09/10/2017
Philippians 4:1-9
“Thanksgiving means giving God the glory in everything, making room for him, casting our care on him, letting it be his care. The troubles that exercise us then cease to be hidden and bottled up. They are so to speak laid open towards God, spread out before him.” –Karl Barth
Scripture:
Songs for Today’s Worship Gathering:
Thy Mercy, My God by Stocker/McCracken
What a Friend We Have in Jesus by Scriven/Converse
Rejoice, the Lord is King! by Wesley
Leaning on the Everlasting Arms by Hoffman/Showalter
God With Us by Ingram/Jordan
Good Good Father by Barrett/Brown
Doxology
This Week’s Memory Scripture: Philippians 4:4-7
Go further:
Epistle to the Philippians by Karl Barth
Paul’s Letter to the Philippians (NICNT) by Gordon Fee
Exploring a missional reading of Scripture: Philippians as a case study (article) by Dean Flemming
Celebration of Discipline, chapter “The Discipline of Celebration” by Richard Foster
Philippians (Two Horizons NT Commentary) by Stephen Fowl
Becoming the Gospel: Paul, Participation, & Mission by Michael Gorman
Surprised by Joy by C.S. Lewis
Theology and Joy by Jürgen Moltmann
Joy and Human Flourishing ed by Miroslav Volf and Justin Crisp
