Sermons on Philippians
Phil. 4:10-14 – The key to contentment
The Definition of Christian Contentment: Christian contentment is that sweet, inward, quiet, gracious, frame of spirit, which freely submits to and delights in God’s wise and fatherly disposal in every condition. The Explanation of Christian Contentment: How to grow in Contentment: 1.By Subtracting Desires Until They Equal God’s Providence 2.By Adding Little by Little the Burden of what you Deserve 3.By Embracing the Absolute Necessity of Suffering 4.By Doing the Duty of Circumstance 5.Purging Inner Corruptions 6.Embracing That Life is…
Phil. 2:6-8 – The Incarnation of Jesus
I. The Affirmation of the Incarnation 1.Exalted Origin 2.Divine Restraint 3.Self Divestment 4.Slave Disposition 5.Undignified Humanness 6.Learned Empathy 7.Self Lowering 8.Embraced Destiny 9.Shameful Degradation II. The Implication of the Incarnation