Sermon Series on Philippians 2

This Sunday, we continued our series of sermons on Philippians, with a message entitled, "You just can't lose!", looking at Phil 1:12-30. How can we make sure of this in our lives?

See beyond the circumstances

• Where other people see chains, we can see opportunity
• Perceive what God is doing now in your life and cooperate with him
• Do all for the sake of the Gospel.

Get your priorities straight

• Is our heart motive and attitude right?
• Even a clock tells the right time twice a day. Are we being gracious enough?
• Can we truly say that to live is Christ and to die is gain?

Live for Christ on this earth

• Conduct your self as citizens of heaven
• Don't be intimidated by the enemy

Some people have been requesting a copy of Mathetes' letter to Diognetus, where he speaks of the 'Christians'. The Web address where you can pick up the full text of the epistle is
http://www.ccel.org/fathers2/ANF-01/anf01-08.htm

You can find out about the epistle at

http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05008b.htm

I mentioned also the account of Polycarp's martyrdom. You can find the full text of the account in the 'Epistle of the Church at Smyrnam' at
http://www.ccel.org/fathers2/ANF-01/anf01-13.htm

Next instalment coming soon.