Posts made in 2025

TEXT: ‘Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice! Let your gentleness be known to all men. The Lord is at hand’ (Philippians 4:4). In Paul’s letter to the Philippians, the word “rejoice” is used eleven times, so it’s important to take note of why he used this word. As we move through 2025, let’s rejoice a bit more. Sometimes we cannot change our circumstances, but we can ensure that circumstances only change us for the better. Today’s Teaching focusses on some key reasons why Paul was able to rejoice! 1. Because he did not have to rely on his own efforts to please God to be saved – ‘We Christians glory (rejoice) in what Christ Jesus has done for us and realise that we are helpless to save ourselves’ (3:3 TLB). Paul was brought up a strict Pharisee. He was hard on himself and others if God’s law was broken. Out of zeal for God he persecuted Christians. He prided himself on being blameless keeping the law of Moses (3:6). It was a shock to discover he could never do enough to have eternal life and that all he had to do was to believe in Jesus, the very One he was trying to destroy! The things Paul had trusted...