 A church to be proud of is a church where the people are real Christians who have an increasing faith that has been tested and out of it a growing love that flows unhindered among them all. Yep, that's exactly right. That's the demonstration of a strong, healthy thumb where Paul said, I have no choice but to thank God for you. Remember, as you go through the epistles that the Lord gives us that are directed to different local churches, you're not going to find one like this. The closest one you're going to find this is a church at Philippi.