Sermons on Philippians 1:1-2:

Joy Killers.

Contributed by Melvin Shelton on Sep 6, 2004

. Billy Sunday said if there is no joy in your religion then there is a leaky vessel, a leak in your Christianity somewhere.

Joy killers. Philippians 1:1 -- 2. 08/15/04 I want us to go through this book of Philippians because we can learn a lot about joy. Who is it that doesn’t want joy? I guess you have discovered that in the Bible you will find the answers to questions of life. For instance, many people want to ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 1:1-2

Denomination: Baptist

Narnia: Edmund's Joy Series

Contributed by Jeff Skinner on Dec 13, 2005

What is joy? True joy is based on God, but what exactly do we mean we say that?

Edmunds Joy (The Joy of the Lord is My Strength.) Philippians 1 And Nehemiah 8:10 The last couple of weeks we have been talking about the Movie Narnia. This weekend Friday and Saturday it had already grossed almost 68 million dollars. That is better than the first two LOTR movies did their first ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 1:1-6

Denomination: Holiness

When Circumstances Confuse Us Series

Contributed by Alan Tison on Jun 17, 2007

Joy Stealers are the tools Satan uses to rob us of our joy in serving the cause of Christ.To help us defeat the joy stealers of this life, Paul wrote the book of Philippians. Paul knew there would be times we could not be happy, but in Christ, we could al

Introduction: This past weekend, our family celebrated Kathy’s parents 50th wedding anniversary. We spent all day Friday decorating the church in preparation for the big night. Kathy had planned the celebration to be a big surprise, and sure enough, her parents were surprised as 75 of their friends ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 1:1-26

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Book Of Philippians; The Background And Character Of The Book Series

Contributed by Ronald Thorington on Jan 1, 2008

A discription of the purpose, character, and the opening greetings of apostle of Paul.

#2 (03-25-07) The Book of Philippians: Background and Character of the Book Introduction: Why study the book? It will encourage you to serve God. It will boost your level of joy. It will reveal your source of joy. Background of the Book Paul’s calling, 3 missionary journeys, church ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 1:1

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Elements Of Joy Series

Contributed by Ronald Thorington on Jan 1, 2008

The sermon speaks the source of joy, and the first element of joy, the joy of recollection.

#3, 4-1-7 Elements of Joy (1) Text; Philippians 1:1-4 Introduction; Joy in Christ, in the NT verb rejoice used 96 times, joy 59 times Review; Paul’s greetings to the church v1-2 I. Paul a bond-servant of Christ A. Christ being Lord a major emphasis in Paul’s writings B. Being a servant or ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 1:1-4

Denomination: Assembly Of God

God Is The Promise Keeper

Contributed by James May on Jan 25, 2009

When the promises of all men fail, God is still the Promise Keeper.

God is the Promise Keeper By Pastor Jim May Philippians 1:1-2, "Paul and Timotheus, the servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus which are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ." Tonight I ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 1:1-11

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Thankgiving And Prayer From Prison Series

Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Mar 31, 2008

An introduction to Paul’s "happiest letter."

Philippians 1:1-11 March 30, 2008 Introduction, Thanksgiving and Prayer Acts 16 stories Stopped from going into Asia and Bithynia Macedonian vision Lydia’s conversion Demonized girl Paul & Silas imprisoned and beaten Earthquake & Jailer’s Salvation Rejection of release This is the ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 1:1-11

Denomination: *other

Hold On To Your Confidence And Push (Praise Until Something Happens)

Contributed by Ronnie Mcneill on Feb 23, 2009

No matter what challenges of life we go through, we should always stand firm on our confience in God. We have His guarantee because of the debt that was paid on Calvary by Jesus the Christ.

Introduction: In living in a world that has been transformed from one of perfection to imperfection, the Christian is going to suffer. I know that people have lied on you, tried their best to tear you down, they set traps for you, planned a private attack on you, tried to get you fired on the job, ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 1:6, Philippians 1:1-6

Denomination: Baptist

Places To Find Joy Series

Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Mar 12, 2009

Paul teaches us from prison where true JOY can be found

PLACES TO FIND JOY: In relationships with other believers Philippians 1:1-8 Philippi was located in the area of Macedonia –now the northern most province of GREECE/ bordering Albania In ancient times it was in a gold mining area. After 400 B.C., Philip II of Macedon seized the mines, ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 1:1-8

Finishing His Work Series

Contributed by Matthew Grise on Mar 13, 2009

Philippians 1:1-6. Paul rejoices in his relationship with the Philippian church and the certainty that Christ will finish his work in them.

AGAIN I SAY REJOICE FINISHING HIS WORK PHILIPPIANS 1:1-6 INTRODUCTION - Today we are going to begin a study of the book of Philippians. If you turn in your Bible to Philippians chapter 1 you will be in the right place. We are calling our study Again I Say Rejoice. This, of course, is taken ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 1:1-6

Denomination: Baptist

Grace And Peace Series

Contributed by Peter Loughman on Sep 10, 2008

Intro to Galatians. Grace and peace go hand in hand. Grace produces peace. Jesus moves us though one are, the present evil age, to the next, the future era, by grace.

Helen brought her car down to the repair shop to have the mechanic fix her car. It seems that her car was slowly losing power and she was afraid that soon she would not be able to accelerate onto the freeway. It turned out to be this little electronic part that needed to be replaced, but the shop ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 1:1-9, Philippians 1:1-2

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

He Who Began A Good Work In You Series

Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on Sep 14, 2008

Humans are vulnerable and weak. God is powerful and mighty. Can we trust that God will really take care of us, that we won’t get squished when His hand is upon on lives?

Sermon for CATM – September 14. 2008 - Philippians Series: “He Who Began a Good Work…” Philippians 1:1-11 Would you believe that this Scripture was written by a man who began his relationship with the church by being its enemy? Who once delighted over the murder of Christians. Who felt it ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 1:1-11

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Pure And Simple Joy Series

Contributed by Darryl Klassen on Oct 7, 2008

The Christian life is a life filled with joy no matter what the circumstances or "happenings" around us. Paul’s letter to the Philippians is an encouragement to us as to what that life looks like or could look like.

PURE AND SIMPLE JOY In the midst of our hectic schedules and frantic efforts to finish our tasks, do you ever stop and wonder if something is missing in your life? When you take stock of what you are doing does it ever occur to you that you are not happy? You may feel unfulfilled in your job; ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 1:1-8

Denomination: Mennonite

Joy No Matter What Series

Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Nov 25, 2008

Sermon #1 in a 4 sermon series on Philippians. This message from chapter 1 deals with the joy we can have "no matter what".

JOY No Matter What CHCC: November 2, 2008 Philippians 1 INTRODUCTION: This week we’re starting a new series in our sermons and Pueblo groups. I’m pretty enthused about it --- because we’re going to study a book of the Bible that is often called the LETTER OF JOY. Paul uses the word JOY 20 ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 1:1-30

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Joy In My Heart Series

Contributed by Paul Decker on Jun 1, 2008

Get the joy!

JOY IN MY HEART Philippians 1.1-18 S: Joy C: Seeing the big picture Th: Toward the Goal Pr: GET THE JOY! ?: How? How do we get the joy? KW: Concepts TS: We will find in our study of Philippians 1.1-18 three concepts that help us get the joy. Type: Propositional ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 1:1-18

Denomination: Baptist