The Word Became Flesh Bible Conference was held in Buchanan Dam, Texas November 28–30, 2014.
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God … And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.” Joh 1:1, Joh 1:14
Gene says, “It is my earnest prayer that this study will bring each of us to “behold His glory,” and be enraptured by the “beauty of holiness” seen only in Him. He presents such a captivating image that even the smallest seed of faith will be blessed by the process of inner transformation into His likeness. The book of Hebrews captures the thing we lack so much in our hustle-and-bustle lives.”
“But we see Jesus [Heb 2:9] … Therefore, holy brethren … consider the Apostle and High Priest of our confession,
Jesus Christ [Heb 3:1] … looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher [perfector, NASB] of our faith …” Heb 12:2
He continues, “May God grant that each of us be delivered from the distractions of our time, to look upon His face, to behold His glory, and to be changed into His image!”
Loading Content...
Share a Link to this Message
The link has been copied to your clipboard; paste it anywhere you would like to share it.
Will God perfect us in time (Phi 1:6 )? Not all of us will stand before Jesus at the judgement seat with equal "perfection" -- we must turn ourselves over to God's plan, His focus. Jesus Christ is mentioned 56 times in Philippians. Ecclesiates is a parallel in that it mentions joy or rejoicing about the same number of times. Phi 4:15 and Phi 4:19 indicate the gracious giving the Philippian believers engaged. Had Elijah chosen to not go to the brook Cherith, would God had supplied food through the raven? He had to go where God commanded. Phi 1:7-8 says it was reasonable for Paul to think highly of the Philippian believers because they were partakers of grace. Obedience is the price of blessing in God's economy. Paul's prayers are summaries of his doctrinal statements in his epistles. Phi 1:12 is a key verse; Paul wants them to know that all the things against him -- bad circumstances (for four years in prison and on trial) -- have proliferated the Gospel. Paul's "chains in Christ" were becoming manifest to all around him (Phi 1:13-18, Act 27:1-44). Every trial has a "use-by date". Paul saw the greatest purpose of his life was what he could do for others (Phi 1:21-26, 1Co 1:11).
Conference notes for this series can be found [HERE]
From Series: "Philippians - Profiles in Providence - Florida 2008"
Philippians 1:12 starts out "Now I want you to know brethren that my circumstances have turned out for the greater progress of the Gospel". It's a key verse in the letter Paul wrote to those faithful believers while he was in chains.