SCRIPTURE REFERENCES FOR THIS SERMON:
Philippians 1:19-26
1:19 for I know that this will turn out for my deliverance through your prayers and the help of the Spirit of Jesus Christ.
20 My confident hope is that I will in no way be ashamed but that with complete boldness, even now as always, Christ will be exalted in my body, whether I live or die.
21 For to me, living is Christ and dying is gain.
22 Now if I am to go on living in the body, this will mean productive work for me, yet I don’t know which I prefer:
23 I feel torn between the two because I have a desire to depart and be with Christ, which is better by far,
24 but it is more vital for your sake that I remain in the body.
25 And since I am sure of this, I know that I will remain and continue with all of you for the sake of your progress and joy in the faith,
26 so that what you can be proud of may increase because of me in Christ Jesus, when I come back to you.
