Philippians 1:9-11

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Micah 6:8 “He has shown you, O man, what is good; and what does the LORD require of you but to do justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?”

“Overcome evil with good” (Romans 12:21)…be courteous, and maintain your dignity when you’re under pressure (Romans 12:10).

We need to humbly  pray for God’s guidance and be grateful for all that He has done for us. Salvation, God’s gift, was borne out of His agape love for His creation. God alone is in control  and The fruit of His Spirit is love.

Joy in the Lord is our strength.

The love that Paul sought for the believers is the highest form of Christian love, based on a lasting, unconditional commitment, not on an unstable emotion.The purpose of increasing in love, controlled by knowledge, is to be able to evaluate people and situations correctly.

Righteousness describes the source or the nature of the fruit, the behavior “fruit characterized by morally correct conduct.” 

Philippians 1:9-11

⁹ And this I pray, that your love may abound still more and more in knowledge and all discernment, ¹⁰ that you may approve the things that are excellent, that you may be sincere and without offense till the day of Christ, ¹¹ being filled with the fruits of righteousness which are by Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.

Named for Philip II of Macedon, the father of Alexander the Great, Philippi was strategically located on a major road, the Egnatian Way. Philippi became the leading city of Macedonia. In 42 b.c., the Romans granted Philippi the highest status possible for a provincial city, the status of a Roman colony.Their elevated status and wealth gave them not only confidence but a pride that bordered on arrogance.

The most prominent theme of the Epistle to the Philippians is joy, specifically the joy of serving Jesus. He saw God working through the difficult situations he faced. The church that Paul established in Philippi was a mixture of races, cultures, and social classes, although mostly poor, from its inception.