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How to Walk Hand in Hand When You Don’t See Eye to Eye
Wednesday December 18, 2024
Rev. Dr. Kevin W. Cosby



Philippians 4:1-3 NIV

1 Therefore, my brothers, you whom I love and long for, my joy and crown, that is how you should stand firm in the Lord, dear friends!

2 I plead with Euodia and I plead with Syntyche to agree with each other in the Lord.

3 Yes, and I ask you, loyal yokefellow, help these women who have contended at my side in the cause of the gospel, along with Clement and the rest of my fellow workers, whose names are in the book of life.



The one thing God desires, Satan fears and the world needs is a united church.



The Attackers



Acts 16:34-35 NIV 34 The jailer brought them into his house and set a meal before them; he was filled with joy because he had come to believe in God--he and his whole family.
35 When it was daylight, the magistrates sent their officers to the jailer with the order: "Release those men."



(v. 3)



They are both:

Saved

Servants

Squabbling



(v. 2)



Source of Church Fights

Doctrinal – Beliefs

Deception – Behavior

Dictatorial – Business



Euodia means prominent.

Syntyche means prosperous.



Philippians 2:2-11 NIV 2 then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and purpose. 3 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves. 4 Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others. 5 Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus: 6 Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, 7 but made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. 8 And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself and became obedient to death-- even death on a cross! 9 Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, 10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, 11 and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.



Glorification (v. 6)

Humiliation (vs. 7-8)

Exaltation (vs. 9-11)



The Avoiders



Philippians 2:25-30 NIV 25 But I think it is necessary to send back to you Epaphroditus, my brother, fellow worker and fellow soldier, who is also your messenger, whom you sent to take care of my needs. 26 For he longs for all of you and is distressed because you heard he was ill. 27 Indeed he was ill, and almost died. But God had mercy on him, and not on him only but also on me, to spare me sorrow upon sorrow. 28 Therefore I am all the more eager to send him, so that when you see him again you may be glad and I may have less anxiety. 29 Welcome him in the Lord with great joy, and honor men like him, 30 because he almost died for the work of Christ, risking his life to make up for the help you could not give me.

Philippians 4:18 NIV I have received full payment and even more; I am amply supplied, now that I have received from Epaphroditus the gifts you sent. They are a fragrant offering, an acceptable sacrifice, pleasing to God.



The Assisters



(v. 3)



Ways to Find Common Ground

Agree more – argue less

Romans 12:18 NIV If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.



Listen more – talk less

James 1:19 NIV My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry,



Produce more – advertise less

Matthew 5:16 NIV In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven.



Confess more – accuse less

Matthew 7:3 NIV Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother's eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye?



Laugh more – fret less

Proverbs 17:22 NIV A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.



Give more, receive less

Acts 20:35 NIV In everything I did, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words the Lord Jesus himself said: 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.'



God is invisible; love makes God visible.



1 John 4:12 NLT No one has ever seen