Category Archives: Philippians

One of These Things Just Doesn’t Belong

Posted on June 13, 2013 by Pete

Haven’t watched Sesame Street in a lot of years . . . but a learning game on that show came to mind this morning as I was reading. It was the game where four things were displayed together and the … Continue reading →

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Lovely

Posted on June 12, 2013 by Pete

You don’t find him mentioned outside of Paul’s letter to the Philippians. Don’t know much about his background other than what you might glean from his name. Not really a Jewish name . . . you kind of guess the … Continue reading →

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Poured Out

Posted on June 11, 2013 by Pete

Some folks at our church recently returned after four weeks in Arizona. Ask them how it was . . . especially the lady who is “always cold” . . . and they’ll tell you it was wonderful . . . … Continue reading →

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Glory Revealed

Posted on June 10, 2013 by Pete

They were blown away . . . no words to describe what they had just seen . . . no context within which to interpret it . . . just jaw-dropping amazement . . . just never-seen-anything-like-it-before awe. They had … Continue reading →

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The Wiring Behind the Walk

Posted on June 7, 2013 by Pete

At first glance, the two statements look the same . . . but a bit of noodling, a bit of digging, and you realize that though they are both about being “worthy”, they each have a different emphasis. The more … Continue reading →

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Sure of This

Posted on June 5, 2013 by Pete

Very few things in this life that we can be absolutely, one hundred percent sure of. Apparently it was Benjamin Franklin who said “The only sure things in life are death and taxes” . . . way to go, Debbie … Continue reading →

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Putting Away for a Reigning Day

Posted on June 25, 2012 by Pete

Paul wraps up his letter to the church at Philippi with an acknowledgment of the financial support they had provided him. You don’t get the sense from the Paul’s letters that he spent a lot of time “raising support” for … Continue reading →

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The Full Meal Deal

Posted on June 21, 2012 by Pete

It seems that when Fragrant and Fate got together there was fire! Both were women of God . . . both had labored side by side with Paul in the work of the gospel . . . both attended the … Continue reading →

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No Confidence

Posted on June 18, 2012 by Pete

It seems that wherever Paul went preaching the gospel of freedom, there were those who followed with the “freedom plus” plan. Paul declared that righteousness before God was made possible by faith in the works of Another . . . … Continue reading →

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Work It Out

Posted on June 15, 2012 by Pete

This morning I’m reading in Philippians 2:12-18 and am reminded again that being saved is not just an event . . . something that occurred in the past . . . but it is a process. We WERE saved from … Continue reading →

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