Philippians 3:10-11

I want to know Christ—yes, to know the power of his resurrection and participation in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, and so, somehow, attaining to the resurrection from the dead.

From Background Notes [BN] for March 1st& 2nd written by Pastor Bob Brown:

What Paul seems to be saying here is that he wants the sufferings and death of Christ to be something he shares so that they together might give shape to his life. Imagine that!

Until he met Christ, the thought of further suffering brought chills to the spiritual spines of Jewish people. They rejected the thought of a suffering Messiah as an indignity against the whole nation, an insult to its national pride. Lord knows, they thought, we've had our share of failed Messiahs.[BN,10]

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* Saturday 6:00pm
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