PrayerBits for Saturday

PrayerBits

A bite sized devotional program
produced by the West Side Presbyterian Church

Saturday

Scripture lesson: Philippians 1:3-11 Pastor Paul

Time to reflect: Paul is sometimes a controversial character, but one thing that we should always keep in mind was that he was a real Pastor serving real churches. He had to deal with all the things that go on in modern churches. He had good days and bad days. Sometimes his churches exasperated him and sometimes excited him. But through it all, he loved his people and was most concerned about their spiritual well being.

Moving through the day: Picture this passage being read in your church from a former minister.

Philippians 1:3-11

Paul’s Prayer for the Philippians

3 I thank my God every time I remember you, 4constantly praying with joy in every one of my prayers for all of you, 5because of your sharing in the gospel from the first day until now. 6I am confident of this, that the one who began a good work among you will bring it to completion by the day of Jesus Christ. 7It is right for me to think this way about all of you, because you hold me in your heart,* for all of you share in God’s grace* with me, both in my imprisonment and in the defence and confirmation of the gospel. 8For God is my witness, how I long for all of you with the compassion of Christ Jesus. 9And this is my prayer, that your love may overflow more and more with knowledge and full insight 10to help you to determine what is best, so that on the day of Christ you may be pure and blameless, 11having produced the harvest of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ for the glory and praise of God.