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Philippians, Servants and Saints

June 7, 2017 By: Category: Bible Study, Theology

Beginnings matter. First impression count. As Paul began his letter to the Philippians, he emphasizes 3 key truths about who those in Christ are. They are servants of Jesus, Saints in Jesus and are sustained by Jesus. Here’s how Philippians 1:1-2 go, This letter is from Paul and Timothy, slaves of Christ Jesus. I am
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Philippians, In Christ

June 4, 2017 By: Category: Bible Study, Theology

Philippians is riddled with the phrase In Christ. It appears at least 10 times and frames the Christian’s’ life. As Philippians 1:1 says, This letter is from Paul and Timothy, slaves of Christ Jesus. I am writing to all of God’s holy people in Philippi who belong to Christ Jesus, including the elders and deacons.
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Philippians, The Reason

By: Category: Bible Study, Theology

Between Acts 16 and when the church received the letter from Paul, both Paul and the church kept in contact. Note the following from the letter: Partnership in the Gospel from the moment Paul left until now, (Philippians 1:5). They kept up the support for 10 years. Providing gifts and partnering with other churches that
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Philippians, The Beginning

By: Category: Bible Study, Theology

The city began as a wealthy settlement, named after the Father of Alexander the Great, Phillip II. He sought gold from the town and used it to pay for his army and to bribe other territories. He was a military man and was reported to have made the statement that, “No fortress is impregnable to
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PEACE Pastoral Care

December 16, 2016 By: Category: Culture

PEACE pastoral care is an intentional pastoral care model which emphasises the importance of each person caring and being cared for in the context of a healthy Christian community. This model fits into Church@ParaVista’s vision and mission to help people become active committed followers of Jesus Christ. PEACE is an acronym that means that people
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Danny’s Health

October 31, 2016 By: Category: Special

The news of Danny’s kidney cancer is clearly unexpected and has huge implications for our church given the prominent role Danny has had in our church over the last few years. The elders were advised by Danny and Susy of Danny’s health situation on Wednesday evening of this last week and while we have had
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