The summer months are often a time when families travel together, perhaps vacation, a family reunion, or just a quick trip to Grandma's house.

These road trips can either be miserable or days when wonderful memories are made.

What a picture of all of life.

We are just passing through this world and families must learn how to enjoy the Lord and one

another as we make the journey together. We are taking a summer road trip through the Book of

Philippians, the book of Christian joy, and discovering principles to help our homes.

Let's join Scott Pauley now for today's study.

What does your prayer list look like? Perhaps you have a list written out. I think that's a good

thing. Prayer reminders. Maybe it's something that changes from week to

week, day to day. Maybe it's something that you go through a certain list of people's names in your

mind. But I would suggest to you today that it shouldn't just be names on a list. It should be

definite needs on a list. That instead of there just being people there, that there should be definite

spiritual realities you are praying for those people. So it's not just who's on your list,

but what's on your list? And I think Philippians 1, verses 9, 10, and 11, is a good guide for us,

a prayer template, if you will, of what should be on our prayer list.

Paul is praying for those he loves deeply in Philippi, and I think it is a good starter,

if you will, of how we can pray for those we love.

Listen to his prayer again.

Philippians 1 beginning in verse 9, and this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in

knowledge and in all judgment, that ye may approve things that are excellent, that you may be

sincere and without offense to the day of Christ being filled with the fruits of righteousness

which are by Jesus Christ

...