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"I
thank my God upon every remembrance
of you,
Always in every prayer of
mine for
you all making request with joy,
For your
fellowship in the gospel
from the
first day until now;
Being
confident of this very thing,
that he
which hath begun a good work
in you, will perform it
until the day of Jesus Christ."
Philippians 1:3-6
Progressive Growth
The above
Scripture was taken from
Paul's
and Timothy's
salutation to the Philippians in Philippi.
Paul is
concerned that the work of grace that
God began
in the Philippians at conversion
will be
divinely continued
"until the day of Jesus Christ."
Now.......that brings us to today.
As
dedicated Christians, we seek to grow
in
knowledge of God's Word.
We want
to know more about our great,
wonderful
God. We want to know
His
glorious qualities,
and His
infinite thoughts towards us.
We want
to grow in faith.
Where
faith is weak and wavering,
gloomy
doubt and unbelief chill the soul.
But
confident faith brings to our
possession and enjoyment
all the
priceless treasures for which
Christ
has purchased us.
It lays
its strong hand on the whole
storehouse of God's promises.
It makes
for strong convictions,
for bold
and courageous Christian living.
The
opportunities for personal growth
and
progress in the Christian faith
are
virtually unlimited.
They are
within easy reach ~
as close
as your church for worship,
as close
as your Bible for reading,
as close
as your mind for meditation,
as close
as your heart for prayer.
May you
go into God's house this day
being
mindful of His love for you.
May He
help you grow in faith,
in
knowledge of His Word,
and
perform in you a Christian service
which
would honor and please Him.
"Lord Dictated
Them"
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