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How is Paul's list, with the exception, perhaps, of 'just' any different from being 'nice and polite' as seen in the social expectations of say, Lutherans in Minnesota, (Prairie Home Companion), or Kansas Mennonites or Pennsylvania Presbyterians? Paul writes to a very small, minority Christian community under the thumb of the Roman Empire. Many of us believe ourselves, as Christians in America, to be entitled majority. This is true even if we are part of the old mainline Protestants. Lots of Christians in the US of A haven't realized that Christendom is dead.

Ed in Albuquerque

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The guidance offered by these words in Philippians is so very relevant for us today. Being transformed by the renewing of our minds requires the discipline of a purity of heart which actually is a singleness of focus where our hearts and minds join together in unity remembering who we are. Paul had the spiritual maturity to share that no matter what is happening in the external circumstances, this inner forum of consciousness is available. It is ours as well. The light that you are shining is eternal.

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Diana, this was an impactful sermon! But my real reason for writimg is to say I was actually doing some devotional coloring while I listened - I'm not an audial learner, but a visual and kinetic learner - and when this one was finished and I didnt turn it off right away it began another sermon on John 21. I got more than halfway through, I'm sure, when I picked my phone up to move it and it bumped me back to this sermon. I've done a couple of searches on YouTube and gotten nowhere. I really want to hear the end! Can you tell me how to find it, maybe where it was or the title? Thank you so much for all your wisdom shared.

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