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DAY 1 | DAY 2 | DAY 3 | DAY 4 | DAY 5 | DAY 6 | DAY 7 | DAY 8 | DAY 9 | DAY 10 DAY 11 | DAY 12 Disciples Wanted — No Experience Necessary! (Philippians 3:4-14) “For the Lord sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart” (1 Samuel 16:7). During a stint of underemployment, I volunteered at CareerLink as “Dr. Résumé, the Résumé…

DAY 1 | DAY 2 | DAY 3 | DAY 4 | DAY 5 | DAY 6 | DAY 7 | DAY 8 | DAY 9 | DAY 10 DAY 11 | DAY 12 A Warning – Philippians 3:1-3 “For we are the circumcision, who worship by the Spirit of God and glory in Christ Jesus and put no confidence in the flesh” Philippians 3:3 When I was in college I had a part time job at the boiler house…

DAY 1 | DAY 2 | DAY 3 | DAY 4 | DAY 5 | DAY 6 | DAY 7 | DAY 8 | DAY 9 | DAY 10 DAY 11 | DAY 12 Timothy and Epaphroditus (Philippians 2:19-30) In Philippians 2:19-30, Paul describes two of his companions that have served alongside him during his ministry. As he describes them, there are some key attributes that set them apart. Let’s start with Timothy. Paul said that there was no one…

DAY 1 | DAY 2 | DAY 3 | DAY 4 | DAY 5 | DAY 6 | DAY 7 | DAY 8 | DAY 9 | DAY 10 DAY 11 | DAY 12 The “Therefore”: Joy in Serving Jesus (Philippians 2:12-18) “Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, so now, not only as in my presence but much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in…

DAY 1 | DAY 2 | DAY 3 | DAY 4 | DAY 5 | DAY 6 | DAY 7 | DAY 8 | DAY 9 | DAY 10 DAY 11 | DAY 12 Facts About Jesus (Philippians 2:5-11) “who, though He was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, 7 but emptied Himself…” Philippians 2:6-7a ESV God has a funny way of getting my attention. During Easter week I had…

DAY 1 | DAY 2 | DAY 3 | DAY 4 | DAY 5 | DAY 6 | DAY 7 | DAY 8 | DAY 9 | DAY 10 DAY 11 | DAY 12 “Exhortations” (Philippians 1:27-2:5) For it has been granted to you that for the sake of Christ you should not only believe in Him but also suffer for his sake, . . . Philippians 1:27 This short passage today from Philippians is setting a high standard for…

DAY 1 | DAY 2 | DAY 3 | DAY 4 | DAY 5 | DAY 6 | DAY 7 | DAY 8 | DAY 9 | DAY 10 DAY 11 | DAY 12 Facing Death With Faith (Philippians 1:20-26) “Death don’t have no mercy in this land. Come to your house, you know it don’t take long — Why, you look in the bed this morning and find your family’s gone” (The Grateful Dead). We as Christians live in…

DAY 1 | DAY 2 | DAY 3 | DAY 4 | DAY 5 | DAY 6 | DAY 7 | DAY 8 | DAY 9 | DAY 10 DAY 11 | DAY 12 Paul’s Perspective From Prison (Philippians 1:12-20) “…but that with all boldness, Christ will even now, as always, be exalted in my body…” Philippians 1:20b NASB The question I ask myself, is Christ being exalted through my body, my life, my interactions, my reactions to what is…

DAY 1 | DAY 2 | DAY 3 | DAY 4 | DAY 5 | DAY 6 | DAY 7 | DAY 8 | DAY 9DAY 10 DAY 11 | DAY 12 Paul’s Prayer for the Philippians (Philippians 1:9-11) “And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless until the day of Christ,…

DAY 1 | DAY 2 | DAY 3 | DAY 4 | DAY 5 | DAY 6 | DAY 7 | DAY 8 | DAY 9 | DAY 10 DAY 11 | DAY 12 Words from the Heart (Philippians 1:1-8) The first eight verses of Philippians celebrate a church with diversity and good leadership. In verse 1 Paul addresses the letter to the saints, but specifically mentions the leadership of the church: overseers and deacons. These leaders were leading a…