This passage encourages us to think about worthwhile things wherever we find them, but it also urges us to be discriminating. The embodiment of all of the characteristics listed here is Jesus Christ so our focus must be on him. Paul also reminds us that thinking must lead to practice.
Read Philippians 4:8-9
Paul, in these verses, gives four commands which if followed will lead to “the peace of God which surpasses understanding.” It is possible for Christians to obey these commands, to some degree, because of the resources that they have in Christ.
Read Philippians 4:4-7
In this passage Paul instructs Timothy, “guard the good deposit entrusted to you.” Paul is concerned that the truth he taught be passed on faithfully. The confessions and creeds of the church are an attempt to be faithful to this command.
Read 2 Timothy 1:13-14
The Lord’s Supper is a fellowship meal. It is one of many symbolic meals in the Bible all of which are celebrations of the fellowship between God and his people.
Read Luke 22:7-23
Paul calls two women in Philippian congregation to “agree in the Lord.” The text highlights the importance of unity and harmony in the church.
Read Philippians 4:2-3
This sermon explores this passage to seek a Bible answer to the question, “How does change happen in the Christian life?”
Read Galatians 5:13-26
Paul calls us to imitate him and others who follow his example. He warns against imitating those who “walk as enemies of the cross of Christ.” Those who follow Paul’s example will live lives consistent with the fact that their citizenship is in heaven.
This Psalm calls the people of God to sing a new song because of what God has done for them in the past. It calls all the earth to jubilant celebration before the LORD, the King. And it calls all of creation to rejoice because the LORD is coming to judge the world with righteousness.
Read Psalm 98:1-9
This passage teaches that we are to aim for perfection in the Christian life knowing that we will never reach that goal in this life. Paul uses imagery drawn from running a race to teach that we are to pursue this goal with extreme effort.
Read Philippians 3:12-16
In this parable, Jesus teaches that in the kingdom of heaven, God gives his people much more than they deserve rather than operating by the principle of payment for work performed.
Read Matthew 20:1-16
