THE PRIVILEGE OF PAIN (3 OF 8)
by Craig Smith
Scripture: Philippians 1:27
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The Privilege of Pain (3 of 8)
Series: Boundless
Craig Smith
Philippians 1:27
Introduction
Welcome to Mission Hills. So glad to have you with us today. If you're just joining us, let me catch you up reach quick: we're in the midst of our Boundless series where we're working our way through the book of Philippians in order to understand the secret to living bigger than our circumstances. Because we all face circumstances in life that feel like they're holding us back and keeping us down.
And yet the Apostle Paul, who wrote the book of Philippians teaches us that our circumstances aren't the limiting factor that we so often think they are. In fact, he said ''I've learned the secret to being content in any and every situation.'' And he said that in spite of being in some very difficult circumstances. He had a dream to go to Rome and preach the gospel and then use Rome as a launching point for taking the Gospel out to the rest of the word. He wanted to get to Rome, he prayed about getting to Rome, he worked at getting to Rome....and finally, he made it to Rome: but not as a preacher, as a prisoner. He didn't go to Rome, he was taken to Rome and locked up, waiting for a trial before the Roman authorities because of this Gospel he was preaching.
That's not what he wanted. Last week, Larry Osborne gave us a great teaching on what to do when the assignment we get isn't the assignment we wanted. If you missed that, I really encourage you to go back and catch up either online or through the Mission Hills podcast.
Today we're going to talk about how to think about suffering. Because Paul is suffering: his circumstances are difficult - a Roman prison was a LONG shot from being club med, it was pretty miserable - his future is uncertain - he doesn't know if he's going to live or die. He thinks he's going to live, but he's not sure - and his dream feels like it's being derailed.
And maybe you're in a similar situation. Maybe you're suffering, Maybe you' ...
Series: Boundless
Craig Smith
Philippians 1:27
Introduction
Welcome to Mission Hills. So glad to have you with us today. If you're just joining us, let me catch you up reach quick: we're in the midst of our Boundless series where we're working our way through the book of Philippians in order to understand the secret to living bigger than our circumstances. Because we all face circumstances in life that feel like they're holding us back and keeping us down.
And yet the Apostle Paul, who wrote the book of Philippians teaches us that our circumstances aren't the limiting factor that we so often think they are. In fact, he said ''I've learned the secret to being content in any and every situation.'' And he said that in spite of being in some very difficult circumstances. He had a dream to go to Rome and preach the gospel and then use Rome as a launching point for taking the Gospel out to the rest of the word. He wanted to get to Rome, he prayed about getting to Rome, he worked at getting to Rome....and finally, he made it to Rome: but not as a preacher, as a prisoner. He didn't go to Rome, he was taken to Rome and locked up, waiting for a trial before the Roman authorities because of this Gospel he was preaching.
That's not what he wanted. Last week, Larry Osborne gave us a great teaching on what to do when the assignment we get isn't the assignment we wanted. If you missed that, I really encourage you to go back and catch up either online or through the Mission Hills podcast.
Today we're going to talk about how to think about suffering. Because Paul is suffering: his circumstances are difficult - a Roman prison was a LONG shot from being club med, it was pretty miserable - his future is uncertain - he doesn't know if he's going to live or die. He thinks he's going to live, but he's not sure - and his dream feels like it's being derailed.
And maybe you're in a similar situation. Maybe you're suffering, Maybe you' ...
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