Kevin A. Pierpont Higgins Lake Baptist Church 2/27/05 Of being steadfast it has been said that… There aren’t any hard-and-fast rules for getting ahead in the world—just hard ones. Let me share a few more quotes with you that may teach us a thing or two about being steadfast. It’s been said that “In order […]
Our Heavenly Home and Hope – Philippians 3:20-21
Last week in our study in Philippians we saw the enemies of the cross of Christ described by Paul. It’s not exactly a pleasant task to examine the enemies of the cross described by Paul and to consider their future. But as we noted last time they are living for self and they glory in […]
Enemies of the Cross of Christ – Phil. 3:18-19
Good examples are important aren’t they? There was a Christian father who was explaining to his little boy what a Christian is—in his innocence the youngster looked up and said, “Dad, have I ever seen a Christian?” Good examples are powerful as well. Mark Twain once said that “few things are harder to put up […]
Follow My Example – Philippians 3:17
We’ll be looking in a moment at Philippians 3:17, but I’d like to look first for a moment at 1 John 2:6. He who says he abides in Him ought himself also to walk just as He walked.
Pressing On – Philippians 3:12-16
This is an amusing story from the Christian Reader. My five-year-old grandnephew was obviously worried as he looked down the long aisle of the church where his aunt was to be married the following day. His grandmother had an idea. "I think I'll give a prize to the person who does the best job tomorrow," […]
Righteousness From God by Faith – Philippians 3:9-11
Kevin A. Pierpont Higgins Lake Baptist Church 01/09/05 During the month of December we took a break from our study in Philippians so we could focus on the birth of Christ. Today I’d like to return to our study in Philippians and we’ll be looking at Philippians 3:9-11.