David Walls

Read: Philippians 1:12-18; 2 Corinthians 4:1-10 It has become known throughout the whole imperial guard . . . that my imprisonment is for Christ. (v. 13) The Roman imperial guard was an elite

Read: Philippians 1:12-18 What has happened to me has really served to advance the gospel. (v. 12) Paul wrote the epistle of Philippians from Rome, where he was under house arrest:

Read: Philippians 1:8-11; Hosea 11:1-9 I yearn for you all with the affection of Christ Jesus. (v. 8) Yesterday we were reminded that some find it difficult to embrace the affection

Read: Philippians 1:8-11; Matthew 9:35-38 How I yearn for you all with the affection of Christ Jesus. (v. 8) Philip Yancey shares a brief story in his book What’s So Amazing

Read: Philippians 1:8-11 I hold you in my heart. . . . For God is my witness, how I yearn for you all. (vv. 7-8) Sociologists have a theory called “the looking-glass self.”

Read: Philippians 1:6-10 He who began a good work in you will bring it to completion. (v. 6) Paul is not rolling the dice when he writes these words. When he

Read: Philippians 1:3-7; Acts 16:6-15 I thank my God . . . for your partnership in the gospel . . . for you are all partakers with me of grace. (vv. 3-7) What kind of

Read: Philippians 1:3-7 I thank my God in all my remembrance of you. (v. 3) Paul is grateful for his friends. Every time he thinks about them or prays for them

Read: Philippians 1:1-5 To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi. (v. 1) Sometimes when we think of a saint, we imagine some angular figure crystallized in stained