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The Letters That Define Us: Paul's Letter to the Philippians
Mindset Forrest Jenan
Locations & Times
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5505 W Riggin Ave, Visalia, CA 93291, USA
Saturday 8:00 AM
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https://www.menti.com/al8uee5ixty4?source=qr-pageWhy did Paul write this letter?
To live as good citizens of the gospel of the King.
(Philippians 1:27)
To live as good citizens of the gospel of the King.
(Philippians 1:27)
Mindset
…They were accustomed to meet on a fixed day before dawn and sing responsively a hymn to Christ as to a god.
Pliny the Younger,
Letter to Trajan
Pliny the Younger,
Letter to Trajan
The Deeds of the Divine Augustus
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The Deeds of the Divine Jesus
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The Deeds of the Divine Jesus
Jesus is God’s show-and-tell.
KENOSIS = HE MADE HIMSELF NOTHING
Being the kind of God God was, he became human to redeem humans.
Scot McKnight
Scot McKnight
Jesus is fully God and fully human.
God Incarnate
For God to Become Jesus, he emptied himself of his…
#1 Omnipresent
#2 Omnipotence
#3 Omniscient
#1 Omnipresent
#2 Omnipotence
#3 Omniscient
When you look at Jesus dying on the cross, the most powerful thought you should think is: this is the true meaning of who God is. He is the God of self-giving love.
N.T. Wright
N.T. Wright
What are the Deeds of the Divine Jesus?
Two things about The Christ Hymn:
1: It's about God.
2: It's about you.
1: It's about God.
2: It's about you.
Jesus on the cross is the perfect self-expression of the true God.
When God decided to flex his supernatural muscles, he let evil kill him so that others might live.
What does love require of me?