Battling Discouragement in Ministry

When I was preaching through Paul's letter to the Philippians, each time I preached I always wondered if you all were going to get tired of hearing me say that the main theme of that letter was that we are to live our lives in a manner worthy of the Gospel. Every time I said the words, "Gospel-driven life," I pictured people rolling their eyes and saying, "Oh, not this again." I know you would never think that, but I was concerned because I said it so much. But I said it so much because that is the main theme of that letter, and if there was one thing I wanted you to walk away from our study of Philippians with, it was that the Gospel must be brought to bear on every aspect of our lives. I wanted that ingrained in your mind...

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