First Baptist Church Las Colinas
Praying with Precision
Paul does not pray for the Philippians' safety. In three verses - one long sentence in the Greek - he asks God for four specific things, and this message walks through each of them: the petition that their love would overflow, the precision of knowledge and discernment to keep it in its banks, the proof of a life that is transparent and trips no one, and the produce of fruit that only Christ can grow. Along the way: why agape means living for another person's benefit rather than your own, why the apostle never believed there was any such thing as enough love, and what the produce section of a grocery store has to say about the difference between real fruit and religious activity. If your praying for other believers has narrowed down to "Lord, bless them," this message hands you Paul's list instead - four things worth asking God for the next time you name someone before Him.
