Restoration is a network of house churches.
We make disciples, gather together, and
equip people to minister.
All tagged Persecution
We are commanded to have the mind of Christ. When Scripture describes this, it points to the fact that the Son of God humbled Himself by taking on flesh, even the form of a Servant. He died, even a lowly death on the cross, and God has raised Him up! This sermon addresses key theological points about the fact that Jesus is truly God and truly man (hypostatic union) and the implications for us. If our God and Savior humbled himself for us, we should do the same for one another.
The church at Philippi faced persecution for the gospel just as Paul did. Paul writes to admonish them to loving unity, employing both knowledge and discernment. Likewise, Paul point out that everything that happens can be used as an opportunity for the Gospel and that god has planned our trials just as He has elected us for salvation. We may hope boldly as God will finish the work in us that He started!
Paul wrote his Epistle to the Philippians while in prison to encourage the church he had planted on one of his previous missionary journeys. The book provides insight into how to build up the body of Christ and how to endure persecution and suffering. Before studying the book itself, we will study Luke’s account of the establishment of the Philippian Church in Acts 16.
