-Philippians 1: 3-8 Relationships with Gospel focus

Following the introduction Paul opens his letter with a prayer for the church And this is such a precious portion of scripture. What a gift, to be able to peek into the prayer closet of Paul. To see the heart of the apostle, in intimate, passionate prayer and in this behind the scenes look into Paul’s heart there are actually two portions to this prayer. The first part, verses 3-8, that we will look at today, is simply His prayer of thanksgiving to the Lord, for the Philippians. In that we see exactly what it is to have relationships with Gospel Focus. How the gospel informs and completely transforms relationships for Paul and what it ought to do for us.