Category: Devotionals

Read: Philippians 1:15-18; 1 Corinthians 1:10-13 Some indeed preach Christ from and envy and rivalry . . . thinking to afflict me in my imprisonment. (vv. 15, 17) It is a sad day

Read: Philippians 1:14-18; Acts 28:11-31 And most of the brothers, having become confident in the Lord by my imprisonment, are much more bold to speak the word without fear. (v. 14)

Read: Philippians 1:12-18; 4:21-22 All the saints greet you, especially those of Caesar’s household. (4:22) Yesterday we discovered the gospel penetrating the hardcore imperial guard of Rome. But that was

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