Church in Phillippi
First church in Europe that Paul planted
Present day Greece

No raging

Unlike Corinth, Galatia, Philemon
Offering encouragement and saying thanks

Easy reading?
No issues…other than being the church
Incredible thing
Called to Christ
Journey together

Opening Prayer
Plural You - yinz
Big downfall of English
Feeds one of our national sins of self-centeredness

We share in our life in Christ

Gospel proclaimed - church is born
Sierra Leone

Prayer
Of course
But not really…we try to do it alone

Apple IIe
Oops
Fix
Missing Power

Paul teaches us how to pray for one another
Issue - that we know

But if not that, or even in the midst of that - how

1). Thanksgiving
Being grateful for one another

2). Confident in Christ for their work
Unfinished…but we have faith that Christ is renewing

3). Love
Actually genuinely love on another
Later in Phil, we’ll consider that

4). Love would abound
In knowledge and depth of insight
Scripture and wisdom
Every aspect of life - rooted in love - abounds in wisdom