Notes

‘bad news’ will NEVER change the ‘GOOD NEWS!’

• For Paul, bad news became an opportunity for the GOOD NEWS to become that much more GOOD!

1. The GOOD NEWS TRANSFORMS YOUR PLACEMENT!
2. The GOOD NEWS TRANSFORMS YOUR PERSPECTIVE!

Verses

{“Above all, you must live as citizens of heaven…” Philippians 1:27 NLT}{“And I want you to know, my dear brothers and sisters, that everything that has happened to me here has helped to spread the Good News.” Philippians 1:12 NLT}{“I have worked harder, been put in prison more often, been whipped times without number, and faced death again and again. Five different times the Jewish leaders gave me thirty-nine lashes. Three times I was beaten with rods. Once I was stoned. Three times I was shipwrecked. Once I spent a whole night and a day adrift at sea. I have traveled on many long journeys. I have faced danger from rivers and from robbers. I have faced danger from my own people, the Jews, as well as from the Gentiles. I have faced danger in the cities, in the deserts, and on the seas. And I have faced danger from men who claim to be believers but are not. I have worked hard and long, enduring many sleepless nights. I have been hungry and thirsty and have often gone without food. I have shivered in the cold, without enough clothing to keep me warm. Then, besides all this, I have the daily burden of my concern for all the churches.” 2 Corinthians 11:23-28 NLT}{“The brothers who are with me send you their greetings. And all the rest of God’s people send you greetings, too, especially those in Caesar’s household.” Philippians 4:21-22 NLT}{“For everyone here, including the whole palace guard, knows that I am in chains because of Christ. And because of my imprisonment, most of the believers here have gained confidence and boldly speak God’s message without fear.” Philippians 1:13-14 NLT}{“And because of my imprisonment, most of the believers here have gained confidence and boldly speak God’s message without fear.” Philippians 1:14 NLT}{“Those others do not have pure motives as they preach about Christ. They preach with selfish ambition, not sincerely, intending to make my chains more painful to me." Philippians 1:17 NLT}{"But that doesn’t matter. Whether their motives are false or genuine, the message about Christ is being preached either way, so I rejoice. And I will continue to rejoice.” Philippians 1:18 NLT}

Quotes

C.S. Lewis : “It is astonishing that sometimes we believe that we believe what, really, in our heart, we do not believe.” (Collected Letters); JD Greear : “My service for God was fervent, but my passions for Him were cold. The more closely my feet followed Him, the more my heart ran away.” (Gospel); : “The Puritan Jonathan Edwards likened his reawakening to the gospel to a man who had known, in his head, that honey was sweet, but for the first time had that sweetness burst alive in his mouth.&rdquoJonathan Dodson : “What people need to know is not only what the Gospel is, but what the Gospel does.” (The Unbelievable Gospel); JD Greear : “I want you to see the gospel not only as the means by which you get into heaven, but as the driving force behind every single moment of your life.”
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