Philippians 4:4-9

Paul’s words are a rebuke of over-personalizing and over-individualizing faith. Instead, Paul might be telling us that if we ever want to find the peace of God, we have to do it with one another — Our liberation in God is bound up in one another’s.

Philippians 2:1-13

This moral pattern of humility is where the mission and ministry of Christ Jesus is made incarnate. It is not found in political influence, large voices, and big sticks, but Christ is incarnate in our frailty, relentless giving, and quiet, persistent service.