But God not only diagnosed the problem of loneliness long before it become our modern problem, God from the very beginning was also already working on and providing for us a cure from our loneliness.

in the passage we read this morning, Paul turns his attention to the Philippians and says to them, in effect, “And I challenge you to do the same”: “Let your manner of life be worthy of the gospel of Christ.”

Martin Luther, the great Reformer, famously described the nature of our basic, original, capital letter “S” Sin with the words, “Incurvatus in se”, which means “curved inward upon the self”.

Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with the overseers and deacons: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.