iv. "The peace that passes all understanding" is the very breath of God in the soul. To resist temptation.3. Spurgeon. I. . Paul gives particular instances, then generalizes. 7). Chapter 9 The Three Essentials of T. 4). Chapter 6 Praying with Desire (Mark 11:24.) 8. Chapter 9 The Three Essentials of T. 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. "And again I say, rejoice" (Phil. This sign really reminds me of what God tells us about peace in Philippians 4:6-7. 4). The boy is strengthened to learn by his tutor or employer, and the man to pursue the objects of life by various invigorating influences; while all are strengthened by God. 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. The very words of the next text might suggest this, even if we did not know it from experience. and as to Christ thy Lord, most comely "as the lily among thorns," being his "love among the daughters," Cant. 1. 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. 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. (1)I cannot do many things which my fellow Christians say is my duty;(2)Nor what in my ignorance I conclude to be my duty;(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 need not be taught Charles Haddon SpurgeonSpurgeon's Sermons Volume 6: 1860The Bible the Great Civilizer(Fourth Sunday in Lent.) Children's Time. 1. Stop the flow of the current for one instant and the huge horseshoe dropped. Do not indulge, any of you, the silly notion that you can be contented without learning, or learn without discipline. Jesus often used children as an example of faith and other positive Christian qualities. DEPENDENCE AND FREEDOM. God's rest did not come till after His work was over, and ours will not. The letter shows him to us as a prisoner, dependent on Christian charity Alexander MaclarenExpositions of Holy Scripture, The Warrior Peace'The peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.'--PHIL. But then the music started Even if the sentences are read through slowly, just as they stand, a deep sense of blessing and rest steals into T. He had had occasion to mention three of his fellow-workers, and Alexander MaclarenExpositions of Holy Scripture, Rejoice Evermore'Rejoice in the Lord alway; and again I say, rejoice!'--PHIL. I venture to apply them to ourselves, and I speak now especially to the members of my own church and congregation. We shall use the figure of a fortress, which is to be kept. 2. 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. 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. 2. 6. Some of you may have seen this remarkable story, "Animal Odd Couples" on Public Television. A sailor tried to climb the ascent, but his strong limbs trembled, and he was at last obliged to give up the attempt. 5. Now, let's look at the verse in its full context: [Philippians 4:10-13] But I rejoiced in the Lord greatly, that now at last you have revived your concern for me; indeed, you were concerned before, but you lacked an opportunity to act. H. Spurgeon.No man is likely to accomplish much who moodily indulges a desponding view of his own capacities. When he came in sight of the stake he exclaimed, "Oh! He can help us do anything. By His having done all things Himself. 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. 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." Jenni was very excited. Phil. Stop the flow of the current for one instant and the huge horseshoe dropped. iv. 4:13 in context. How does Christ strengthen us?1. 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 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. 7). If we will take it to heart, it will tell us how to keep Christmas-day. "Be Careful for Nothing; but in Everything by Prayer and Supplication with Thanksgiving Let Your Requests be Made Known unto God" (Phil. H. Spurgeon.No man is likely to accomplish much who moodily indulges a desponding view of his own capacities. Several people were out and about, but there was little interaction. 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." 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?" That is the way to take His burden up. The very words of the next text might suggest this, even if we did not know it from experience. 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. 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. Bible Verse: Philippians 4:8. These closing words fall into three unconnected parts, a doxology, greetings, and a benediction. 13). He felt equal to labour, suffering, and dying. It is "all things," even the otherwise impossible. By enabling the believer to overcome himself. "Be Careful for Nothing" (Phil. The great Mosque of Constantinople was once a Christian church, dedicated to the Holy Wisdom. 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. It applies to man's spiritual life.2. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.". 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. I went to visit him. 1. A prisoner in a Roman prison; and when Rome fixed its claws it did not usually let go without drawing blood. "The Peace of God which Passeth all Understanding Shall Keep Your Hearts and Minds" (Phil. 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. Whether conscious or unconscious of it, we are all weak. You will find that His burden is always light. 6. 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. "Without me nothing." Chapter 4 The Praying that Glorifies God (John 14:13.) 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." 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. A fine harmony in the two statements. As I walked in and through those rooms, and went from one story to another, and saw the rolling of the pinions and heard the rattling of the wheels, and felt the vibration of the floor beneath my feet, while the raw material was being, as by magic, brought out at the other end to be a robe for a peasant or a prince, I said, 'Why, where in the world is the motive power that sets all this to work?' 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. The exertion of weakness can not produce strength. Spurgeon. God in Christ speaks.1. We shall use the figure of a fortress, which is to be kept. I. There is no limit to its possibilities. 4). 6). We shall use the figure of a fortress, which is to be kept. iv. 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." We need not be taught Charles Haddon SpurgeonSpurgeon's Sermons Volume 6: 1860The Bible the Great Civilizer(Fourth Sunday in Lent.) iv. This is a glorious text, and one fit to be the key-note of Christmas-day. (If . What has been done is only an earnest of what will be done. Howbeit, '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. 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. iv. But who was he who here said to the Church at Philippi, 'Be careful for nothing?' "Be careful for nothing" (Phil. 8. "The peace that passes all understanding" is the very breath of God in the soul. I venture to apply them to ourselves, and I speak now especially to the members of my own church and congregation. Christ is the only one who can make this sweeping assertion without fear of ultimate contradiction.II. He hushed the waves; He stills the storm today.3. Send kids out into the congregation with their instruments and noisemakers to do the litany and have them stay there for the blessing. The overarching theme is focused on how we are those who walk with and live as servants of Jesus and yet Rejoice that God is with us in all of our daily living as we strive to "let our gentleness be known and . Beloved, are you there? By supplying us with the great motive power His constraining love.5. Christ strengthens though our faith. The horse became blind and somehow the goat realized that the horse could not see. We linger around the four great landmarks, Bethlehem, Nazareth, Gethsemane, Calvary, and they are a ceaseless inspiration to us. 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. 7. iv. There are people, perhaps many people, within the reach of our church who are hungry for the love of God that we were given to share. A. Badger Sport Compression Blue Long Sleeve Shirt Youth Sz Large NWOT . iv. By supplying us with the great motive power His constraining love.5. Every word of His is the bread of life.4. How can I know about God? 4). M. AndersonPrayer Availeth Much, Worry Versus PeaceBe careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. I went to visit him. Beloved, are you there? 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. out Christ and yet considering Him as God we cannot even do evil without the strength He supplies. "The peace of God which passeth all understanding shall keep your hearts and minds" (Phil. But Paul was only one of many. 7). Two speakers, Divine-human and human. It is a good thing to rejoice in the Lord. By working faith in us, which brings us into vital union with Him who is the source of strength.II. Now that you know peace in two different languages, I'd like to teach you what PEACE looks like in American Sign Language. By His having done all things Himself. Not that I seek for the gift; but I seek for the fruit that increaseth to your account. "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." F. B. Tinling, B. Birch. Do you suppose your Father will let you carry the banner of His victory and His gladness on to Rev. If we will take it to heart, it will tell us how to keep Christmas-day. Our church exists to share God's love, to bring people into a fellowship in which God's love is shared, and to help people grow into followers of Jesus. Why did that woman succeed, when the strong sailor and the practised Highlander had failed? He is the Saviour from the curse of life sin. May all of us be strong in Him. We live in a world where dirty language is considered "cool." Even small children can feel tempted to swear. (Philippians iv. He is in jail and still rejoicing that God is with him and that he knows that God loves him and all of us. Swallow. "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." "Be careful for nothing" (Phil. That is the way to take His burden up. PAUL HEREBY ASSURED THAT ALL THINGS WERE POSSIBLE TO HIM. Even if the sentences are read through slowly, just as they stand, a deep sense of blessing and rest steals into T. 7). Do not indulge, any of you, the silly notion that you can be contented without learning, or learn without discipline. By the effect of His unique teaching. 8. Why did that woman succeed, when the strong sailor and the practised Highlander had failed? 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. 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. And the promise saith that it shall be kept--kept by "the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, through Christ Jesus." A. 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. Winsome courtesy and delicate considerateness lay in his character, in beautiful union with fiery impetuosity and undaunted tenacity of conviction. B. SimpsonDays of Heaven Upon Earth May 26. HOW CHRIST STRENGTHENS US.1. He hoped he could survive there, finding roots and berries to eat and avoiding all wild animals. Iv. 20-23 (R.V.). 11 I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. Chapter 2 Our Requests Made Known unto God (Philippians 4:6.) Our power "through Christ which strengthens us" is limitless. But, at last, a poor peasant woman came forward. Philippians 4:13: Power Through the Love of Christ: Manual of Anecdotes: Philippians 4:13: Power Through the Spirit of Christ: W. Birch. I know what it is to be in need, and . 6). And then he goes on to tell them, and all Christian people, why they should make up their Charles KingsleyTown and Country SermonsTable of ContentsChapter 1 The Fellowship of Prayer (Philippians 4:6.) 7. BOTH THESE ERRORS ARE ANSWERED BY THE TEXT, which picks out the truth involved in each and separates it from the false. If we walk in righteousness He will carry us through. We are to pray about everything, and with every prayer we must blend our thanksgivings. Series Note: In the lectionary year A Pentecost 14 through 17 we read through Philippians as the Epistle each week. '"Power through the Spirit of ChristW. It has been well said that this whole epistle may be summed up in two short sentences: 'I rejoice'; 'Rejoice ye!' Not only did it hang there but it upheld four thousand pounds weight attached to it! The, "And again I say, rejoice" (Phil. Winsome courtesy and delicate considerateness lay in his character, in beautiful union with fiery impetuosity and undaunted tenacity of conviction. 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. "Without me nothing." 6). "Be careful for nothing; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God" (Phil. Birch. 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." Why did that woman succeed, when the strong sailor and the practised Highlander had failed? One of encouragement to those who are doing something for Christ, but feel painfully their own inability. One a great Giver, the other a great receiver. 7). Iv. 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. Our Requests Made Known unto God ( Philippians 4:6. you suppose your Father will you. 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