Philippians 1:1-11 · Thanksgiving and Prayer

1 Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, To all the saints in Christ Jesus at Philippi, together with the overseers and deacons:

2 Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

3 I thank my God every time I remember you. 4 In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy 5 because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now, 6 being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.

7 It is right for me to feel this way about all of you, since I have you in my heart; for whether I am in chains or defending and confirming the gospel, all of you share in God's grace with me. 8 God can testify how I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus.

9 And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, 10 so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless until the day of Christ, 11 filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ--to the glory and praise of God.

Partners with the Pastor
Philippians 1:5
Children's Sermon
by Wesley T. Runk
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Object: Several bottles of pop, straws or glasses.

Good morning, boys and girls. How many of you have ever thought that you would like to have a partner? Do you know what I mean when I say partner? [Let them answer.] A partner is someone with whom you share your work or your fun. Some people play tennis with partners which means that they are a team and share the points that win or lose the game. That is a partnership.

How about this one? I have one bottle of pop that I will be willing to give to someone who can find a partner. This person must not only be willing to share the drink but everything else I say. For instance, you can have the pop, if you will share washing the dishes, sweeping the halls, delivering some messages, picking up the papers an…

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