Learning Contentment

Phil 4:10-13

• Definition: state of satisfaction of soul, despite circumstances
• Contentment works in absence and abundance
• The secret is HIS strength (which He gives for things He cares about)
• Paul is neither self-reliant nor others-reliant, but Christ-reliant

Heb 13:5

Making Investments

Phil 4:14-19

• Generosity is made possible and grows out of contentment
  • Investing in minstry of others
  • Investing in eternity
• These are worship, not just offerings
• This is relational faith, not transaction

Outcomes

Phil 4:20-23

• God gets the glory He deserves
• The Gospel infiltrates places we don't expect