The church in Philippi was in many ways like many churches today.
We are daily faced with num.
We find this to be not only a church experience but also a personal challenge to our own life as a Christian.
Then for some reason a slump occurs, and we plateau, struggling to stay ahead of the challenges of living in a busy, challenging, and sometimes hostile world.
We have those moments in our church life when we are doing well and the church is active, growing, and enjoying a measure of peace.
The church in Philippi was in many ways like many churches today