Paul writes to the church at Philippi from a prison cell, and he isn't asking to be rescued. Preaching through Philippians 1, Rev. Jeffrey Rickman looks at what suffering reveals about our faith: partnership in the gospel, a love that grows in knowledge, chains that advance the gospel, and why Paul could say, "For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain."
Preached October 25, 2026 at First Methodist Church of Yazoo City.
0:00 The Right Kind of Gain
1:33 Philippi
4:12 Life Is Suffering
8:05 Grace, Peace and Partnership
12:35 He Who Began a Good Work
16:21 Heads I Win, Tails You Lose
17:56 Love That Grows in Knowledge
24:22 Chains That Advance the Gospel
27:42 Bold Witness
30:08 Whether from False Motives or True
38:15 To Live Is Christ, To Die Is Gain
44:19 Unafraid in the Storm
46:00 Worthy of the Gospel
47:53 Granted to Suffer
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