How can he be a prisoner chained to some Roman?

How can he go through everything he goes through?

And have a spirit that says, I offer my life willingly and I rejoice in this. I'll tell you how he was so close to

Christ that he knew the very attitudes that were the attitudes of Christ in

his own joyful self-sacrifice.

Welcome to Grace to you with John MacArthur.

I'm your host Phil Johnson. Today John

will look at some living lessons from the Bible, a study simply titled Heaven's

Heroes. John began this study by looking at Hannah, a tremendous example of faithfulness for mothers,

and really for each one of us today.

Then he looked at a man who started off as anything but a hero of the faith, but who, fair to say, had the greatest influence on the early church and who is a model for us today.

Of course, that's the Apostle Paul.

So with that, take your Bible, turn to the book of Philippians,

and follow along with John as he shows you more

about the life of the Apostle Paul.

We come to Philippians chapter 2, and the text where we find ourselves begins with

verse 17 and runs down through verse 30.

But even if I am being poured out as a drink offering on the sacrifice and service of your

faith, I rejoice and share my joy with you all.

And you too I urge you rejoice in the same way and share your joy with me.

We'll stop there.

Thus does Paul present himself as an illustration of sacrificial joy.

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