The Gift of Giving

Verse: Philippians 4:14-20 Yet it was good of you to share in my troubles. 15 Moreover, as you Philippians know, in the early days of your acquaintance with the gospel, when I set out from Macedonia, not one church shared with me in the matter of given and receiving,...

Living for the Sake of Christ

Verse: Philippians 3:7 But whatever was to my profit I now consider loss for the sake of Christ. Devotion When Paul wrote this letter to the Philippians, he was well into his mission as an apostle for Jesus and a missionary to bring people to Him. But, soon after his...

Friends in Christ

Verse: Philippians 2:19-24 I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon, that I also may be cheered when I receive news about you.  20 I have no one else like him, who takes a genuine interest in your welfare.  21 For everyone looks out for his own interests,...

Finding Contentment

Verse: Philippians 1:21-26 For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.  22 If I am to go on living in the body, this will mean fruitful labor for me.  Yet what shall I choose?  I do not know!  23  I am torn between the two:  I desire to depart and be with Christ,...

Use Your Gifts

Verse: 1 Peter 4:10 Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully administering God’s grace in its various forms. Devotion Today’s verse is written “To God’s elect, strangers in the world.” In other words, Peter was addressing the early...