Kingdom Culture

In The Book of Philippians

In Philippians 1:27 the Apostle Paul urges the believers in Philippi to ‘live as citizens
of heaven, conducting yourselves in a manner worthy of the Good News about
Christ’. (New Living Translation). What we have in this letter are many
encouragements from Paul as to what this looks like, for the first recipients of the
letter, and also for us.
Over the coming months we will be looking at the letter to the church in Philippi,
exploring what it says about Kingdom culture and focusing on how we, as followers
of Jesus, can live as citizens of God’s Kingdom while in the world. Each week there
will be a suggested passage which you can meditate upon for the whole week, you
may want to use the following pattern as you come to the passage each day:

• Read the passage from Philippians several times
• Reflect on the passage in light of Kingdom values
• Pray that the Holy Spirit aligns your heart with what is at the heart of the text
• Pause and Consider what questions or actions you are to carry through the day

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