We have known about people who have been faithful in suffering and even faithful in martyrdom,

and still wouldn't we say Paul is remarkable?

And I ask you, why would we say that?

Why would we get to the end of the book and still look back over and go, he really,

he really was remarkable.

Why? What was it about him? And I would present to you that I think it is his joy.

Yeah. You may be seated, and would you turn with me to Philippians chapter 1?

Our scriptures are going to be coming out of about midway through chapter 1 to about midway through chapter 2.

I want you to glance at it, and I want to give a little bit of background for it first of all. So we're turned to Philippians. I'll read just the first couple of

verses that say this, Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, to all the saints in Christ Jesus

who are in Philippi, including the overseers and deacons,

grace to you in peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. All right, I want you to know with

me, in fact, you're in Philippians, and I know you just got there, and it's where we will stay

throughout. I mean, there'll be very few exceptions of when we turn away from it.

But I want you to see where this whole saga begins with the church in Philippi in the

book of Acts.

So turn with me to Acts chapter 16.

I think it's especially worth it because we are women and we're going to see something

really, really wonderful in Philippi

that has to do with a woman. So Acts chapter 16, if you don't mind going there with me.

And I want to start reading it verse 6 and I'm going to read, let's see, down to verse 15. So six. So this is Paul and the little group that is

with him. And it says in verse six, they went through the region of Phrygia and Galatia. They had

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