Philippians: The letter encourages his converts in Philippi to persevere in the true faith, which they had received through him. He urges them to pray constantly in the joy of Christ, to imitate the humility and obedience of Jesus, to avoid those who distort the Gospel in any way, and finally to be models of charity. Taken from a series of sermons given by Father Kenneth Baker, S.J., on the Letters of Saint Paul the Apostle: Sermon 6 of 17