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Philippians chp 2 verse 7 - Christ the Man who Served - JS Gillespie  

The attributes of God are the attributes of Jesus: 

All powerful (Matt 28:18) 
All knowing : “… Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep.”(John 21:17) 
Everywhere “Nathanael saith unto him, Whence knowest thou me? Jesus answered and said unto him, Before that Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig tree, I saw thee.”  (John 1:48) 
Eternal: “Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.” (John 8:58) 
Unchanging…

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Philippians chp 2 verse 7 - Christ the Man who Served - JS Gillespie  

The attributes of God are the attributes of Jesus: 

All powerful (Matt 28:18) 
All knowing : “… Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep.”(John 21:17) 
Everywhere “Nathanael saith unto him, Whence knowest thou me? Jesus answered and said unto him, Before that Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig tree, I saw thee.”  (John 1:48) 
Eternal: “Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.” (John 8:58) 
Unchanging…

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Philippians chapter 1 verses 21 to 30 - The Secret of Joy in the Face of Fear - JS Gillespie  

“for me to live is Christ to die is gain” (1:21) 

We saw how for those who were: 

led by the spirit and 
obedient to the Spirit 

That 1:21 is a great assurance and comfort that when lead and guided by the spirit of God we can look at our current circumstances with the assurance that he ‘leads is in the paths of righteousness for his name sake.’ 

Therefore the path no matter how difficult it is, it is for: 

For his glory 
For our good 
For others blessings 

So it was for: 

David in the Valley of Elah 
Daniel in…

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