B. SimpsonDays of Heaven Upon Earth March 10. He felt he needed more strength to bear the dread ordeal in a worthy manner, so being left a few moments to himself, he cried in an agony of prayer that God would more sensibly reveal Himself to him. Similarly, in a high spiritual sense, we can do nothing good without Him. iv. Alexander MaclarenExpositions of Holy ScriptureFarewell Words'Now unto our God and Father be the glory for ever and ever, Amen. Thus we hear Paul, "I can do all things," not by his immediate environment, men, or things; not by his inherent energy; but by Christ which "strengtheneth him with strength in his soul" (Psalm 138:3). (Text in conjunction with John 15:5.) : Be Involved Bible Learners Everyone A Children's Bible Study Object: a Bible, small weights or two cans to use as weights I can do all things through him who strengthens me. 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. We shall use the figure of a fortress, which is to be kept. )Strength in Christ"I was requested," said the late Dr. Macleod, "by a brother minister, who was unwell, to go and visit a dying boy. It is "all things," even the otherwise impossible. "Good" is understood. I cannot burn! 13). PHILIPPIANS iv. )The hidden source of powerA minister says: "The other day I was up in Lancashire, and my host took me to see one of those monster factories which are the wonders of civilization, covering acres of ground nobody knows how many stories high, and how many hundreds of windows they have to let in the light upon the industrious work people inside. A few years ago a good friend and I visited her son at college. Let there be love to Christ and to souls in your hearts, and greater wonders will be accomplished. B. SimpsonDays of Heaven Upon Earth, May 26. The strength of the Almighty One enters into the believer. When God begins to subdue a soul, He often requires us to yield the things that are of little importance in themselves, and thus break our neck and subdue our spirit. 6. "For My yoke is easy and My burden is light." 8. To resist temptation.3. 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." These closing words fall into three unconnected parts, a doxology, greetings, and a benediction. 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. ii. Those who heard him supposed he intended to recant, but they misunderstood him. Not only did it hang there but it upheld four thousand pounds weight attached to it! Needless to say, her father quickly put an end to that! - W.F.A. M. AndersonPrayer Availeth MuchWorry Versus PeaceBe careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. Philippians 4:13 does NOT mean we can do anything because Christ strengthens us. Chapter 7 A Manifestation of God in Answer to Prayer (Acts 4:31.) "Be Careful for Nothing" (Phil. II. We may trust it and be deceived by it. Chapter 5 Praying without Doubting (Mark 11:23.) To suffer and endure.(J. This is a defect we cannot supply. )PeopleClement, Epaphroditus, Euodias, Paul, Philippians, SyntychePlacesMacedonia, Philippi, ThessalonicaTopicsAble, Anything, Christ, Christ's, Gives, Power, Strength, Strengtheneth, Strengthening, StrengthensOutline1. Chapter 6 Praying with Desire (Mark 11:24.) 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. Stop the flow of the current for one instant and the huge horseshoe dropped. Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things. It is not a power that may be exercised naturally, but a science to be acquired gradually. B. SimpsonDays of Heaven Upon Earth March 10. Even if the sentences are read through slowly, just as they stand, a deep sense of blessing and rest steals into T. And then he goes on to tell them, and all Christian people, why they should make up their Charles KingsleyTown and Country SermonsTable of ContentsChapter 1 The Fellowship of Prayer (Philippians 4:6.) You can use these as a series or on their own. 1. 2. From particular admonitions,4. It may not be easy to see what this text has to do with the story of Joseph, which we have just been reading, or with the meaning of the Bible of which I have been speaking to you, Preface. )PeopleClement, Epaphroditus, Euodias, Paul, Philippians, SyntychePlacesMacedonia, Philippi, ThessalonicaTopicsAble, Anything, Christ, Christ's, Gives, Power, Strength, Strengtheneth, Strengthening, StrengthensOutline1. Why did that woman succeed, when the strong sailor and the practised Highlander had failed? 4:13 in context. )Strength through ChristT. Inasmuch as the heart is the most important part of man--for out of it are the issues of life--it would be natural to expect that Satan, when he intended to do mischief to manhood, would be sure to make his strongest Charles Haddon SpurgeonSpurgeon's Sermons Volume 4: 1858ContentmentWe, my brethren, might well be willing to endure Paul's infirmities, and share the cold dungeon with him, if we too might by any means attain unto such a degree of contentment. Material: a carton of superworms (Note: superworms are very fast movers, so it is quite spectacular when you dump them out onto a surface for the children to see. A. PHILIPPIANS iv. Yours is a very heavy one. His miracles have made many a life path brighter, and they yield constant consolation. The slothful man, too, who has drugged his conscience with the notion that as his best works cannot earn heaven, so it matters not what his works are, must be startled now and then by scriptural exhortations to holiness; but when so startled he whispers to himself that let the worst come to the worst he will reform by and by. The calls for strength are many and various, flesh and heart fail before them; but "they that wait on the Lord shall renew their strength," so that in Christ the heaviest burden may be borne and the hardest task accomplished and the weakest soul win the victory over the most powerful foe, with a strength which is practically omnipotent, because it is derived frown an almighty source. We linger around the four great landmarks, Bethlehem, Nazareth, Gethsemane, Calvary, and they are a ceaseless inspiration to us. The overarching theme is focused on how we are those who walk with and live as servants of Jesus and yet Rejoice that God is with us in all of our daily living as we strive to let our gentleness be known and remember the Lord is near (Phil 4:5 paraphrase). Chapter 4 The Praying that Glorifies God (John 14:13.) 2. Not our ignorance, for He is our teacher; not our feebleness, for He never breaks the bruised reed; not our sinfulness, for He is our Saviour.4. This arrangement keeps us close to the source of all energy and wisdom, communion with whom alone, apart from imparted blessings, invigorates. iv. )Strength in Christ"I was requested," said the late Dr. Macleod, "by a brother minister, who was unwell, to go and visit a dying boy. Martin. )The fountain of strengthJ. 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. Even if the sentences are read through slowly, just as they stand, a deep sense of blessing and rest steals into T. The word and the thing crop up in every chapter, like some hidden brook, ever and anon sparkling out into the sunshine from beneath the shadows. Iv. He hushed the waves; He stills the storm today.3. Do you remember the blessing we have been saying? 20-23 (R.V.). iv. Help us to have "SHALOM" all the time. iv. iv. To suffer and endure.(J. From particular admonitions,4. iv. "The Peace of God which Passeth all Understanding Shall Keep Your Hearts and Minds" (Phil. "Good" is understood. Salute every saint in Christ Jesus. The exertion of weakness can not produce strength. Phil. It applies to the whole life. 7). 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. Children's sermon Philippians 4:4 Cathy A. Liening B.I.B.L.E. Moreover, if strength is possible to the Christian, weakness is culpable. How can I know about God? It is not a power that may be exercised naturally, but a science to be acquired gradually. Free shipping . Iv. Whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.'--PHIL. Philippians 4:13 We shall use the figure of a fortress, which is to be kept. By His example, showing us how to do all that He requires in His own life.4. 2. Now, let's work backwards and take a fresh look at Phil. He hushed the waves; He stills the storm today.3. Salute every saint in Christ Jesus. The great Mosque of Constantinople was once a Christian church, dedicated to the Holy Wisdom. We have to walk in His steps.2. out Christ and yet considering Him as God we cannot even do evil without the strength He supplies. )The fountain of strengthJ. B. SimpsonDays of Heaven Upon Earth May 26. We begin our Christian life by working, trying and struggling in the energy of the flesh to save Rev. "I can do all things through Christ" (Phil. It is a story about an old goat and a horse. Our power "through Christ which strengthens us" is limitless. The brethren which are with me salute you. Commit means to hand over, to trust wholly to another. 7). B. SimpsonDays of Heaven Upon Earth August 24. To resist temptation.3. 8. 1. By working faith in us, which brings us into vital union with Him who is the source of strength.II. Thus we hear Paul, "I can do all things," not by his immediate environment, men, or things; not by his inherent energy; but by Christ which "strengtheneth him with strength in his soul" (Psalm 138:3). If we will take it to heart, it will tell us how to keep Christmas-day. Iv. Similarly, in a high spiritual sense, we can do nothing good without Him. A sailor tried to climb the ascent, but his strong limbs trembled, and he was at last obliged to give up the attempt. "For My yoke is easy and My burden is light." Once this has been repeated many times you will have a spider's web of wool in the circle. 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. H. Spurgeon.No man is likely to accomplish much who moodily indulges a desponding view of his own capacities. What is the way to lay your burden down? 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. The letter shows him to us as a prisoner, dependent on Christian charity Alexander MaclarenExpositions of Holy ScriptureThe Warrior Peace'The peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.'--PHIL. Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice. Perhaps you found the first dose ineffectual. L. Cuyler, D. D.When I was at Princeton, Professor Henry had so constructed a huge bar of iron, bent into the form of a horseshoe, that it used to hang suspended from another iron bar above it. Christ strengthens by his union with us. By His example, grace, promises, doctrines, precepts. 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. 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. 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