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Sometimes, God will let you have the thing you think you want, so you can find out how much you need Him. Just because you get the things you want does not mean you’re getting the things that are best. Sometimes, you get the things you want, and God shows you that those things aren’t the solution you think they are. This happened to the people of Israel. They wanted a king when God was supposed to be their King.

Sometimes, decisions in life are clearly lined in Scripture. Other times, we experience things in life where the answers are not so easy. Should I accept this job? Is this who I am supposed to marry? What's for lunch after church?!! Thankfully, the Bible does give principles that can help us navigate these situations.

If I only had ____________, I’d be happy….



What is that you need in order to find contentment? Is it possible to even be content in life? Paul says yes, it is — and he’s learned how. Check out this week’s message as we walk through the Secret of Contentment in Philippians 4.

Previously in Philippians 2, we discussed values Paul wanted the church in Philippi to know, giving us Jesus as the greatest example of them. Paul, in Philippians 2, continues to teach these values through 2 other examples, Timothy and Epaphroditus.

When Paul is writing this letter to the Philippians from prison. At this point, he had been intensely following Jesus for between 20 and 30 years of his life. He was a FULLY DEVOTED FOLLOWER OF CHRIST. Paul is someone who has been on a long walk with Jesus. He’s learned some things on his long walk and you can see them in this letter.

In Philippians 2, Paul is outlining some family values for Christians.

There are some things that, if you’re a Christian, we do these things. This is what has to be important to us. He says, if you’ve experienced any good from being “united with Christ" and being in God’s family, then this is for you. It’s like putting up a fence . You figure out what land belongs to you and you put up a fence. That fence does a few things: it keeps stuff in, it keeps stuff out, and it sets boundaries. This is what Paul is doing here by telling us our family values.