REMARKABLE PEOPLE, REMARKABLE PLACE

Philippians 1:1-2 (NRSV) 1 Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, To all the saints

in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi, with the bishops and deacons: 2 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and

the Lord Jesus Christ.

Philippians 1:1-2 (MSG) 1 Paul and Timothy, both of us committed servants of Christ

Jesus, write this letter to all the Christians in Philippi, pastors and ministers included. 2 We greet you with the

grace and peace that comes from God our Father and our Master, Jesus Christ.

1. The place was remarkable

Acts 17:26 (NIV) 26 From one man he made every nation of men, that

they should inhabit the whole earth; and he determined the times set for them and the exact

places where they should live.

2. The person was remarkable

“Paul and Timothy”

1 Corinthians 4:15 (NKJV) 15 For though you might have ten thousand instructors

in Christ, yet you do not have many fathers …

3. The people were remarkable

Acts 16:14 (ESV) 14 One who heard us was a woman named Lydia, from the city of Thyatira, a seller of purple goods, who was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to pay

attention to what was said by Paul.

Acts 16:15 (NIV) 15 When she and the members of her household were baptized, she invited us to her home. "If you consider me a believer in the Lord," she said, "come and stay

at my house." And she persuaded us.

3. The people were remarkable

Acts 16:16-18 (NIV)16 Once when we were going to the place of prayer,

we were met by a slave girl who had a spirit by which she predicted the future. She earned a great deal of money for her owners by fortune-telling ….. Finally Paul became so troubled that he turned around and

said to the spirit, "In the name of Jesus Christ I command you to come out of her!" At that moment

the spirit left her.

3. The people were remarkable

Acts 16:29-30 (NIV) 29 The jailer called for lights, rushed in and fell

trembling before Paul and Silas. 30 He then brought them out and asked, "Sirs, what must I do to be

saved?"

Matthew 4:17 (NIV) 17 From that time on Jesus began to preach, "Repent,

for the kingdom of heaven is near.“

Ephesians 2:19 (TLB) 19 Now you are no longer strangers to God and

foreigners to heaven, but you are members of God’s very own family, citizens of God’s country, and you

belong in God’s household with every other Christian.

John 13:35 (NIV) 35 By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if

you love one another.“

John 13:35 (TLB) 35 Your strong love for each other will prove to the

world that you are my disciples.“

John 13:35 (NJB) 35 It is by your love for one another, that everyone will

recognise you as my disciples.

"I don’t need a Church" is nonsense. You can’t love Christ & not his Body, the King &not his Kingdom, the Father & not his

Family

Telling Jesus "I love u but don’t need your church" is like telling your wife "I love u but don’t need your Body. Fake love.”

There are two things we cannot do alone. One is to be married; the other is to be a Christian.

"A follower of Jesus disconnected from a local church family is an orphan."

4. The purpose was remarkable

5. The preamble is remarkable

“To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi, with the bishops and deacons”

6. The cause is remarkable

Acts 28:30-31 (NIV) 30 For two whole years Paul stayed there in his own

rented house and welcomed all who came to see him. 31 Boldly and without hindrance he preached the kingdom of God and taught about the Lord Jesus

Christ.