What is the way to lay your burden down? B. iv. H. HOW CHRIST STRENGTHENS US.1. You will find that His burden is always light. 4). "Good" is understood. I went to visit him. 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). "The peace that passes all understanding" is the very breath of God in the soul. Spurgeon. The great Mosque of Constantinople was once a Christian church, dedicated to the Holy Wisdom. "The Peace of God which Passeth all Understanding Shall Keep Your Hearts and Minds" (Phil. His miracles have made many a life path brighter, and they yield constant consolation. L. Cuyler, D. D.)The secret of fortitudeJ. Chapter 8 The Intercessory Prayers of Christians (Luke 11:5, 6.) iv. The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.'--PHIL. Jesus often used children as an example of faith and other positive Christian qualities. iv. This continual refrain of gladness is all the more remarkable if we remember the Apostle's circumstances. God wants to rest His workers, Rev. Then his life-power flows through us. Chapter 2 Our Requests Made Known unto God (Philippians 4:6.) A fine harmony in the two statements. It applies to man's spiritual life.2. out Christ and yet considering Him as God we cannot even do evil without the strength He supplies. )PeopleClement, Epaphroditus, Euodias, Paul, Philippians, SyntychePlacesMacedonia, Philippi, ThessalonicaTopicsAble, Anything, Christ, Christ's, Gives, Power, Strength, Strengtheneth, Strengthening, StrengthensOutline1. "Good" is understood. To think nothing impossible is the privilege of faith. 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. He alone is able to keep it, and He can so keep it that "nothing shall offend us." 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. The words were few, and uttered feebly; they were the words of a feeble child, in a poor home, where the only ornament was that of a meek, and quiet, and affectionate mother; but these words seemed to lift the burden from the very heart; they seemed to make the world more beautiful than ever it was before; they brought home to my heart a great and a blessed truth. "Let your moderation be known unto all men" (Phil. The letters of Paul can have challenging content to teach to children (adults too!). . I can do all things in Him that strengtheneth me. )Strength through ChristT. The words I have chosen set forth very simply and beautifully the bond which knit Paul and these Philippian Christians together, and the chief desire which his Apostolic love had for them. "Be Careful for Nothing; but in Everything by Prayer and Supplication with Thanksgiving Let Your Requests be Made Known unto God" (Phil. Why did that woman succeed, when the strong sailor and the practised Highlander had failed? Are you incapable for strong effort? iv. 1. Philippians 4:4 NLT. B. SimpsonDays of Heaven Upon Earth, A Tender Exhortation'Therefore, my brethren, dearly beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, my dearly beloved.'--PHIL. He is the Saviour from the curse of life sin. 13). Our power "through Christ which strengthens us" is limitless. The brethren which are with me salute you. "I Can do all Things through Christ" (Phil. This is a Sunday for reminders that Jesus is our only way out. iv. The Christian becomes "a law unto himself," but behind the Christian and the law is the great Inspirer Christ. 6. Iv. (Text in conjunction with John 15:5.) The letters of Paul can have challenging content to teach to children (adults too!). A. By instructing us in the knowledge of our weakness and His own strength.3. As I walked in and through those rooms, and went from one story to another, and saw the rolling of the pinions and heard the rattling of the wheels, and felt the vibration of the floor beneath my feet, while the raw material was being, as by magic, brought out at the other end to be a robe for a peasant or a prince, I said, 'Why, where in the world is the motive power that sets all this to work?' A. Alexander, D. D.We all need strength. It is also the cause of wickedness, exposing the individual to fierce temptation. B. SimpsonDays of Heaven Upon Earth A Tender Exhortation'Therefore, my brethren, dearly beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, my dearly beloved.'--PHIL. John 11:4-6, Philippians 3:4-11 Running as fast as his feet would carry him, Androclus raced into the forest. God wants to rest His workers, Rev. "I Can do all Things through Christ" (Phil. "Let Your Moderation be Known unto all Men" (Phil. The very words of the next text might suggest this, even if we did not know it from experience. Children A Children's message based on Philippians 4:4-9 for 10/5/2008 September 28, 2008 Steve Brown Lay Reader: Good morning children. It is not a power that may be exercised naturally, but a science to be acquired gradually. In every part of our life we have Christ's influence. Christ strengthens with an inspiration of Divine energy. iv. Some Christians are called to undergo extreme changes from wealth to poverty, and from poverty to wealth, and, alas, there is often a corresponding spiritual change; the one desponds, the other is elated or becomes avaricious. ( Philippians 4:13). 6). This is a glorious text, and one fit to be the key-note of Christmas-day. iv. By supplying us with the great motive power His constraining love.5. Westford, MA. THE HUMAN CONFIRMATION. A. 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. Parable of the Rich Man. For four hundred years noisy crowds have fought, and sorrowed, and fretted, beneath the dim inscription in an unknown tongue; Alexander MaclarenExpositions of Holy ScriptureThink on These Things' . For four hundred years noisy crowds have fought, and sorrowed, and fretted, beneath the dim inscription in an unknown tongue; Alexander MaclarenExpositions of Holy Scripture, Think on These Things' . B. Two men in Vietnam set a record by climbing ninety stairs with one person stacked on the other's . By the effect of His unique teaching. 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. 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." Not that I seek for the gift; but I seek for the fruit that increaseth to your account. . It is linked with God's and made the grander for the union. Children's Sermon for Luke 12:13-21. And as to Christ Thy LordPreface. Happy day if you have exchanged burdens and laid down your loads at His blessed feet to take up His own instead. If we begin reading in Philippians 4:10-14 I rejoice greatly in the Lord that at last you have renewed your concern . and as to Christ thy Lord, most comely "as the lily among thorns," being his "love among the daughters," Cant. It is "all things," even the otherwise impossible. Alexander MaclarenExpositions of Holy ScriptureFarewell Words'Now unto our God and Father be the glory for ever and ever, Amen. iv. A robust Highlander, accustomed to climb the hills, tried next, and even his limbs gave way, and he was in fact precipitated to the bottom. Chapter 9 The Three Essentials of T. Birch. PAUL HEREBY ASSURED THAT ALL THINGS WERE POSSIBLE TO HIM. 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. A. 8. But the Bible says, "All things.". He had had occasion to mention three of his fellow-workers, and Alexander MaclarenExpositions of Holy ScriptureRejoice Evermore'Rejoice in the Lord alway; and again I say, rejoice!'--PHIL. He is the Saviour from the curse of life sin. $8.95 . "Without me nothing." But who was he who here said to the Church at Philippi, 'Be careful for nothing?' No Christian worker can ever be used of God until the proud self-will is broken, and the heart is ready to yield to God's Rev. By instructing us in the knowledge of our weakness and His own strength.3. 7). Let there be love to Christ and to souls in your hearts, and greater wonders will be accomplished. 5). 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). He was eleven years of age, and during three years' sickness had manifested the most patient submission to the will of God, with a singular enlightenment of the Spirit. The horseshoe magnet was not welded or glued to the metal above it, but through the iron wire coiled round it there ran a subtle current of electricity from a galvanic battery. 4). How does Christ strengthen us? The word Jehovah means the self-existing One, the "I am"; and it is generally used as a direct revelation of what God is. B. He had suffered the most excruciating pain. God is here today. Look at old Ignatius with his arm in the lion's mouth, exclaiming, "Now I begin to be a Christian. (Manual of Anecdotes. The Christian life is a race to be run and a battle to be fought. 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, (2)Nor what in my ignorance I conclude to be my duty;(3)Nor what is actually my duty, if I go about it in a wrong spirit or way;(4)But Christ will strengthen us for all His will.What can hinder? Though Paul's is not quite so universal as Christ's, it forms a pleasing testimony to the correctness of Christ's statement, and the usefulness of the promised aid.I. Even when you fall into divers temptations, reckon it joy, and delight, and God will make your reckoning good. H. HowardStandards of Life and ServiceJehovah"That men may know that thou, whose name alone is Jehovah, art the most High over all the earth." As in all his letters, the Apostle follows the natural instinct of making his last words loving words. Those who heard him supposed he intended to recant, but they misunderstood him. Chapter 4 The Praying that Glorifies God (John 14:13.) Indeed, you have been concerned, but you had no opportunity to show it. 6, 7.) The word Jehovah means the self-existing One, the "I am"; and it is generally used as a direct revelation of what God is. iv. And as to Christ Thy LordPreface. After drawing near to him, and speaking some words of sympathy, he looked at me with his blue eyes he could not move, it was the night before he died and breathed into my ear these few words: 'I am strong in Him.' Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice. 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