SNIPPET
first few mins? - good
the greatest verse is 4:19 because it includes everything else… do you need salvation? do you need strength? do you need comfort? do you need provision?
what’s the diference between you Christians and the rest? … subjective vs objective
- pillar - real pillar will support a person
if you cannot say he is my God, then this blessed promise is not for you. but if you can, then you will find him strong.
most of us don’t know what our needs are. we are confused.
- the prerequisite. God is not only the source, he is the one who determines our needs. he knows perfectly what you and i really need.
God could have used a miracle but he uses ordinary circumstances.
- nonetheless his provision is no less a miracle. at every step… we must have the spiritual eyes to see
the philippians were in the business of giving and receiving.
when you give sacrificially, your resources will be depleted.
you cannot give what you do not have. God will replenish.
the word supply is amazing because it means to fill it up. abundantly. bountifully.
oftentimes God blesses us with the resources to GIVE. but we WITHOLD those things from others thinking they are our security.
when you and i do not give thanks, what do you learn about God’s provision? nothing.
- what does it show? that we take things from granted… God forbids. that is why we must always pray and give thanks.
the whole universe
it will blow our minds
the riches of God’s glory are infinite… it cannot be contained
God revealed his glory by sending his son
if God did not withhold his only begotten son… will he withhold any thing else from us? … certainly not.