Paul’s final exhortations to the
Philippians
 Therefore
my brothers, you whom I love and
long for, my joy and crown, that is how you
should stand firm in the Lord, dear friends!
 I plead with Euodia and I plead with
Syntyche to agree with each other in the
Lord.
 Yes, and I ask you, loyal yokefellow, help
these women who have contended at my
side in the cause of the gospel, along with
Clement and the rest of my fellow workers,
whose names are in the book of life.
 Rejoice
in the Lord always. I will say it
again: Rejoice!
 Let your gentleness be evident to all. The
Lord is near.
 Do not be anxious about anything, but in
everything by prayer and petition, with
thanksgiving present your requests to
God
 But
our citizenship is in heaven. And
we eagerly await a Savior from there, the
Lord Jesus Christ, who, by the power that
enables him to bring everything under
his control, will transform our lowly
bodies to that they will be like his
glorious body. Phil. 3:20, 21
 The
centrality of the call of the gospel to
all of life
 The essential nature of the unity of the
body of Christ
 A righteousness won by Jesus for us
(through the gospel)
A
salvation which changes everything
and which we must ‘work out’, which we
must ’press on’ to obtain fully
 A heavenly citizenship which we’re
called to live out while we’re here and to
live toward until we’re there
Euodia
and
Syntyche
 Fellow
laborers in the gospel – life
message must match verbal message
 Names written in the book of Life –
citizens of the eternal kingdom and
Brothers and sisters in the Body of Christ;
the importance of unity
Rejoice
in the
Lord
Joy
is
Relational
GENTLENESS
Because He is NEAR
Do not (continue to be) anxious
about anything
Anxiety
- spiritual ‘pain’
Where
What
do you look for Joy?
are your anxieties and
fears?
• How do you ‘handle’ them?
• Will you bring Jesus into the
middle of them?