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About Plymothian

I teach at Moody Bible Institute in Chicago. My interests include education, biblical studies, and spiritual formation. I have been married to Kelli since 1998 and we have two children, Daryl and Amelia. For recreation I like to run, play soccer, play board games, read and travel.

Philippians 2:5-11 Following Jesus in Humility

5 Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus,[a] 6 who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, 7 but made himself nothing, taking the form of a … Continue reading

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Philippians 2: 3,4 Death to Narcissism

3 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, 4 not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others. Death to Narcissism Narcissism is a … Continue reading

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Philippians 2:1, 2 Jesus Provides the Relational Security for Harmony

So if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort from love, any participation in the Spirit, any affection and sympathy, 2 complete my joy by being of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind. Jesus Provides the … Continue reading

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Philippians 1:27-30 Opposition from Without

27 Only let your manner of life be worthy[h] of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of you that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind … Continue reading

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Philippians 1:18-26 Hanging on for Dear Life

Yes, and I will continue to rejoice, 19 for I know that through your prayers and God’s provision of the Spirit of Jesus Christ what has happened to me will turn out for my deliverance.[d] 20 I eagerly expect and hope that … Continue reading

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Philippians 1:12-18 Duck Dynasty, Putin, and Paul

12 I want you to know, brothers,[e] that what has happened to me has really served to advance the gospel, 13 so that it has become known throughout the whole imperial guard[f] and to all the rest that my imprisonment is for … Continue reading

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Philippians 1:9-11 What I Pray for You

9 And it is my prayer that your love may abound more and more, with knowledge and all discernment, 10 so that you may approve what is excellent, and so be pure and blameless for the day of Christ, 11 filled with the … Continue reading

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Philippians 1:7,8 Love Your Partner

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Philippians 1:6 I Have Faith in You

 being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. I Have Faith in You I thought I had longed for someone to have faith … Continue reading

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Philippians 1:3,4 Thanks for Partnership

3 I thank my God in all my remembrance of you, 4 always in every prayer of mine for you all making my prayer with joy, 5 because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now. Thanks for Partnership … Continue reading

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