Someone Needs You to Tell Them About Jesus
Philippians 1:1-2
Acts 16:9-12
In Christ (10x/10v)
Rejoice (9x/7v)
Joy (7x/7v)
Gospel (9x/8v)
Mind (6x/6v)
Humble/humility (4x/4v)
Work (8x/7v)
Love (5x/5v)
Live (4x/4v) / Life (4x/4v)
Pray/prayer (5x/4v)
Confident/confidence (5x/4v)
Lord (15x/15v)
Jesus (22x/21v)
Christ (37x/35v)
Joy and Rejoicing in Philippians
Reference Paul …
1:4 prays with joy
1:18 rejoices that Christ is proclaimed
1:25 will remain living on earth, for the Philippians’ joy in the faith
2:2 asks the Philippians to complete his joy
2:17-18 is glad and rejoices with the Philippians
2:28 sends Epaphroditus, that the Philippians might rejoice
2:29 tells the Philippians to receive Epaphroditus with joy
3:1 tells the Philippians to rejoice in the Lord
4:1 tells the Philippians they are his joy
4:4 tells the Philippians twice to rejoice in the Lord
4:10 rejoiced in the Lord at the Philippians’ concern for him
Someone Needs You to Tell Them About Jesus
God wants you to Serve with Joy
Acts 16:9-12
God Wants to Save People and Give them Joy
Religious People – Acts 16:14-15
Wretched People – Acts 16:15-18
“Normal” People – Acts 16:19-34
God wants you to Suffer with Joy
Acts 16:19-25
How?
- There is Present victory over circumstances
Anyone can sing when he or she escapes from prison, but Paul sang in prison.
- There is also Future reward.