There is a surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus in all of his beauty and splendor against which nothing or no one else compares. Jesus is all worthy and deserves all worship and praise.

As Paul gets into the main body of his letter, he calls the believers to strive together for the gospel, but our passage shows us that there are a couple of things we need in order to do that.

As we dive into Philippians, we are met with Paul's prayer for them, and we learn that the outworking of the gospel should lead us to partnership, praise and progress.As we dive into Philippians, we are met with Paul's prayer for them, and we learn that the outworking of the gospel should lead us to partnership, praise and progress.

In Romans 8, Paul aims to comfort and strengthen the Romans to help them endure suffering. One potent truth he wants us to be sure of is this: the Spirit prays for us. Not only that, the Father answers the Spirit’s prayers, working in and through our suffering for our good, namely to make us more like his Son.

The story of manna in the wilderness shows us the providence of God for all our needs. Nothing we have belongs to us, but they are from God so that we must trust God in how we manage our money and wealth.