the soldier is upon the officers of the opposing army. That is the way to take His burden up. 3. Chapter 7 A Manifestation of God in Answer to Prayer (Acts 4:31.) Hence it follows that we ought always to be in a thankful condition of heart: since we are to pray without ceasing, and are not to pray without thanksgiving, it is clear that we ought to be always ready to give thanks unto the Lord. Two speakers, Divine-human and human. B. SimpsonDays of Heaven Upon Earth March 24. The word Jehovah means the self-existing One, the "I am"; and it is generally used as a direct revelation of what God is. He had few other choices; people were always looking for runaway slaves. Salute every saint in Christ Jesus. I can do all things in Him that strengtheneth me. Pride says it can obey God and does not. A. The horseshoe magnet was not welded or glued to the metal above it, but through the iron wire coiled round it there ran a subtle current of electricity from a galvanic battery. Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therein to be content. B. SimpsonDays of Heaven Upon Earth August 24. Once this has been repeated many times you will have a spider's web of wool in the circle. )Strength through ChristT. Every word of His is the bread of life.4. SUFFERING AND CONTENTMENT. With a flush of earnestness on his face, he tried, but found he could paint no better with the master's brush than with his own. 7. I gazed with wonder at the boy. Most people would say, "I can do some things but not all things.". 4. Winsome courtesy and delicate considerateness lay in his character, in beautiful union with fiery impetuosity and undaunted tenacity of conviction. 2. Why did that woman succeed, when the strong sailor and the practised Highlander had failed? The word and the thing crop up in every chapter, like some hidden brook, ever and anon sparkling out into the sunshine from beneath the shadows. iv. 8. And the promise saith that it shall be kept--kept by "the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, through Christ Jesus." I have a really cool bunch of friends to share with you today, boys and girls. Yours is a very heavy one. This is a Sunday for reminders that Jesus is our only way out. 6. So ministers are more tried than others, partly because of their vocation, and partly that they may have wisdom and grace to succour the tempted. Paul was as gentle as he was strong. )PeopleClement, Epaphroditus, Euodias, Paul, Philippians, SyntychePlacesMacedonia, Philippi, ThessalonicaTopicsAble, Anything, Christ, Christ's, Gives, Power, Strength, Strengtheneth, Strengthening, StrengthensOutline1. II. THE whole village ran after it; but the eagle soon perched itself upon the loftiest eyrie, and everyone despaired of the child being recovered. Sermons from the Sermons & Sermon - Lectionary Resources Page of Rev. L. Cuyler, D. D.When I was at Princeton, Professor Henry had so constructed a huge bar of iron, bent into the form of a horseshoe, that it used to hang suspended from another iron bar above it. "My soul cleaveth to the dust: quicken thou me according to Thy Word. . To fulfil the law as a rule of duty.2. '"Power through the Spirit of ChristW. The calls for strength are many and various, flesh and heart fail before them; but "they that wait on the Lord shall renew their strength," so that in Christ the heaviest burden may be borne and the hardest task accomplished and the weakest soul win the victory over the most powerful foe, with a strength which is practically omnipotent, because it is derived frown an almighty source. "The Peace of God which Passeth all Understanding Shall Keep Your Hearts and Minds" (Phil. By instructing us in the knowledge of our weakness and His own strength.3. B. SimpsonDays of Heaven Upon Earth, December 17. We must look out of ourselves; and to save us from a vain search God sets Christ before us as our strength and strengthener.I. This is a defect we cannot supply. It may not be easy to see what this text has to do with the story of Joseph, which we have just been reading, or with the meaning of the Bible of which I have been speaking to you Charles KingsleyThe Gospel of the PentateuchPreface. The very test of consecration is our willingness not only to surrender the things that are wrong, but to surrender our rights, to be willing to be subject. Our power "through Christ which strengthens us" is limitless. He hushed the waves; He stills the storm today.3. Alexander MaclarenExpositions of Holy ScriptureHow to Say 'thank You''But I rejoice in the Lord greatly, that now at length ye have revived your thought for me; wherein ye did indeed take thought, but ye lacked opportunity. Happy day if you have exchanged burdens and laid down your loads at His blessed feet to take up His own instead. 1. It is not allowed to rust in idleness. Kids (3) Teens (1) Clear & Biblical Preaching; Try PRO Free; Popular Preaching Resources. Swallow. When an error is long-lived it is by means of some truth mixed up with it. But our life will prove that Christ is right. Those Suffolk horses which will pull at a post till they drop are worth a thousand times as much as jibbing animals that run back as soon as ever the collar begins to press them.(C. L. Cuyler, D. D.When I was at Princeton, Professor Henry had so constructed a huge bar of iron, bent into the form of a horseshoe, that it used to hang suspended from another iron bar above it. Cease from yourself, from man. 13). M. AndersonPrayer Availeth MuchWorry Versus PeaceBe careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. 'There,' said he, 'is the mighty force that sets the work in motion. THE MEASURE of the text. This is a glorious text, and one fit to be the key-note of Christmas-day. When we tell the storyREJOICE! Keep on with your medicine, and when you cannot feel any joy, when there is no spring, and no seeming comfort and encouragement, still rejoice, and count it all joy. F. B. Tinling, B. B. SimpsonDays of Heaven Upon Earth, March 10. Iv. We have written a children's sermon series based on the scripture verses in Philippians. Chapter 9 The Three Essentials of T. "Good" is understood. he proceeds to general exhortations,10. This continual refrain of gladness is all the more remarkable if we remember the Apostle's circumstances. (Manual of Anecdotes. Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice. Chapter 6 Praying with Desire (Mark 11:24.) B.I.B.L.E. The words were few, and uttered feebly; they were the words of a feeble child, in a poor home, where the only ornament was that of a meek, and quiet, and affectionate mother; but these words seemed to lift the burden from the very heart; they seemed to make the world more beautiful than ever it was before; they brought home to my heart a great and a blessed truth. By the effects of His wondrous life. Act as David did in spite of his brothers' sneers. It is not a power that may be exercised naturally, but a science to be acquired gradually. (Philippians iv. Iv. Recap what we have been learning in Philippians or sum up Philippians that Paul is in jail and writing to his friends reminding them to tell the story of Jesus, serve others, be kind to each other, and to remember that God is with them all the time. 6). B. SimpsonDays of Heaven Upon Earth December 17. The word and the thing crop up in every chapter, like some hidden brook, ever and anon sparkling out into the sunshine from beneath the shadows. A. The Bible says you can do all things through Christ who strengthens you. he proceeds to general exhortations,10. It is not peace with God, but the peace of God. This is a glorious text, and one fit to be the key-note of Christmas-day. These things, however, seem to some hardly sufficient to bear the lofty declaration of the text, and would rather have expected to hear of some great victory gained or miracle wrought. "Be careful for nothing" (Phil. The horse became blind and somehow the goat realized that the horse could not see. We must Charles Haddon SpurgeonSpurgeon's Sermons Volume 25: 1879How to Keep the HeartThis evening we shall use another figure, distinct from the one used in the morning, of the reservoir. 8. Over its western portal may still be read, graven on a brazen plate, the words, 'Come unto Me, all ye that labour and are heavy-laden, and I will give you rest.' ability involves guilt. ii. Rejoice in the Lord (Philippians 3:1). 13). "Courageous Christians neededC. 5). "Good" is understood. God in Christ speaks.1. iv. Whether conscious or unconscious of it, we are all weak. "Good" is understood. 5). Though Paul's is not quite so universal as Christ's, it forms a pleasing testimony to the correctness of Christ's statement, and the usefulness of the promised aid.I. Our strength is not superseded. 7). A prisoner in a Roman prison; and when Rome fixed its claws it did not usually let go without drawing blood. iv. THE HUMAN CONFIRMATION. B. SimpsonDays of Heaven Upon Earth March 10. The horseshoe magnet was not welded or glued to the metal above it, but through the iron wire coiled round it there ran a subtle current of electricity from a galvanic battery. After drawing near to him, and speaking some words of sympathy, he looked at me with his blue eyes he could not move, it was the night before he died and breathed into my ear these few words: 'I am strong in Him.' Philippians 4:13 Adult Devotional. 4). Not by miracle or magic; not by acting upon us without our knowledge or against our will, but through our own intelligent and active powers.2. II. The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.'--PHIL. However, sometimes we need to remember that Christ is also here to help in our day to day. 1. The Divine help is manifold and constant. Surely that was making bricks without straw, and even if it was the name of the Lord and the church, it was the devil's bondage. When we pray.REJOICE! If we turn from this various help to Christ personally and then remember that He is with us, immutable in His love, unfailing in His resources, unwearied in His oversight, we can understand what Paul meant. Today's sermon is entitled "Pudgy and Lefty." Today's sermon is . His miracles have made many a life path brighter, and they yield constant consolation. Thou art, if not the only, yet the chief object of their labours, their work being either to confirm and strengthen thee in thy way, that thou mayest so stand fast in the Lord, or remove impediments, make crooked things Hugh BinningThe Works of the Rev. We deprecate the indolent cowardice of the man who always felt assured that every new enterprise would be too much for him, and therefore declined it; but we admire the pluck of the ploughman who was asked on his cross examination if he could read Greek, and replied he did not know, because he had never tried. There are two hands there--God's hand pressing us down, humbling us, and then God's hand lifting Rev. All the saints salute you, especially they that are of Caesar's household. THE whole village ran after it; but the eagle soon perched itself upon the loftiest eyrie, and everyone despaired of the child being recovered. iv. If his connection with Christ is cut off, in an instant he becomes as any other man.(T. Stop the flow of the current for one instant and the huge horseshoe dropped. )Strength through ChristT. The brethren which are with me salute you. The lady then said to him, "You cannot paint like the great master unless you have his spirit."(W. iv. B. 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