3. Saturday Night
Paul calls Christians to stand shoulder-to-shoulder for the gospel. We're to be a family of warriors, united by love, who contend for each other and for the cause of Christ. As a family, we're also called to suffer for Christ. Passages cited in this message include Philippians 1:23-30 and John 17:20-21.
2. Saturday Morning
To be a disciple is to submit every part of our lives to Jesus. Submitting our lives to something or someone other than Jesus is to take a good thing and make it a "god thing," which inevitably leads to disappointment, disillusionment, and destruction. Passages cited in this message include Philippians 1:21-26; 2:5-11; 3:17-21; and 4:10-13.
1. Friday Night
The Book of Philippians is one of the "crown jewels" of Paul's epistles. He opens this letter by celebrating the Philippians' partnership in the gospel, but what does the gospel mean? The gospel is nothing short of the good news about who Jesus is and what He has done, which we receive through spiritual birth—what the Bible calls being "born again." Passages cited in this message include Philippians 1:1-11, John 3:3, and Titus 3:4-8.