There are a lot of ways this could be titled: How to be Content, or Getting God to Meet Your Every Need or How to Have a Treasure in Heaven. However, this passage is really primarily about having a proper perspective on giving, about what happens when you give to missions.
Paul was a self-supported missionary (through tent making). His policy was not to ask for support money, but the Philippians had given it. Maybe Luke or Lydia was the catalyst behind it. In any event, Paul was glad they did, but not for the reasons you might think!
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Stephen Atkerson helps church leaders discover simple growth strategies that Jesus gave the early church. For over 30 years, he has worked with evangelists, missionaries, church planters, and pastors in Asia, the Americas, Europe and Africa. He is one of the pastors of a Baptist...