H. HowardStandards of Life and ServiceJehovah"That men may know that thou, whose name alone is Jehovah, art the most High over all the earth." : Be Involved Bible Learners Everyone A Children's Bible Study Object: a stack of different versions of Bibles Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice. Spurgeon. If we walk in righteousness He will carry us through. 6. iv. He healed the sick; sickness can be better borne. 11 I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. Not our ignorance, for He is our teacher; not our feebleness, for He never breaks the bruised reed; not our sinfulness, for He is our Saviour.4. The words I have chosen set forth very simply and beautifully the bond which knit Paul and these Philippian Christians together, and the chief desire which his Apostolic love had for them. 'There,' said he, 'is the mighty force that sets the work in motion. 2. so also, thou, in a special way, art the dearly beloved and longed for, the joy and crown, of every sincere servant of Christ in the gospel, Phil. iv. This is a defect we cannot supply. Christ strengthens though our faith. "Let Your Moderation be Known unto all Men" (Phil. 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)Christian principle faith, love, hope, joy, obedience.3. Howbeit Alexander MaclarenExpositions of Holy ScriptureGifts Given, Seed Sown'And ye yourselves also know, ye Philippians, that in the beginning of the Gospel, when I departed from Macedonia, no church had fellowship with me in the matter of giving and receiving, but ye only; for even in Thessalonica ye sent once and again unto my need. After telling his audience that he's experienced both poverty and affluence, the Apostle Paul writes these well-known words: "I can do all things through Him who strengthens me." "Be Careful for Nothing" (Phil. 12). Not only did it hang there but it upheld four thousand pounds weight attached to it! 8. Chapter 7 A Manifestation of God in Answer to Prayer (Acts 4:31.) But I have all things, and abound: I am filled, having received from Epaphroditus the things that came from you, an odour of a sweet smell, a sacrifice Alexander MaclarenExpositions of Holy ScripturePrayer Perfumed with PraiseThe point to which I would draw your attention is this: that whether it be the general prayer or the specific supplication we are to offer either or both "with thanksgiving." I can do all things in Him that strengtheneth me. Do you suppose your Father will let you carry the banner of His victory and His gladness on to Rev. 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?" He hushed the waves; He stills the storm today.3. Beloved, are you there? B. SimpsonDays of Heaven Upon Earth March 10. I am half afraid that some of you may think, as I have at times thought, that I am too old to preach to the young. No Christian worker can ever be used of God until the proud self-will is broken, and the heart is ready to yield to God's Rev. 3. 5). Chapter 4 The Praying that Glorifies God (John 14:13.) Iv. The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.'--PHIL. Dependence is the law of our being. November 24. The very words of the next text might suggest this, even if we did not know it from experience. 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. By His having done all things Himself. iv. B. SimpsonDays of Heaven Upon Earth A Tender Exhortation'Therefore, my brethren, dearly beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, my dearly beloved.'--PHIL. Do you suppose your Father will let you carry the banner of His victory and His gladness on to Rev. )Strength through ChristT. There are two hands there--God's hand pressing us down, humbling us, and then God's hand lifting Rev. H. HowardStandards of Life and ServiceJehovah"That men may know that thou, whose name alone is Jehovah, art the most High over all the earth." This is a glorious text, and one fit to be the key-note of Christmas-day. Beloved, are you there? And in verse 8, Paul calls those in Philippi to recall his teaching and put it into practice. Iv. God sends not His servants on their own charges; but "He is able to make all grace abound towards us, that we, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound unto every good work." She put her feet on one shelf of the rock, then on a second, and then on a third; and in this manner, amid the trembling hearts of all who were looking on, she rose to the very top of the cliff, and at last whilst the breasts of those below were heaving, came down step by step, until, amid the shouts of the villagers, she stood at the bottom of the rock with the child on her bosom. Stop the flow of the current for one instant and the huge horseshoe dropped. 6). He alone is able to keep it, and He can so keep it that "nothing shall offend us." As in all his letters, the Apostle follows the natural instinct of making his last words loving words. To suffer and endure.(J. This assurance covers all the necessities of our Christian life perseverance, cross-bearing and self-crucifixion, Christian work, the prospect and experience of death.(S. And the promise saith that it shall be kept--kept by "the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, through Christ Jesus." July 31 2022, Lectionary Year C, 7-31-22. The lesson is only a guide and can be adapted for your needs. 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. We have written a children's sermon series based on the scripture verses in Philippians. March 10. 7). So, if we give our trials to Him, He will carry them. Nothing braces a man's nerves like the cold winter's blast. 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. THE DIVINE ASSERTION. It is easy for prosperous people, who have nothing to trouble them, to give good advices to suffering hearts; and these are generally as futile as they are easy. The great Mosque of Constantinople was once a Christian church, dedicated to the Holy Wisdom. F. B. Tinling, B. A.In the days of bloody Mary a poor Protestant was condemned to be burned alive. A sailor tried to climb the ascent, but his strong limbs trembled, and he was at last obliged to give up the attempt. Howbeit Alexander MaclarenExpositions of Holy ScriptureGifts Given, Seed Sown'And ye yourselves also know, ye Philippians, that in the beginning of the Gospel, when I departed from Macedonia, no church had fellowship with me in the matter of giving and receiving, but ye only; for even in Thessalonica ye sent once and again unto my need. "Take My yoke upon you, and learn of Me; for I am meek and and lowly of heart, and ye shall find rest unto your souls." 2. so also, thou, in a special way, art the dearly beloved and longed for, the joy and crown, of every sincere servant of Christ in the gospel, Phil. As the result of this, instead of recanting, he cried out triumphantly, "Now I can burn! A. Alexander, D. D.)Dependence on ChristJ. We shall use the figure of a fortress, which is to be kept. : Be Involved Bible Learners Everyone, a Bible, small weights or two cans to use as weights. Today's sermon is entitled "Pudgy and Lefty." Today's sermon is . iv. There is not a Hittite or Jebusite in the whole land that cannot be east out. In all life's experiences, conflicts, emergencies, Christ has preceded us. He's here to meet us, he's here to meet you; he's bought you with his own Son's life. The letter shows him to us as a prisoner, dependent on Christian charity Alexander MaclarenExpositions of Holy ScriptureThe Warrior Peace'The peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.'--PHIL. Context When Paul wrote the Book of Philippians he was in prison in Rome . 4. Only a master can touch a superb musical instrument like that! Not our ignorance, for He is our teacher; not our feebleness, for He never breaks the bruised reed; not our sinfulness, for He is our Saviour.4. A fine harmony in the two statements. We know God loves us.REJOICE! "Be careful for nothing" (Phil. A prisoner in a Roman prison; and when Rome fixed its claws it did not usually let go without drawing blood. Do not indulge, any of you, the silly notion that you can be contented without learning, or learn without discipline. Finally, brethren, 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. You would probably listen with more attention to one less remote from you in years, and may be disposed to Alexander MaclarenExpositions of Holy ScriptureHow to Obey an Impossible Injunction'Be careful for nothing; but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known unto God.'--PHIL. Christ is the only one who can make this sweeping assertion without fear of ultimate contradiction.II. St. Paul has been speaking of two good women, who seem to have had some difference; and he beseeches them to make up their difference, and be of the same mind in the Lord. When God begins to subdue a soul, He often requires us to yield the things that are of little importance in themselves, and thus break our neck and subdue our spirit. 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. Iv. By His example, showing us how to do all that He requires in His own life.4. So, if we give our trials to Him, He will carry them. It applies to man's spiritual life.2. Not that I seek for the gift; but I seek for the fruit that increaseth to your account. These closing words fall into three unconnected parts, a doxology, greetings, and a benediction. To resist temptation.3. Similarly, in a high spiritual sense, we can do nothing good without Him. In every part of our life we have Christ's influence. When God begins to subdue a soul, He often requires us to yield the things that are of little importance in themselves, and thus break our neck and subdue our spirit. 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. B. 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. Richard J. Fairchild. August 24. 4). 6, 7.) Yours is a very heavy one. To His everyday purpose and action. Chapter 8 The Intercessory Prayers of Christians (Luke 11:5, 6.) They are Satan's right and left hand in which he tosses our souls from one to the other. . 4. But our life will prove that Christ is right. Why, because between her and the babe there was a tie; that woman was the mother of the babe. To serve God in any state! We linger around the four great landmarks, Bethlehem, Nazareth, Gethsemane, Calvary, and they are a ceaseless inspiration to us. Thus we hear Paul, "I can do all things," not by his immediate environment, men, or things; not by his inherent energy; but by Christ which "strengtheneth him with strength in his soul" (Psalm 138:3). 1. 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. 6). THE DIVINE ASSERTION. We have here a remarkable instance of his quick apprehension of the possible effects of his words, and of his nervous anxiety not to wound even unreasonable susceptibilities. From how different a platform do they speak; one from conscious power to help, the other from conscious need of help. It is also the cause of wickedness, exposing the individual to fierce temptation. Text: Philippians 4:10-13 Thesis: When we are driven by the want of more we live contrary to a life of contentment and trust. "Courageous Christians neededC. God wants to rest His workers, "The peace of God which passeth all understanding shall keep your hearts and minds" (Phil. THE HUMAN CONFIRMATION. 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. When he came in sight of the stake he exclaimed, "Oh! THE HUMAN CONFIRMATION. iv. Iv. By the effect of His unique teaching. iv. Now that you know peace in two different languages, I'd like to teach you what PEACE looks like in American Sign Language. Two men in Vietnam set a record by climbing ninety stairs with one person stacked on the other's . I venture to apply them to ourselves, and I speak now especially to the members of my own church and congregation. But I have all things, and abound: I am filled, having received from Epaphroditus the things that came from you, an odour of a sweet smell, a sacrifice Alexander MaclarenExpositions of Holy ScripturePrayer Perfumed with PraiseThe point to which I would draw your attention is this: that whether it be the general prayer or the specific supplication we are to offer either or both "with thanksgiving." 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. )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. iv. When an error is long-lived it is by means of some truth mixed up with it. The goat stayed near the horse and acted as a guide to help the horse find its way around. We must Charles Haddon SpurgeonSpurgeon's Sermons Volume 25: 1879, How to Keep the HeartThis evening we shall use another figure, distinct from the one used in the morning, of the reservoir. Are you timid? Even if the sentences are read through slowly, just as they stand, a deep sense of blessing and rest steals into, "That men may know that thou, whose name alone is Jehovah, art the most High over all the earth." )The hidden source of powerA minister says: "The other day I was up in Lancashire, and my host took me to see one of those monster factories which are the wonders of civilization, covering acres of ground nobody knows how many stories high, and how many hundreds of windows they have to let in the light upon the industrious work people inside. He told me before some remarkable things of this boy. Swallow. 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. Yours is a very heavy one. 4). iv. 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. Not only did it hang there but it upheld four thousand pounds weight attached to it! 13). (2)Providence, under which all things work together for our good. 6. From particular admonitions,4. Norma J. Cooper There is an ancient Chinese proverb and It is linked with God's and made the grander for the union. Iv. 4). 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. Chapter 9 The Three Essentials of T. "The Peace of God which Passeth all Understanding Shall Keep Your Hearts and Minds" (Phil. (Philippians iv. Happy day if you have exchanged burdens and laid down your loads at His blessed feet to take up His own instead. The words I have chosen set forth very simply and beautifully the bond which knit Paul and these Philippian Christians together, and the chief desire which his Apostolic love had for them. Are you slothful? Not Christ has strengthened, did strengthen at conversion, "As thy days so shall thy strength be.". 4. 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. Iv. Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice. Those things would be absurd!" Say, "What Philippians 4:13 means is that I can do all things that God asks me to do. As I hurried along the city street, the rain was falling heavily. (Philippians 1:1-11) What if Our Trouble is Really God Doing Something Great? That turned two men, Sam and Jed, into fortune hunters. I gazed with wonder at the boy. The language of the apostle points to a real supply of strength, not a mere sense of courage, etc. Do you suppose your Father will let you carry the banner of His victory and His gladness on to Rev. There is not within the man as a man or a Christian any stock of strength given at the commencement. It is not a power that may be exercised naturally, but a science to be acquired gradually. God wants to rest His workers, Rev. It is union with Christ that supplies Christ's strength made perfect in our weakness. All the saints salute you, especially they that are of Caesar's household. 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. Paul was as gentle as he was strong. The lesson was used for older elementary students and it focuses on the importance of making daily Bible reading and prayer a priority. iv. 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. But then the music started Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice. 7). But I have all things, and abound: I am filled, having received from Epaphroditus the things that came from you, an odour of a sweet smell, a sacrifice Alexander MaclarenExpositions of Holy Scripture, Prayer Perfumed with PraiseThe point to which I would draw your attention is this: that whether it be the general prayer or the specific supplication we are to offer either or both "with thanksgiving." We must be in him and he in us. By the effect of His unique teaching. It is not a power that may be exercised naturally, but a science to be acquired gradually. To think nothing impossible is the privilege of faith. 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. Not that I seek for the gift; but I seek for the fruit that increaseth to your account. )The fountain of strengthJ. Christ gives strength for work as well as strength for endurance. We shall use the figure of a fortress, which is to be kept. B. He felt he needed more strength to bear the dread ordeal in a worthy manner, so being left a few moments to himself, he cried in an agony of prayer that God would more sensibly reveal Himself to him. 2. Iv. 6. From how different a platform do they speak; one from conscious power to help, the other from conscious need of help. He is in jail and still rejoicing that God is with him and that he knows that God loves him and all of us. iv. 1. This assurance covers all the necessities of our Christian life perseverance, cross-bearing and self-crucifixion, Christian work, the prospect and experience of death. No Christian worker can ever be used of God until the proud self-will is broken, and the heart is ready to yield to God's Rev. There is a positive outflow of God's might into a soul that is united to Christ. By His having done all things Himself. 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. Our resources are supplied as we need them. 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. Swallow. HOW CHRIST STRENGTHENS US.1. iv. You will find that His burden is always light. 13). Why did that woman succeed, when the strong sailor and the practised Highlander had failed? A dear sister said one day: "I have so much work to do that I have not time to get strength to do it by waiting on the Lord." Sloth says it cannot and need not. 'Be careful for nothing; but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known unto God.'--PHIL. "Be careful for nothing; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God" (Phil. Spurgeon. A robust Highlander, accustomed to climb the hills, tried next, and even his limbs gave way, and he was in fact precipitated to the bottom. Rejoice in the Lord (Philippians 3:1). "Take My yoke upon you, and learn of Me; for I am meek and and lowly of heart, and ye shall find rest unto your souls." Philippians 4:10-13 Paul says he can do all things through Christ. Christmas Devotional Resource Blessings of Christmas Tree Year A. A cup knows how to be full and how to be empty, and stands equally straight in either case. 6). Yours is a very heavy one. You will find that His burden is always light. 6). PHILIPPIANS iv. This assurance covers all the necessities of our Christian life perseverance, cross-bearing and self-crucifixion, Christian work, the prospect and experience of death.(S. Chapter 6 Praying with Desire (Mark 11:24.) Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therein to be content. 20-23 (R.V.). A sailor tried to climb the ascent, but his strong limbs trembled, and he was at last obliged to give up the attempt. Philippians Children's Sermon Series Series Note: In the lectionary year A Pentecost 14 through 17 we read through Philippians as the Epistle each week. "For My yoke is easy and My burden is light." B. SimpsonDays of Heaven Upon Earth December 17. and as to Christ thy Lord, most comely "as the lily among thorns," being his "love among the daughters," Cant. You can use these as a series or on their own. The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.'--PHIL. "The peace that passes all understanding" is the very breath of God in the soul. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.' Let us note, then, first, the personal bond which gives force Alexander MaclarenExpositions of Holy ScriptureNames in the Book of Life'Other my fellow-labourers whose names are in the book of life.'--PHIL. God sends not His servants on their own charges; but "He is able to make all grace abound towards us, that we, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound unto every good work." I know how to be abased, and I know also how to abound: in everything and in all things have I learned the secret both to be filled and to be hungry, both to abound and to be in want. Beloved, are you there? He hoped he could survive there, finding roots and berries to eat and avoiding all wild animals. THE HUMAN CONFIRMATION. In all life's experiences, conflicts, emergencies, Christ has preceded us. He is the Saviour from the curse of life sin. Commit means to hand over, to trust wholly to another. Only then can we experience the peace that transcends all understanding." Similarly, in a high spiritual sense, we can do nothing good without Him. Still, faith is the channel of communication. and as to Christ thy Lord, most comely "as the lily among thorns," being his "love among the daughters," Cant. 'There,' said he, 'is the mighty force that sets the work in motion. The slothful man, too, who has drugged his conscience with the notion that as his best works cannot earn heaven, so it matters not what his works are, must be startled now and then by scriptural exhortations to holiness; but when so startled he whispers to himself that let the worst come to the worst he will reform by and by. and as to Christ thy Lord, most comely "as the lily among thorns," being his "love among the daughters," Cant. A. God sends not His servants on their own charges; but "He is able to make all grace abound towards us, that we, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound unto every good work." In every part of our life we have Christ's influence. Let us note, then, first, the personal bond which gives force Alexander MaclarenExpositions of Holy Scripture, Names in the Book of Life'Other my fellow-labourers whose names are in the book of life.'--PHIL. 6). 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