By complete my joy by being of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind. Philippians 2:2 (ESV) Finally, after the four things in verse 1 that make every Christian a really happy person, the main point comes with a bang in verse 2—”complete
Useful to Jesus (Philemon)
There are many ways we tear down our usefulness to the Lord Jesus Christ. We tear down our usefulness to the Lord Jesus Christ in many different ways. We are often too selfish, too concerned about our ‘rights’, too uninformed about Jesus, too apathetic, too full of excuses, too unforgiving,
Stirring each other up
Ever since the satanic “stirrer” in the Garden of Eden, mankind has perpetuated the skill of stirring each other up. As children, through peer-pressure, we stirred each other up to mischief; by teasing we stirred each other up to anger. As we matured in physical growth, we maintained the same
Are we disobeying God by not meeting with one another?
This is an important question for us to think through using God’s own Word. If we are disobeying God by not going to church, then we need to go to church and submit to the consequences as illustrated in Acts 5:17ff when the Apostles were forbidden to preach, but obeyed
By Helping others from what you already know and practise
In the early years of the spread of the Gospel of Jesus Christ many people from very messed up lives came to salvation. Their lives changed. Some of the change happened immediately; some of the change came through a long battle against old habits. But the Truth that they heard