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Greeting From Paul

The Lord's Day Morning April 29, 2007 Philippians 1:1-2 “Greetings from Paul” Dr. J. Ligon Duncan III If you have your Bibles, I'd invite you to turn with me to the book of Philippians, chapter one. Philippians 1…four chapters…104 verses…about two and a half pages in 12 pt Times Roman type on 8 Ѕ x 11 typing paper. Only 2,381 words in English, the New American Standard Version. Chock full of glory! Have you ever paused to think how many great themes Paul covers just in this little letter of Philippians? There's the sovereignty of God (he can't get six verses into the letter without mentioning the sovereignty of God); there's the humility and the humiliation of Jesus Christ in the great Christ hymn, recorded in chapter two, verses 9-11. There's Paul's…

I Thank God For You

The Lord's Day Morning May 6, 2007 Philippians 1:3-5 “I Thank God for You” Dr. J. Ligon Duncan III If you have your Bibles, I'd invite you to turn with me to Philippians, chapter one, verses three to five. We began our study of Philippians last week. We noted some of the great themes in this book. For instance, we said that already (beginning with verse 6) Paul is emphasizing the sovereignty of God in salvation. We said that in chapter two, you have that beautiful emphasis on the humility and exaltation of Jesus Christ. We also mentioned some of the memorable passages in the book of Philippians: “He who began a good work in you will complete it in the day of Christ Jesus…. For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain…. Our citizenship is in heaven…. Rejoice in the…

Fighting for Joy, Growing in Humility, Knowing Christ…

The Lord's Day Morning May 13, 2007 Philippians 1:6 “He Finishes What He Starts” Dr. J. Ligon Duncan III If you have your Bibles, I'd invite you to turn with me to Philippians, chapter one. When we started our study of this book together, we noted that this was a book filled with thanksgiving and with joy, and we said that this started with thanksgiving and with joy. In fact, if you allow your eyes to look at verses 3-5, the passage we're going to read today in verse 6 is a continuation of this one sentence, this one thought, this one prayer of joyful thanksgiving that the Apostle Paul has opened the book with, and I want you to see the components of it. Last time we were together we said that the Apostle Paul shows in this passage his gratitude, his joy, and his focus on…

Fighting for Joy, Growing in Humility, Knowing Christ…

The Lord's Day Morning May 20, 2007 Philippians 1:7-11 “Love Abounding” Dr. J. Ligon Duncan III I'd invite you to turn with me to Philippians, chapter one. We’re looking at verses 7-11 today, and these verses span two parts of this first chapter of this great letter. Really, if you look back to verse 3, from verse 3 to verse 8 the Apostle Paul is expressing his joy in, his thanksgiving to God for, his love for, the Philippians. Over and over in various ways, Paul with a thankful…

Fighting for Joy, Growing in Humility, Knowing Christ…

The Lord's Day Morning May 27, 2007 Philippians 1:12-20 “For the Greater Progress of the Gospel” Dr. J. Ligon Duncan III Amen. If you have your Bibles, I'd invite you to turn with me to Philippians, chapter one, as we continue to study our way through this great letter. Let me ask you to look especially at verses 9-11, the last part of the passage we studied together last week. I do believe it has direct bearing on this new section that we're launching into today. We’re going…

Fighting for Joy, Growing in Humility, Knowing Christ…

The Lord's Day Morning June 17, 2007 Philippians 1:21 “Living Out Philippians 1:21” Dr. J. Ligon Duncan III Amen. If you have your Bibles, I'd invite you to turn with me to Philippians, chapter one, as we continue to work through this book together. When we were last in Philippians together, we looked at Philippians 1:21. We’re going to be there again today–and now I can tell you we're going to be there again next week, because I got exactly half way through the message…

Fighting for Joy, Growing in Humility, Knowing Christ…

The Lord's Day Morning June 24, 2007 Philippians 1:21 “Dying to Live” Dr. J. Ligon Duncan III Dr. Thomas: Well, good morning. Welcome to our eleven o’clock service. We are so pleased and excited, as you are, to be back here in the sanctuary. A couple of thoughts went through my head as people came in. There's a sense in which this is very familiar. The architects have designed this building, and as you walk back into it–and some of you have not been in it at all to even spy out…

Fighting for Joy, Growing in Humility, Knowing Christ…

The Lord's Day Morning July 1, 2007 Philippians 1:21 “The Gain of Death” Dr. J. Ligon Duncan III I'd invite you to turn with me to Philippians, chapter one, verse 21. We've been in this verse for a month; we haven't gotten to the second half of the verse yet. There's good reason for that. The comfort that we all look for — and surely we look for it especially in the hour of death — the comfort that we get in the second half of this verse in Paul's affirmation that…

Fighting for Joy, Growing in Humility, Knowing Christ…

The Lord's Day Morning July 8, 2007 Communion Sunday Philippians 1:21-26 “To Be or Not to Be” Dr. J. Ligon Duncan III Amen. If you have your Bibles, I'd invite you to turn with me to Philippians chapter one, verse 21. For a number of months now we've been studying Paul's letter to the Philippians, and for the last month we've been looking at Philippians 1:21, which we have seen as something of a “life verse” for the Apostle Paul. Today we're going to look at…