FREE TO ENCOURAGE (1 OF 6)
Scripture: Philippians 1:1-11
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Free to Encourage (1 of 6)
Series: True Freedom
Dave Gustavsen
Philippians 1:1-11
So, today we start a brand new series. We're going to be walking through one of the most beloved books of the Bible: Paul's letter to the Philippians. So let me just give you a little background. It was around the year 50AD when Paul the missionary first came to Europe, and the first European city he visited was Philippi, which is part of Greece today. You can read about that visit in Acts chapter 16. And as Paul proclaimed the gospel, people started believing. So there was a little church that started in that part of Greece. Now, there were also some people in Philippi who were not quite as receptive to Paul, and we'll talk about that in a minute. So after spending some time in Philippi, Paul moved on.
Fast forward about twelve years-62 AD-and Paul found himself sitting in a prison, with his colleague, Timothy, in Rome. And from that prison, he decided to write a letter to his old friends in Philippi. So that's the letter we're going to be studying for the next seven weeks. It is such a great book, and I'm so excited about what God is going to do through this.
I'm calling the series ''True Freedom.'' Which is ironic, because when Paul was writing this letter, from every outward measure, he was not free. He wasn't free to travel; he wasn't free to visit his friends; he wasn't free to choose what he was going to eat; he wasn't free to work as a tentmaker, which was his trade; he wasn't even free to go and start new churches, which was his calling. He was a prisoner of one of the most powerful regimes in history, the Roman Empire. And yet, when you read this letter, even though all his outer freedoms have been stripped away, you start to realize that you're listening to a man who's truly free. There's a freedom inside him that nothing on the outside can take away.
And I think we desperately need to hear this message. Because, honestly, this life can sometimes feel l ...
Series: True Freedom
Dave Gustavsen
Philippians 1:1-11
So, today we start a brand new series. We're going to be walking through one of the most beloved books of the Bible: Paul's letter to the Philippians. So let me just give you a little background. It was around the year 50AD when Paul the missionary first came to Europe, and the first European city he visited was Philippi, which is part of Greece today. You can read about that visit in Acts chapter 16. And as Paul proclaimed the gospel, people started believing. So there was a little church that started in that part of Greece. Now, there were also some people in Philippi who were not quite as receptive to Paul, and we'll talk about that in a minute. So after spending some time in Philippi, Paul moved on.
Fast forward about twelve years-62 AD-and Paul found himself sitting in a prison, with his colleague, Timothy, in Rome. And from that prison, he decided to write a letter to his old friends in Philippi. So that's the letter we're going to be studying for the next seven weeks. It is such a great book, and I'm so excited about what God is going to do through this.
I'm calling the series ''True Freedom.'' Which is ironic, because when Paul was writing this letter, from every outward measure, he was not free. He wasn't free to travel; he wasn't free to visit his friends; he wasn't free to choose what he was going to eat; he wasn't free to work as a tentmaker, which was his trade; he wasn't even free to go and start new churches, which was his calling. He was a prisoner of one of the most powerful regimes in history, the Roman Empire. And yet, when you read this letter, even though all his outer freedoms have been stripped away, you start to realize that you're listening to a man who's truly free. There's a freedom inside him that nothing on the outside can take away.
And I think we desperately need to hear this message. Because, honestly, this life can sometimes feel l ...
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