children's sermons on philippians 4:13

The exertion of weakness can not produce strength. 2. so also, thou, in a special way, art the dearly beloved and longed for, the joy and crown, of every sincere servant of Christ in the gospel, Phil. It is easy for prosperous people, who have nothing to trouble them, to give good advices to suffering hearts; and these are generally as futile as they are easy. B. SimpsonDays of Heaven Upon Earth March 24. The words I have chosen set forth very simply and beautifully the bond which knit Paul and these Philippian Christians together, and the chief desire which his Apostolic love had for them. Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice. For years he had not known one day's rest. PAUL HEREBY ASSURED THAT ALL THINGS WERE POSSIBLE TO HIM. Iv. Say,Paul says in Philippians chapter 4 to REJOICE all the time! So, if we give our trials to Him, He will carry them. Swallow. In Philippians 2:4-9, Paul gives us seven solutions to anxiety and stress, both individually and church-stress, so we can have real peace. "The Peace of God which Passeth all Understanding Shall Keep Your Hearts and Minds" (Phil. It is not a power that may be exercised naturally, but a science to be acquired gradually. Chapter 3 God's Peace Obtained in Answer to Prayer (Philippians 4:6, 7.) The Christian must not only stand firmly like a rock; he must put forth active power like a Samson. As the result of this, instead of recanting, he cried out triumphantly, "Now I can burn! For years he had not known one day's rest. The exertion of weakness can not produce strength. iv. 4. Philippians 4:13: Dependence on Christ: J. 1. 8. 6). I venture to apply them to ourselves, and I speak now especially to the members of my own church and congregation. 1. Help us to have "SHALOM" all the time. Do you remember the blessing we have been saying? And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.' "Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God that He may exalt you in due time." Swallow. In several places an explanatory word is added, revealing some one of His special characteristics; and it is to these that I want particularly Hannah Whitall SmithThe God of All ComfortLinksPhilippians 4:13 NIVPhilippians 4:13 NLTPhilippians 4:13 ESVPhilippians 4:13 NASBPhilippians 4:13 KJVPhilippians 4:13 Bible AppsPhilippians 4:13 ParallelPhilippians 4:13 Biblia ParalelaPhilippians 4:13 Chinese BiblePhilippians 4:13 French BiblePhilippians 4:13 German BiblePhilippians 4:13 CommentariesBible Hub, (3)Nor what is actually my duty, if I go about it in a wrong spirit or way;(4)But Christ will strengthen us for all His will.What can hinder? We have here a remarkable instance of his quick apprehension of the possible effects of his words, and of his nervous anxiety not to wound even unreasonable susceptibilities. The Rev. Hugh BinningChristmas Peace(Sunday before Christmas.) The child learning to walk alone is strengthened by the hand of the mother, and the aged mother is in return strengthened by the arm of her son. There are people, perhaps many people, within the reach of our church who are hungry for the love of God that we were given to share. Lets practice!, Lets get the congregation to join us!(practice yelling rejoice and making noise). Let there be love to Christ and to souls in your hearts, and greater wonders will be accomplished. 1. It is a good thing to rejoice in the Lord. Through Christ you can curb it. This is a defect we cannot supply. 5). By God's help the weakest of us may be strong, and it is the way to become so, to resolve never to give up a good work till we have tried our best to achieve it. He told me before some remarkable things of this boy. The phone rang at precisely 9 p.m. as a drought buster of a storm raged angrily outside our bedroom windows. It has been well said that this whole epistle may be summed up in two short sentences: 'I rejoice'; 'Rejoice ye!' He healed the sick; sickness can be better borne. A. Chapter 8 The Intercessory Prayers of Christians (Luke 11:5, 6.) 1. 6). Not that I seek for the gift; but I seek for the fruit that increaseth to your account. It is not peace with God, but the peace of God. Paul was as gentle as he was strong. To His everyday purpose and action. Take courage. Not that I seek for the gift; but I seek for the fruit that increaseth to your account. How does Christ strengthen us?1. 20-23 (R.V.). Not by miracle or magic; not by acting upon us without our knowledge or against our will, but through our own intelligent and active powers.2. It is opposed to dissatisfaction, and by submission to the hardships of life disarms them of half their power. A. Alexander, D. D.We all need strength. It is in regard to this requirement that the apostle more immediately records this assurance of sufficiency of strength. This assurance covers all the necessities of our Christian life perseverance, cross-bearing and self-crucifixion, Christian work, the prospect and experience of death. No one can plead his feebleness as an excuse for falling when he might have been strong in the energy of God. ii. HOW CHRIST STRENGTHENS US.1. But our life will prove that Christ is right. But the Bible says, "All things.". Howbeit Alexander MaclarenExpositions of Holy ScriptureGifts Given, Seed Sown'And ye yourselves also know, ye Philippians, that in the beginning of the Gospel, when I departed from Macedonia, no church had fellowship with me in the matter of giving and receiving, but ye only; for even in Thessalonica ye sent once and again unto my need. Let us note, then, first, the personal bond which gives force, 'Other my fellow-labourers whose names are in the book of life.'--PHIL. F. B. Tinling, B. A.In the days of bloody Mary a poor Protestant was condemned to be burned alive. In this world you can enlighten and uplift it. By working faith in us, which brings us into vital union with Him who is the source of strength.II. This is a glorious text, and one fit to be the key-note of Christmas-day. Phil. That is the way to take His burden up. You will find that His burden is always light. "Be Careful for Nothing" (Phil. 3. Commit means to hand over, to trust wholly to another. That is the way to take His burden up. Preparation:You could use instruments and noisemakers if you choose for this childrens sermon. He alone is able to keep it, and He can so keep it that "nothing shall offend us." "For My yoke is easy and My burden is light." iv. B. SimpsonDays of Heaven Upon Earth March 10. 6). Why did that woman succeed, when the strong sailor and the practised Highlander had failed? Childrens Sermons. It is not peace with God, but the peace of God. iv. It is exceeding broad. Christ can increase your capacity. By His Cross and death. It is astonishing how poor illiterate persons have been able to refute their clever opponents. The great Mosque of Constantinople was once a Christian church, dedicated to the Holy Wisdom. Let us note, then, first, the personal bond which gives force Alexander MaclarenExpositions of Holy Scripture, Names in the Book of Life'Other my fellow-labourers whose names are in the book of life.'--PHIL. iv. Let there be love to Christ and to souls in your hearts, and greater wonders will be accomplished. I am half afraid that some of you may think, as I have at times thought, that I am too old to preach to the young. Paul gives particular instances, then generalizes. Chapter 7 A Manifestation of God in Answer to Prayer (Acts 4:31.) Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therein to be content. 3. By working faith in us, which brings us into vital union with Him who is the source of strength.II. I gazed with wonder at the boy. "And again I say, rejoice" (Phil. 6. It is "all things," even the otherwise impossible. The very test of consecration is our willingness not only to surrender the things that are wrong, but to surrender our rights, to be willing to be subject. To His everyday purpose and action. Our very strength is weakness. A dear sister said one day: "I have so much work to do that I have not time to get strength to do it by waiting on the Lord." H. Spurgeon.No man is likely to accomplish much who moodily indulges a desponding view of his own capacities. You were not meant to be little. The very test of consecration is our willingness not only to surrender the things that are wrong, but to surrender our rights, to be willing to be subject. "Be Careful for Nothing" (Phil. Chapter 5 Praying without Doubting (Mark 11:23.) All the saints salute you, especially they that are of Caesar's household. It is linked with God's and made the grander for the union. iv. "Good" is understood. The Rev. iv. For four hundred years noisy crowds have fought, and sorrowed, and fretted, beneath the dim inscription in an unknown tongue; Alexander MaclarenExpositions of Holy Scripture, Think on These Things' . THE whole village ran after it; but the eagle soon perched itself upon the loftiest eyrie, and everyone despaired of the child being recovered. Not by miracle or magic; not by acting upon us without our knowledge or against our will, but through our own intelligent and active powers.2. The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.'--PHIL. By His having done all things Himself. 1. 3. 8. "Let your moderation be known unto all men" (Phil. Birch.A young Italian boy knocked one day at the door of an artist's studio in Rome, and when it was opened, exclaimed, "Please, madam, will you give me the master's brush?" But our life will prove that Christ is right. 4). B. SimpsonDays of Heaven Upon Earth December 17. HOW CHRIST STRENGTHENS US.1. B. SimpsonDays of Heaven Upon Earth March 10. 1. 4. (ver. . By the effects of His wondrous life. 6, 7.) We must look out of ourselves; and to save us from a vain search God sets Christ before us as our strength and strengthener.I. Do not indulge, any of you, the silly notion that you can be contented without learning, or learn without discipline. By the effect of His unique teaching. 5). 20-23 (R.V.). Thou art, if not the only, yet the chief object of their labours, their work being either to confirm and strengthen thee in thy way, that thou mayest so stand fast in the Lord, or remove impediments, make crooked things Hugh BinningThe Works of the Rev. '"Power through the Spirit of ChristW. Jenni was very excited. By His example, showing us how to do all that He requires in His own life.4. We begin our Christian life by working, trying and struggling in the energy of the flesh to save Rev. It applies to man's spiritual life.2. Chapter 7 A Manifestation of God in Answer to Prayer (Acts 4:31.) The Rev. What is the way to lay your burden down? iv. I cannot burn! Hence it follows that we ought always to be in a thankful condition of heart: since we are to pray without ceasing, and are not to pray without thanksgiving, it is clear that we ought to be always ready to give thanks unto the Lord. Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice. iv. In all life's experiences, conflicts, emergencies, Christ has preceded us. Weakness lessens work, reduces enjoyment, and aggravates suffering. Commit means to hand over, to trust wholly to another. Alexander MaclarenExpositions of Holy ScriptureHow to Say 'thank You''But I rejoice in the Lord greatly, that now at length ye have revived your thought for me; wherein ye did indeed take thought, but ye lacked opportunity. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.' SUFFERING AND CONTENTMENT. It is not peace with God, but the peace of God. PHILIPPIANS iv. 20-23 (R.V.). You can use these as a series or on their own. We begin our Christian life by working, trying and struggling in the energy of the flesh to save Rev. These men did not know each other, but in the course of conversation, one of the men said that he could accurately guess the occupation of the other three. Even if the sentences are read through slowly, just as they stand, a deep sense of blessing and rest steals into, "That men may know that thou, whose name alone is Jehovah, art the most High over all the earth." Hugh BinningChristmas Peace(Sunday before Christmas.) And the promise saith that it shall be kept--kept by "the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, through Christ Jesus." Over its western portal may still be read, graven on a brazen plate, the words, 'Come unto Me, all ye that labour and are heavy-laden, and I will give you rest.' There are two hands there--God's hand pressing us down, humbling us, and then God's hand lifting Rev. It has been well said that this whole epistle may be summed up in two short sentences: 'I rejoice'; 'Rejoice ye!' Yours is a very heavy one. Those things would be absurd!" Say, "What Philippians 4:13 means is that I can do all things that God asks me to do. Do you suppose your Father will let you carry the banner of His victory and His gladness on to Rev. Take heed that you do it in Christ's strength. 11 I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. For four hundred years noisy crowds have fought, and sorrowed, and fretted, beneath the dim inscription in an unknown tongue; ' . Chapter 2 Our Requests Made Known unto God (Philippians 4:6.) Our very strength is weakness. It is only through Christ that whether the Lord giveth or taketh away we can say, "Blessed be His name.". 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