out Christ and yet considering Him as God we cannot even do evil without the strength He supplies. If we will take it to heart, it will tell us how to keep Christmas-day. iv. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Enjoy watching! From particular admonitions,4. Why, because between her and the babe there was a tie; that woman was the mother of the babe. How does Christ strengthen us?1. Spurgeon. iv. 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. Our strength is not superseded. The word and the thing crop up in every chapter, like some hidden brook, ever and anon sparkling out into the sunshine from beneath the shadows. You can use these as a series or on their own. To His everyday purpose and action. I cannot burn!" He alone is able to keep it, and He can so keep it that "nothing shall offend us." By His having done all things Himself. After drawing near to him, and speaking some words of sympathy, he looked at me with his blue eyes he could not move, it was the night before he died and breathed into my ear these few words: 'I am strong in Him.' Iv. "Paul's concern is unity in the church, which can only arise once we recognize our redemption as coworkers for the Lord, giving us a spirit of gentleness, and thereby turning our sight from earthly matters that lead to petty squabbles, derision, and anxiety. When he came in sight of the stake he exclaimed, "Oh! Yet it is in these things that our hardest trials lie, for they are the things that the natural man cannot do of himself. For years he had not known one day's rest. Chapter 3 God's Peace Obtained in Answer to Prayer (Philippians 4:6, 7.) Those Suffolk horses which will pull at a post till they drop are worth a thousand times as much as jibbing animals that run back as soon as ever the collar begins to press them.(C. 20-23 (R.V.). Alexander MaclarenExpositions of Holy ScriptureFarewell Words'Now unto our God and Father be the glory for ever and ever, Amen. Not that I seek for the gift; but I seek for the fruit that increaseth to your account. 1. Weak faith can sprout and grow till it becomes great under the pressure of a great trial. iv. Pride forgets the Fall, and also that what it calls its own strength is really God's gift. "Without me nothing." He alone is able to keep it, and He can so keep it that "nothing shall offend us." Westford, MA. iv. He had suffered the most excruciating pain. B. SimpsonDays of Heaven Upon Earth December 17. We have written a children's sermon series based on the scripture verses in Philippians. 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. Chapter 4 The Praying that Glorifies God (John 14:13.) It is not peace with God, but the peace of God. 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. There is another kind of treasure we can create for ourselves. B. SimpsonDays of Heaven Upon Earth May 26. We begin our Christian life by working, trying and struggling in the energy of the flesh to save Rev. A. Alexander, D. D.)Dependence on ChristJ. 1. The exertion of weakness can not produce strength. The word and the thing crop up in every chapter, like some hidden brook, ever and anon sparkling out into the sunshine from beneath the shadows. By the effect of His unique teaching. November 24. And so he concludes with prayer and salutations. 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. Those who heard him supposed he intended to recant, but they misunderstood him. B. Weekly Devotion page for the 4th Sunday after Epiphany Year A, Household Devotion Page for the 3rd Sunday after Epiphany, Weekly Household Devotions for the Second Sunday after Epiphany Year A, Lectionary 2A. I. (Philippians iv. Jesus doesn't give you the ability to fly or win football games or get a perfect score on the SAT. 8. Our power "through Christ which strengthens us" is limitless. )Strength through ChristT. 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. A sailor tried to climb the ascent, but his strong limbs trembled, and he was at last obliged to give up the attempt. So should our gratitude be.(J. 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." We shall use the figure of a fortress, which is to be kept. His miracles have made many a life path brighter, and they yield constant consolation. It is linked with God's and made the grander for the union. The strength of the Almighty One enters into the believer. If we walk in righteousness He will carry us through. We shall use the figure of a fortress, which is to be kept. Cease from yourself, from man. Chapter 4 The Praying that Glorifies God (John 14:13.) Norma J. Cooper There is an ancient Chinese proverb and We have written a children's sermon series based on the scripture verses in Philippians. Our power "through Christ which strengthens us" is limitless. The lady then said to him, "You cannot paint like the great master unless you have his spirit."(W. He took me out of the building altogether, to a little circumscribed place beneath, where there was only one door and a window to the whole room; but through the open door I saw the great piston moving in silent and majestic power as it was doing this wondrous work. We may feel our dignity affronted, and our first impulse will be denial of, or objection to the universality of the statement. . A. Alexander, D. D.)Dependence on ChristJ. SUFFERING AND CONTENTMENT. The word Jehovah means the self-existing One, the "I am"; and it is generally used as a direct revelation of what God is. He told me before some remarkable things of this boy. When I last visited him my three-year-old girl saw that piano, and since most children like to bang on pianos, she quickly climbed upon the bench and began to plunk away. Iv. Two men in Vietnam set a record by climbing ninety stairs with one person stacked on the other's . Paul was as gentle as he was strong. 4. 1. B. SimpsonDays of Heaven Upon Earth May 26. If his connection with Christ is cut off, in an instant he becomes as any other man.(T. "And Again I Say, Rejoice" (Phil. Instead of trying to find our identity and worth in the things that we do, we need to find our strength and place our hope in Christ alone. To think nothing impossible is the privilege of faith. A. A. iv. Lets bless the whole congregation. 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. After drawing near to him, and speaking some words of sympathy, he looked at me with his blue eyes he could not move, it was the night before he died and breathed into my ear these few words: 'I am strong in Him.' )PeopleClement, Epaphroditus, Euodias, Paul, Philippians, SyntychePlacesMacedonia, Philippi, ThessalonicaTopicsAble, Anything, Christ, Christ's, Gives, Power, Strength, Strengtheneth, Strengthening, StrengthensOutline1. A. I cannot burn!" 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?" 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. 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. "Let Your Moderation be Known unto all Men" (Phil. I. 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. Paul was as gentle as he was strong. Consider his zeal, labours, achievements, and yet he ascribes the praise of all to Christ. Even when you fall into divers temptations, reckon it joy, and delight, and God will make your reckoning good. 5). The brethren which are with me salute you. It has been well said that this whole epistle may be summed up in two short sentences: 'I rejoice'; 'Rejoice ye!' If his connection with Christ is cut off, in an instant he becomes as any other man.(T. They are Satan's right and left hand in which he tosses our souls from one to the other. Chapter 4 The Praying that Glorifies God (John 14:13.) 'There,' said he, 'is the mighty force that sets the work in motion. 1. The great Mosque of Constantinople was once a Christian church, dedicated to the Holy Wisdom. For four hundred years noisy crowds have fought, and sorrowed, and fretted, beneath the dim inscription in an unknown tongue; Alexander MaclarenExpositions of Holy ScriptureThink on These Things' . Listen as I read Philippians 4:13. Among all the names of God perhaps the most comprehensive is the name Jehovah. By the effects of His wondrous life. "The Peace of God which Passeth all Understanding Shall Keep Your Hearts and Minds" (Phil. 2. 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?' 7). 7. 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. Some of you may have seen this remarkable story, "Animal Odd Couples" on Public Television. The word and the thing crop up in every chapter, like some hidden brook, ever and anon sparkling out into the sunshine from beneath the shadows. 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. 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. I can do all things in Him that strengtheneth me. A. Alexander, D. D.We all need strength. 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. )PeopleClement, Epaphroditus, Euodias, Paul, Philippians, SyntychePlacesMacedonia, Philippi, ThessalonicaTopicsAble, Anything, Christ, Christ's, Gives, Power, Strength, Strengtheneth, Strengthening, StrengthensOutline1. 8. But our life will prove that Christ is right. 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 remember the Lord is near (Phil 4:5 paraphrase). 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. Phil. iv. 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." Duties have to be fulfilled. 4). Yours is a very heavy one. L. Cuyler, D. D.)The secret of fortitudeJ. Let there be love to Christ and to souls in your hearts, and greater wonders will be accomplished. iv. As a scholar under the great Master he had ]earned many things, and among others the Divine secret of content (ver. 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?' )Strength through ChristT. And the promise saith that it shall be kept--kept by "the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, through Christ Jesus." 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. God wants to rest His workers, Rev. He healed the sick; sickness can be better borne. The Christian is no exception. 6). "Be careful for nothing" (Phil. But, at last, a poor peasant woman came forward. When he came in sight of the stake he exclaimed, "Oh! Whether conscious or unconscious of it, we are all weak. 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