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Continue reading →: Loving Others
Loving Others Love Jesus, love others, love self is a good pattern for the Christian life. Jesus actually makes it clear that you can’t love Jesus and not love others. He also encourages us to love others as we love ourselves. Yes, it is a good pattern. Look at how…
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Continue reading →: Comments on Philippians
Chapter 3, Verse 1 “Finally, my brothers, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you is no trouble to me and is safe for you.” The ‘finally’ here can best be understood as furthermore. In the midst of danger and hostility from without, he reminds them that they…
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Continue reading →: Comments on Philippians
Chapter 2, Verse 30 “…for he nearly died for the work of Christ, risking his life to complete what was lacking in your service to me.” The Philippian church should welcome their brother back as a servant of Jesus Christ and do so with great happiness because he was still alive.…
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Continue reading →: Shootout at the Spring
Shootout at the Spring Episode Sixteen Chad By afternoon, Chad and his prisoner were following the creek across the prairie floor to where it joined the small stream that flowed down from the spring where he had left the preacher. The juncture of creek and stream was very close to…
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Continue reading →: Comments on Philippians
Chapter 2, Verse 29 “So receive him in the Lord with all joy, and honor such men,” The church had sent Epaphroditus to help Paul in his imprisonment. The church loved Epaphroditus and they loved Paul. No doubt they were upset that their gift to Paul had to be returned. Not…
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Continue reading →: Special Prayer
Richard Of Chichester’s Prayer Richard died in 1253 in England. His life is not well known in modern times but a prayer he wrote is often quoted even in our present age. It has a wonderful sentiment and an even more wonderful lesson. I quote the prayer below. “Thanks be…
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Continue reading →: Comments on Philippians
Chapter 2, Verse 28 “I am the more eager to send him, therefore, that you may rejoice at seeing him again, and that I may be less anxious.” Paul has made it obvious that Epaphroditus has performed a valuable role in Paul’s care and work. He also is aware of the…
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Continue reading →: Comments on Philippians
Chapter 2, Verse 27 “Indeed he was ill, near to death. But God had mercy on him, and not only on him but on me also, lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow.” The Philippians were certainly right to have been worried over their brother and fellow servant. Paul affirms that…
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Continue reading →: Shootout at the Spring
Shootout at the Spring Episode Fifteen Lance spurred his horse to the left and then jumped off, taking cover behind a large pine. Chad should have been ready, but he was surprised enough that his aim was a little off, and the 0.50 lead debarked the tree just above Lance’s…
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Continue reading →: Comments on Philippians
Chapter 2, Verse 26 “…for he has been longing for you all and has been distressed because you heard that he was ill.” The journey from Philippi to Rome took around 40 days. Round trip news took at least twice as long. This time lapse has greatly affected Epaphroditus since he…
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