HABITS THAT LEAD TO HAPPINESS: How to Grow Healthy Relationships
HABITS THAT LEAD TO HAPPINESS
How To Grow Healthy Relationships
Philippians 1:1 11
June 21, 2020
Four Keys to Enjoying People:
1. Be
Philippians 1:1-3 - Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, To all the saints in Christ Jesus at Philippi, together with the overseers and deacons: 2 Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 3 I thank my God every time I remember you.
Acts 16:17-19, 22-23 - This girl followed Paul and the rest of us, shouting, “These men are servants of the Most High God, who are telling you the way to be saved.” 18 She kept this up for many days. Finally Paul became so troubled that he turned around and said to the spirit, “In the name of Jesus Christ I command you to come out of her!” At that moment the spirit left her. 19 When the owners of the slave girl realized that their hope of making money was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace to face the authorities… 22 The crowd joined in the attack against Paul and Silas, and the magistrates ordered them to be stripped and beaten. 23 After they had been severely flogged, they were thrown into prison, and the jailer was commanded to guard them carefully.
Lesson #1: Remember the
Philippians 1:5 - …because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now…
2. Practice
Philippians 1:4 - In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy…
Lesson #2:
Philippians 1:9-11 - And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, 10 so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless until the day of Christ, 11 filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ – to the glory and praise of God.
What to pray for others: Pray they will …
A. Grow in
Philippians 1:9 - And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more…
B. Make wise
Philippians 1:10a - …so that you may be able to discern what is best…
C. Do the
Philippians 1:10b - pure and blameless until the day of Christ…
D.
Philippians 1:11 - … filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ – to the glory and praise of God.
3. Be
Philippians 1:6 - being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.
Lesson #3: God is not
Philippians 1:6 - being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.
The Christian life is a decision followed by a process.
Philippians 1:6 - being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.
4. Love people from the
Philippians 1:7-8 - It is right for me to feel this way about all of you, since I have you in my heart; for whether I am in chains or defending and confirming the gospel, all of you share in God’s grace with me. 8 God can testify how I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus.
Romans 5:5 - … God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us.
The secret of enjoying the people in my life is to be:
Lesson #4:
Galatians 5:22-23 - But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness and self-control.
Philippians 1:5 - …for your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now…