Little Country Church on the edge of town

Do do do do do do

People coming every day from miles around

For meetings and for Sunday school

And it's very plain to see

It's not the way it used to be.

Welcome to the Word for today, featuring the Bible teaching ministry of Pastor Chuck Smith, founder of the Calvary Chapel Movement.

This radio program is a chapter-by-ch chapter verse by verse study through the entire Bible.

And on today's edition of the word for today, Pastor Chuck continues his message, strife and vain glory.

As we pick up in Philippians chapter 2 verse 1.

And now with today's study, here's Pastor Chuck.

Now, if there is any consolation in Christ, if there is any comfort of love, if there

is any fellowship in the spirit, if there is any compassion and mercy, fulfill my joy, and be like-minded, having the same love, being of one accord,

and of one mind. And so Paul's appeal to them now, very powerful appeal, if there is any consolation in Christ, if there is any comfort in love, and surely there

is consolation in Christ, how we are consoled by Him, how we are comforted in the love,

and especially the time of debt, the fellowship in the spirit,

the compassion and the mercy, fulfill my joy, as Johns and I have no greater joy than to hear

that the children walk in truth, fulfill my joy that you be like-minded, having the same love,

being of one accord and one mind, and let nothing be done through strife or vain glory.

But in loneliness of mind, let each esteem others better than themselves.

If you want to be great in God's kingdom, learn to be the servant.

It is interesting to me how that these words of Paul are so often disregarded by the church.

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