Remembering “I thank my God upon every remembrance of you, Always in every prayer of mine for you all making request with joy.” Philippians 1.3, 4 As a youngster, I enjoyed watching the westerns. Even though times were quite different, the shows suggested…
Kindred Spirits “For I have no man likeminded, who will naturally care for your state. For all seek their own, not the things which are Jesus Christ’s.” Philippians 2.20, 21 Over the years I’ve enjoyed studying God’s Word as well as the words…
Grace and Peace “Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.” Philippians 1.2 The greeting Paul uses is somewhat of a generic salutation which would be understood and accepted by both Jew and Gentile…
The Connection “Paul and Timotheus, the servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus which are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons.” Philippians 1.1 In his greeting to the church of Philippi, the Apostle Paul makes some powerful…
Selective Memory “For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more.” Hebrews 8.12 Two men were sipping their coffee when one quipped, “Whenever my wife and I get into an argument, she…
The Bowels “If there be therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies, Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, being of one…