Even if you’ve never sojourned to Philippi before, to enter its ancient ruins may still feel like walking familiar ground. Being here will help you recall from the Scriptures the affection Paul expressed for this first-century church on the northern coast of the Aegean Sea:

I thank my God in all my remembrance of you, always in every prayer of mine for you all making my prayer with joy, because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now. And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ. (Philippians 1:3–6)