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Philippians 1:21–24 · BSB
1:21 For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
1:22 But if I go on living in the body, this will mean fruitful labor for me. So what shall I choose? I do not know.
1:23 I am torn between the two. I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better indeed.
1:24 But it is more necessary for you that I remain in the body.
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…life is for Christ to be magnified or glorified in us and through us. And today we're going to continue on in Paul's letter to the Philippians. InPhilippians 1, verse 21-26, where Paul wrote, For to me to live is Christ and to die is gain. But if I am to live on in the flesh, this will mean fruitful labor for me, and I…
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God's Word,Philippians 1, verses 18 through 26. What then? Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is preached, and in this I rejoice. Yes, and I will rejoice, for I know…
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…God began a good work in you, He's it's as good as done. He's gonna bring it to completion. You'll be reminded of last week when we spent time inPhilippians chapter 1, verses 18 to 26, and we're reminded of the reality that Jesus has already delivered us. And Paul lived in a way that even though he was in prison, he was confident…
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…living is the life for Christ. That living for Christ, that is the very thing that makes life worth living. Now, Paul's gonna recognize this inPhilippians 1, verses 18 to 26, and he's gonna recognize it in a very emotionally raw way as he sits in prison and he contemplates it, if he's even going to make it out. I'm sure…
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…the life we now live in the body, we live by faith in the Son of God who loved us and gave himself for us. You know, Paul also talks about this inPhilippians 1, verses 21 through 24. He says, For me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. Now, if I live on in the flesh, this means fruitful work for me. And I don't know which one…
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…out. So if you want to turn with me in the book of Philippians, we're in Philippians chapter 1. We're going to be looking at verses 18 through 26.Philippians 1, verse 18 through 26. We're going to read it, and then we're going to look at it together. So we'll start. If you're in the ESV, it has the break. We're just going to…
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…from the hardship of being in prison, awaiting on a trial that could end in his death. I want you to turn, if you would, back one more time toPhilippians 1, verses 18-26. Philippians 1, verses 12-18, he talks about some reasons why he rejoiced. The gospel was being preached, some of them sometimes not by good…
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…on the cross. And if you don't understand this difference, then when we eventually come to look at the text, and we are going to look at the text,Philippians chapter 1 verses 19 to 26, it won't make any sense to you. So here's the thing. Spiritualities and religion, spiritualities and religions require the diminishment and even…
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…right? He is asking for these things for his disciples so that we will have his joy fulfilled in us. I think some of this is expressed by Paul inPhilippians chapter 1, verses 21 through 25, where he says, For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain. If I'm going to live, I get Christ. I gain Christ. But to die is a greater gain.…
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