The Lamb saves, not the donkey or the elephant

(Here is my sermon preached on Sunday, October 11, 2020. It was in response to the Epistle reading for the day — Philippians 4:1–9)

I read a commentary this week on the selected passage from Paul’s letter to the Philippians that really nailed it. It’s by Ekapurta Tupamahu, who is an Assistant Professor of New Testament at Portland Seminary. Here’s a portion of what he wrote:

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