CONNECTING POINT: The Pressures of Life Can Have Two Outcomes

We are considering the epistle Paul to the Philippians, where Paul testifies personally how Jesus is more than your most treasured possession. He continues with a fellowship of joy. In many of his letters to churches, he expressed this intense desire to see the return of Jesus and described it as a great hope; however, Christ’s Second Coming did not occur in Paul’s lifetime. Consider all the pressures he faced alongside the believers in the ancient, ancient city of Philippi—incredible persecution and suffering. Through everything, Paul pressed forward with tenacity and perseverance. We come to...