May 20, 2012
The text for Sunday will be Philippians 4:4-9. Remember, this is one of Paul’s “prison
letters.” He writes this from his prison
cell as a “thank you” letter to the church at Philippi. They apparently had sent him a “care
package.” This passage begins by saying,
“Rejoice, again I say, Rejoice.” The
Message Bible says “Celebrate!” and “let us ‘revel’ in God.” In the context of this celebrative mood, the
flow seems to be (a) don’t worry, (b) release all concerns to God in prayer,
(c) think positive thoughts, and in the subsequent paragraph, (d) feel the
resultant contentment.
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