1. General & Personal Letters Lesson 7 Rejoice in the Lord Philippians 3-4

2. Rejoice, the Lord is King: Your Lord and King adore! Rejoice, give thanks and sing, And triumph evermore. Lift up your heart, Lift up your voice! Rejoice, again I say, rejoice!

3. His kingdom cannot fail, He rules o'er earth and heav'n; The keys of death and hell Are to our Jesus giv'n: Lift up your heart, Lift up your voice! Rejoice, again I say, rejoice!

4. Philippians 4:19: And my God will meet all your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus.

5. Rejoice in the Lord always, and again I say, Rejoice! Rejoice in the Lord always, and again I say, Rejoice! Rejoice! Rejoice! And again I say, Rejoice! Rejoice! Rejoice! And again I say, Rejoice! Rejoice in the Lord always, and again I say, Rejoice! Rejoice in the Lord always, and again I say, Rejoice! Rejoice! Rejoice! And again I say, Rejoice! Rejoice! Rejoice! And again I say, Rejoice!

6. Gilbert Tennent 1703-1764

7. General & Personal Letters Lesson 7 Rejoice in the Lord Philippians 3-4

8. Rejoice in the Lord

10. Romans 5:8: “But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” Hebrews 13:5b: God has said, “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.” John 3:16-17: “ For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.”

11. John 15:11: “I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete.”

13. Your attitude does, indeed, affect your altitude.

14. Matthew 6:22-23: “The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are healthy, your whole body will be full of light. But if your eyes are unhealthy your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness!”

15. 2 Corinthians 4:18: “So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.” Hebrews 12:1-2: “And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.”

16. 2 Corinthians 4:18: “So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.” Hebrews 12:1-2: “And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.”

17. Philippians 3:8-9a: “I consider everything a loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them garbage, that I may gain Christ and be found in him.”

18. Philippians 3:10-11: “I want to know Christ - yes, to know the power of his resurrection and participation in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, and so, somehow, attaining to the resurrection from the dead.”

22. “That old me died with Jesus on His Cross - I am a new holy and righteous creation in the permanent care of God Almighty. Your accusations have no truth – be gone!”

23. Philippians 3:13b-14: “But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.”

26. Philippians 3:16: “Only let us live up to what we have already attained.”

27. What We Have Attained – Ephesians 1:3-14 He has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ (3) He has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ (3) We were chosen to be holy and blameless in the Father (4) We were chosen to be holy and blameless in the Father (4) We are adopted to sonship through Jesus – in accordance with His pleasure and will (5) We are adopted to sonship through Jesus – in accordance with His pleasure and will (5) We are redeemed through His blood, our sins are forgiven (7) We are redeemed through His blood, our sins are forgiven (7) We are sealed with the Holy Spirit – guarantying our inheritance (13-14) We are sealed with the Holy Spirit – guarantying our inheritance (13-14)

28. Philippians 3:20-21: “But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ, who, by the power that enables him to bring everything under his control, will transform our lowly bodies so that they will be like his glorious body.”

31. Romans 8:28: “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.”

33. Philippians 4:5: “Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near.”

35. Philippians 4:6: “Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.”

36. 1 John 4:18: “There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment.” 1 John 4:18: “There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment.”

37. Philippians 4:6: “Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.” 1 John 4:18: “There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment.” 1 John 4:18: “There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment.”

38. Jeremiah 29:11: “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”

39. Philippians 4:7: “And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”

40. Philippians 4:8: “Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.”

41. Philippians 4:13: “I can do all this through him who gives me strength.”

43. Philippians 4:19: “And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus.”

44. The full text of this lecture can be found tomorrow at dictationsfromthespirit.com Click on the dropdown menu arrow and choose “POW Bible Studies” General & Personal Letters “Lesson 7 – Philippians 3-4”