children's sermons on philippians 4:13

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 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." First put one hand on top of the other hand, clasped together, like this! . )The fountain of strengthJ. he proceeds to general exhortations,10. "Be Careful for Nothing" (Phil. he proceeds to general exhortations,10. Finally, brethren, 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. Perhaps you found the first dose ineffectual. F. B. Tinling, B. Of the natural life it is said, "In God we live and move and have our being;" how much more is this true of the spiritual life, and yet we are free. Recap what we have been learning in Philippians or sum up Philippians that Paul is in jail and writing to his friends reminding them to tell the story of Jesus, serve others, be kind to each other, and to remember that God is with them all the time. Not Christ has strengthened, did strengthen at conversion, "As thy days so shall thy strength be.". By supplying us with the great motive power His constraining love. Meanwhile sloth alleges that it is a bankrupt and demands as such to be let off all manner of payment, for getting that a negligent and fraudulent bankrupt has no claim to favour. Swallow. I cannot burn!" 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. The letter shows him to us as a prisoner, dependent on Christian charity Alexander MaclarenExpositions of Holy ScriptureThe Warrior Peace'The peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.'--PHIL. "The Peace of God which Passeth all Understanding Shall Keep Your Hearts and Minds" (Phil. "Be careful for nothing" (Phil. "I can do all things through Christ" (Phil. The brethren which are with me salute you. 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.) Not our ignorance, for He is our teacher; not our feebleness, for He never breaks the bruised reed; not our sinfulness, for He is our Saviour.4. As in all his letters, the Apostle follows the natural instinct of making his last words loving words. There are two hands there--God's hand pressing us down, humbling us, and then God's hand lifting. The, "And again I say, rejoice" (Phil. Not only did it hang there but it upheld four thousand pounds weight attached to it! out Christ and yet considering Him as God we cannot even do evil without the strength He supplies. If we walk in righteousness He will carry us through. 6). )Strength through ChristT. Through Christ you can curb it. 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." B. SimpsonDays of Heaven Upon Earth May 26. We shall use the figure of a fortress, which is to be kept. 4. But man's hand cannot lift the full cup and will not lift the empty one. Note the present tense. "Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God that He may exalt you in due time." The great Mosque of Constantinople was once a Christian church, dedicated to the Holy Wisdom. 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." Yours is a very heavy one. Every man requires strengthening. In all life's experiences, conflicts, emergencies, Christ has preceded us. He had suffered the most excruciating pain. We are to pray about everything, and with every prayer we must blend our thanksgivings. And so he concludes with prayer and salutations.Dictionary of Bible ThemesPhilippians 4:131105God, power of5598victory, over spiritual forces5955strength, divine6163faults8485spiritual warfare, conflict9313resurrection, spiritualPhilippians 4:10-134966present, the5939satisfactionPhilippians 4:10-187402offeringsPhilippians 4:11-135871greed, response to6705peace, experiencePhilippians 4:11-145569suffering, hardshipPhilippians 4:12-135805comfortPhilippians 4:13-145776achievementLibraryNovember 24. Even when you fall into divers temptations, reckon it joy, and delight, and God will make your reckoning good. 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. "Let Your Moderation be Known unto all Men" (Phil. Swallow. Winsome courtesy and delicate considerateness lay in his character, in beautiful union with fiery impetuosity and undaunted tenacity of conviction. . Chapter 4 The Praying that Glorifies God (John 14:13.) Our very strength is weakness. So, if we give our trials to Him, He will carry them. Not that I seek for the gift; but I seek for the fruit that increaseth to your account. We are to pray about everything, and with every prayer we must blend our thanksgivings. Fired with the noblest ambition, his inspiration was from above. We have here a remarkable instance of his quick apprehension of the possible effects of his words, and of his nervous anxiety not to wound even unreasonable susceptibilities. Happy day if you have exchanged burdens and laid down your loads at His blessed feet to take up His own instead. 6). But our life will prove that Christ is right. His miracles have made many a life path brighter, and they yield constant consolation. So should our gratitude be.(J. Iv. How can I know about God? It is union with Christ that supplies Christ's strength made perfect in our weakness. Beloved, are you there? 'There,' said he, 'is the mighty force that sets the work in motion. Say: Jesus gives us the strength to stand up to people who pick on us, be nice to people who are different than we are, and forgive people who are mean to us. Dancing In The Rain. Birch. 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. B. SimpsonDays of Heaven Upon Earth March 24. 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. It applies to man's spiritual life.2. Whether conscious or unconscious of it, we are all weak. Swallow. 4. Cease from yourself, from man. I know how to be abased, and I know also how to abound: in everything and in all things have I learned the secret both to be filled and to be hungry, both to abound and to be in want. showing how he rejoiced at their generosity toward him while in prison.19. The Christian life is a race to be run and a battle to be fought. The painter was dead, and the boy, feeling inflamed with longing to be an artist, wished for the great master's brush, with the idea that it would inspire him with his genius. III. B. SimpsonDays of Heaven Upon Earth May 26. 'There,' said he, 'is the mighty force that sets the work in motion. By instructing us in the knowledge of our weakness and His own strength.3. 5). It is "all things," even the otherwise impossible. Not our ignorance, for He is our teacher; not our feebleness, for He never breaks the bruised reed; not our sinfulness, for He is our Saviour.4. This is a glorious text, and one fit to be the key-note of Christmas-day. We have here a remarkable instance of his quick apprehension of the possible effects of his words, and of his nervous anxiety not to wound even unreasonable susceptibilities. This assurance covers all the necessities of our Christian life perseverance, cross-bearing and self-crucifixion, Christian work, the prospect and experience of death.(S. 7). To fulfil the law as a rule of duty.2. 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. 4). '"Power through the Spirit of ChristW. 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. Iv. Go not forth till thou hast first prayed. By His Cross and death. 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. When God begins to subdue a soul, He often requires us to yield the things that are of little importance in themselves, and thus break our neck and subdue our spirit. 1. Paul gives particular instances, then generalizes. 5). 2. 3. We have to walk in His steps.2. When God begins to subdue a soul, He often requires us to yield the things that are of little importance in themselves, and thus break our neck and subdue our spirit. "The peace of God which passeth all understanding shall keep your hearts and minds" (Phil. 2. so also, thou, in a special way, art the dearly beloved and longed for, the joy and crown, of every sincere servant of Christ in the gospel, Phil. In all life's experiences, conflicts, emergencies, Christ has preceded us. Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice. He had suffered the most excruciating pain. Contact. "Courageous Christians neededC. Philippians Children's Sermon Series Series Note: In the lectionary year A Pentecost 14 through 17 we read through Philippians as the Epistle each week. 2. We are to pray about everything, and with every prayer we must blend our thanksgivings. 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. 1. In every part of our life we have Christ's influence. Winsome courtesy and delicate considerateness lay in his character, in beautiful union with fiery impetuosity and undaunted tenacity of conviction. 6). And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.' iv. Perhaps you found the first dose ineffectual. )Strength through ChristT. His miracles have made many a life path brighter, and they yield constant consolation. iv. 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. From how different a platform do they speak; one from conscious power to help, the other from conscious need of help. He felt he needed more strength to bear the dread ordeal in a worthy manner, so being left a few moments to himself, he cried in an agony of prayer that God would more sensibly reveal Himself to him. It is not a power that may be exercised naturally, but a science to be acquired gradually. "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." Beloved, are you there? . 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. He felt he needed more strength to bear the dread ordeal in a worthy manner, so being left a few moments to himself, he cried in an agony of prayer that God would more sensibly reveal Himself to him. B. SimpsonDays of Heaven Upon Earth, March 10. He hushed the waves; He stills the storm today.3. It is not peace with God, but the peace of God. 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' . A. If we begin reading in Philippians 4:10-14 I rejoice greatly in the Lord that at last you have renewed your concern . God wants to rest His workers, "The peace of God which passeth all understanding shall keep your hearts and minds" (Phil. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.' 6). Commit means to hand over, to trust wholly to another. The lady then said to him, "You cannot paint like the great master unless you have his spirit."(W. (Philippians 1:1-11) What if Our Trouble is Really God Doing Something Great? It is "all things," even the otherwise impossible. All the saints salute you, especially they that are of Caesar's household. If we walk in righteousness He will carry us through. 12). He hushed the waves; He stills the storm today. 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. Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice. "Be careful for nothing; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God" (Phil. iv. I gazed with wonder at the boy. Cruden describes this name as the incommunicable name of God. An antidote to "MORE!" or worse, children's contentment with "enough" is a necessary skill in today's world. He is not simply pardoned the failures of past weakness; he is prepared to be more successful in future trials. 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). These closing words fall into three unconnected parts, a doxology, greetings, and a benediction. Children Ministry. The exertion of weakness can not produce strength. 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. 4. Commit means to hand over, to trust wholly to another. iv. Do you suppose your Father will let you carry the banner of His victory and His gladness on to Rev. By His having done all things Himself. There is another kind of treasure we can create for ourselves. B. SimpsonDays of Heaven Upon Earth December 17. H. The strength of the Almighty One enters into the believer. 2. so also, thou, in a special way, art the dearly beloved and longed for, the joy and crown, of every sincere servant of Christ in the gospel, Phil. "Without me nothing." Our strength is not superseded. Those things would be absurd!" Say, "What Philippians 4:13 means is that I can do all things that God asks me to do. blessings according to their faith. H. But who was he who here said to the Church at Philippi, 'Be careful for nothing?' And as to Christ Thy LordPreface. It applies to the whole life. We have to work hard and practice every day being a Christian. Happy day if you have exchanged burdens and laid down your loads at His blessed feet to take up His own instead. He hushed the waves; He stills the storm today.3. Two men in Vietnam set a record by climbing ninety stairs with one person stacked on the other's . 6, 7.) A. Alexander, D. D.)Dependence on ChristJ. Paul gives particular instances, then generalizes. 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. A fine harmony in the two statements. All the saints salute you, especially they that are of Caesar's household. PAUL HEREBY ASSURED THAT ALL THINGS WERE POSSIBLE TO HIM. 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. 6). We deprecate the indolent cowardice of the man who always felt assured that every new enterprise would be too much for him, and therefore declined it; but we admire the pluck of the ploughman who was asked on his cross examination if he could read Greek, and replied he did not know, because he had never tried. iv. Philippians 4:13: Power Through the Love of Christ: Manual of Anecdotes: Philippians 4:13: Power Through the Spirit of Christ: W. Birch. From particular admonitions,4. So does all the lifting power of the Christian come from the currents of spiritual influence which flow into his heart from the living Jesus. In several places an explanatory word is added, revealing some one of His special characteristics; and it is to these that I want particularly Hannah Whitall SmithThe God of All ComfortLinksPhilippians 4:13 NIVPhilippians 4:13 NLTPhilippians 4:13 ESVPhilippians 4:13 NASBPhilippians 4:13 KJVPhilippians 4:13 Bible AppsPhilippians 4:13 ParallelPhilippians 4:13 Biblia ParalelaPhilippians 4:13 Chinese BiblePhilippians 4:13 French BiblePhilippians 4:13 German BiblePhilippians 4:13 CommentariesBible Hub. The word Jehovah means the self-existing One, the "I am"; and it is generally used as a direct revelation of what God is. "The peace that passes all understanding" is the very breath of God in the soul. . 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). 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