Lessons from Philippians

A person could learn a lot from this book. This was posted because I was going through a few pages of my notebook, and I caught a page that I had forgotten about. Here are a few things that I jotted down from reading the Book of Philippians:

*Verses on bottom

Be confidant, God who began a good work in you will carry it onto completion until the day of Christ Jesus.

God can even use false motives (not that we should fine with false motives). God can take evil and use it for good. He's that powerful.

Conduct ourselves in a manner that is worthy of the Gospel.

At times you need to suffer for Jesus. If you are following Jesus, then you should expect suffering to come to you. "It's granted to you on behalf of Christ not only to believe in Him, but also suffer for Him,..."

Don't do anything out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves.

Look for the other person's interests, not just your own.

Our attitudes should be the same as Christ's (A servant):
He was the very nature of God, and didn't consider equality with God something that had to be grasped. He made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. He was found in appearance as a man, humbling himself. He became obedient to death on a cross. Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow in heaven and on earth and even under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is the Lord, all the the glory of God the Father.

Do everything without complaining or arguing.

Realize that sin and anything un-Christ like is absolute rubbish in comparison to knowing Christ.

Forget what is behind and go strain forward toward the prize (which I would say is Him!)

Take note of leaders and watch them, you may learn something.

"Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!"

Let our gentleness be evident to all.

Pray about anything and everything! And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Jesus.

Think about stuff that's true, honorable, just, pure, lovely, commendable, anything of excellence and anything worthy of praise.

You can do all things through Him who strengthens you!

Our God will supply every need of ours according to His riches in glory to Jesus. Don't you remember what Jesus said? He said, "So do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.

1:6
1:15-18
1:27
1:29
2:3
2:4
2:5-11
2:14
2:8
3:13
3:17
4:4
4:5
4:6-7
4:8
4:13
4:19 (Matthew 6:31-33)