Archive for May 2005

 
 

Living By God’s Power – Philippians 4:13

Kevin A. Pierpont
Higgins Lake Baptist Church
5/22/05

We’ve been discussing over the last few weeks the ingredients of contentment that we find here in Philippians 4. There are a few choice ingredients that will be present in the life of a believer who is content.

We noted in verse 10 that the contented believer will have the ingredient of complete confidence in God’s power. Complete confidence in God’s power is a foundational ingredient to contentment.
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Living Above Circumstances – Philippians 4:12

Kevin A. Pierpont
Higgins Lake Baptist Church
5/15/05

As the story goes, a monk joined a monastery and took a vow of silence. After the first 10 years his superior called him in and asked, “Do you have anything to say?”
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Satisfaction With God’s Provision – Philippians 4:11

Kevin A. Pierpont
Higgins Lake Baptist Church
5/8/05

We began discussing last week the recipe for contentment. We noted that to know contentment in the Christian life we’re going to have to have complete confidence in God’s power. That’s what we called, during our last study, the first ingredient to contentment—really it’s the foundation to contentment—complete confidence in God’s power.
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Confidence in God’s Power – Philippians 4:10

Kevin A. Pierpont
Higgins Lake Baptist Church
5/1/05

We come today to a new theme introduced by Paul that I think you can see clearly as you read Philippians 4:10-19. The theme that he brings to the attention of the Philippian believers in the next few verses is contentment. We are just leaving the section beginning in chapter 4 verse 1 and ending in verse 9 where we’ve learned what it takes to stand fast and be stable as followers of Christ.
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