SERMON by Rev. Dr. Gary Findley
Rev. Dr. Gary Findley
“The True Servant of Jesus Christ”
Philippians 2:19-30
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A Genuine Devotion
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A Great Desirability
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A Gospel Duty
Scripture Insights
- A Genuine Devotion
- A Great Desirability
- A Gospel Duty
SCRIPTURE – Philippians 2:19-30
Timothy and Epaphroditus
Php 2:19 I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon, so that I too may be cheered by news of you.
Php 2:20 For I have no one like him, who will be genuinely concerned for your welfare.
Php 2:21 For they all seek their own interests, not those of Jesus Christ.
Php 2:22 But you know Timothy’s proven worth, how as a son with a father he has served with me in the gospel.
Php 2:23 I hope therefore to send him just as soon as I see how it will go with me,
Php 2:24 and I trust in the Lord that shortly I myself will come also.
Php 2:25 I have thought it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus my brother and fellow worker and fellow soldier, and your messenger and minister to my need,
Php 2:26 for he has been longing for you all and has been distressed because you heard that he was ill.
Php 2:27 Indeed he was ill, near to death. But God had mercy on him, and not only on him but on me also, lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow.
Php 2:28 I am the more eager to send him, therefore, that you may rejoice at seeing him again, and that I may be less anxious.
Php 2:29 So receive him in the Lord with all joy, and honor such men,
Php 2:30 for he nearly died for the work of Christ, risking his life to complete what was lacking in your service to me.
