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Philippians: Joy Centred in Jesus – Part 6 | Philippians 4:4-23

The Secret of Contentment I. An emphatic COMMAND: REJOICE! v. 4A. Not a call to IGNORE Circumstances (1:12-26 (esp. 18b-20))B. Not a call to CHANGE Circumstances (2:8,14-16)C. INSTEAD, a call

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Philippians: Joy Centred in Jesus – Part 5 | Phil. 3:12-4:3

Travelling the Spiritual Journey I. Have PATIENCE with the PROCESS. (3:12-16)A. Understand NOBODY has ARRIVED. (3:12-13)B. TRUST in the “HOLD” of Jesus. (3:12)C. Between the PAST and the FUTURE. (3:13-14)D.

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Philippians: Joy Centred in Jesus – Part 4 | Phil. 2:19-3:11

The Foundation of the Gospel I. The FLOW of the LETTER. (2:19-3:11)A. Paul’s JOY in RELATIONSHIPS. (2:19-2:30)B. An ALMOST transition to the END. (3:1)C. A REDIRECT to an important ISSUE.

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Philippians: Joy Centred in Jesus – Part 3 | Phil. 1:27-2:18

What A Joy Inspired Life Looks Like I. The GOSPEL shapes all of LIFE. (1:27-2:4)A. STANDING firm…whatever HAPPENS. (v.27-29)B. CONNECTED and COURAGEOUS. (v.27-38)C. Two GRACIOUSLY given GIFTS. (v.29-30) As Jake

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Philippians: Joy Centred in Jesus – Part 2 | Philippians 1:1-26

The Joy of the Gospel I. The FOUNDATION of Paul’s Joy (v. 1-11)A. A Shared PURPOSE (v. 3-5)B. A CONFIDENCE in God’s FAITHFULNESS (v. 6) II. The CIRCUMSTANCES of Paul’s

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Philippians: Joy Centred in Jesus – Part 1 | Acts 16:11-40

The Birth of a New Church I. Four SCENES in the BIRTH of a church. (v.11-40)A. PRAYER at the RIVER. (v.11-15)B. CONFRONTING spiritual FORCES. (v.16-18)C. CHALLENGING the cultural NORMS. (v.19-24)D.

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