Rejoicing in God’s Saints
Philippians 1:1-6
Sermon
by J. Howard Olds

Did you hear the story about two brothers who terrorized a town for decades? They were unfaithful to their wives, abusive to their children, dishonest with their customers and cheated on their income tax. Then suddenly one day the older brother died. In making arrangements for his funeral, the younger brother asked the town pastor to do the service. “And," said the surviving brother, “I insist that you refer to my brother as a saint in the funeral service." The good Reverend resisted. But when the brother advised him there was a $100,000.00 gift for the church hanging on his decision, the pastor decided to find a way. On the day of the funeral, the pastor addressed the congregation with these words. “Everybody here today knows Joe was a wicked man. He was a womanizer, a thief, a crook, and…

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