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.

Proclaiming The Gospel
Philippians 1:1-11
Sermon
by Maxie Dunnam
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Many of you know that last month I had the privilege of participating in the World Congress on Evangelization in Manila at the Philippine International Convention Center. Nearly 4,600 persons attended from 191 countries -- more than are represented in the United Nations. Never before in human history have so many gathered from so many nations of the world to pray, share, witness, to consider strategy and resources, and seek God's will for completing the task of world evangelization.

By far, for me the most inspiring part of the Conference was the reports and testimonies from scores of delegates, many from very restrictive and oppressive areas of the world. One testimony came from Rev. Li Chen of China who had been in prison for 18 of the last 25 years because of his preaching the Gospel. …

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