Philippians 1:4b-5
making my prayer with joy beecause of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now.
What brings Paul joy is not their material prosperity, or the enthusiasic nature of their worship services etc. It is their partnership in the gospel. This partnership is a gorup of people united around a goal and pursuing it with everything that is within them, not the fellowship that we think takes place over a cup tea after a sunday morning service but more like a rugby team at training camp before the world cup or a group of soldiers during basic training - singlemindedly working together to acheive a goal. But this is not partnership around any cause, not unity based on similar interests or backgrounds, or even being united around the goal of unity! This is partnership in the gospel. Working as a body to proclaim the gospel to each other and those who haven't heard it. There's no individualistic, lone ranger type of christianity here - the gospel leads to partnership (in the gospel!)
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