Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus,

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May 2,3, 2009

• Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus,
• To all the saints in Christ Jesus at Carbondale,
  together with the pastors and elders
• Grace and peace to you from God our Father and
  the Lord Jesus Christ.
• I thank my God every time I remember you. In all
  my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy
  because of your partnership in the gospel from
  the first day until now, being confident of
  this, that he who began a good work in you will
  carry it on to completion until the day of Christ
  Jesus.
• Philippians 11-6

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May 2,3, 2009

• The most important thing about God for you to
  remember
• This youre doing well. Way to go! This you
  need to work on.
• Encouragement for your Christian life.
  Warnings.
• Anything else?

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• New Testament letters were written to Christians
  with
• General information about who God is and what
  God has done for us in Jesus Christ.
• Specific praise and correction.
• How what Jesus has done for us is to work in us
  and through us.
• Specific application of what Jesus has done to
  life situations.

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and Colosse

• He is the image of the invisible God . . .
  115
• But now he has reconciled you by Christs
  physical body through death to present you holy
  in his sight. 122
• Christ in you the hope of glory. 127
• Put to death therefore, whatever belongs to your
  earthly nature. . . .since you have taken off
  your old self and have put on the new self.
  35, 10
• Wives submit to your husbands as is fitting in
  the Lord. Husbands love your wives and do not be
  harsh with them. 318

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A notable feature of early Christianity was the
transition from
and Ephesus

• externally motivated religious behavior towards
  an indifferent or hostile diety

• to an implanted new Divine nature from a loving
  Heavenly Father, that empowers internal
  transformation of thoughts, attitudes and behavior

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and Philippi

• Since, as a new Christian, you start off born
  again, like a baby in the faith relationship, a
  spiritual infant, dont lose heart when you soil
  your diaper or fall down when youre trying to
  learn to walk.
• If you are led by the Spirit, you are not under
  law. Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in
  step with the Spirit. Let us not become
  conceited, provoking and envying each other.
  Galatians 518-26

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