Message two in the Align series focuses on Jonah’s powerful and personal experience of God’s grace.  We learn that, apart from grace, there can be no alignment of our hearts with God’s.  Jonah’s experience of God’s gracious saving work teaches us three important lessons: 1.) Grace makes our story continue  2.) Grace runs as deep […]

In his day, no one knew the heart of God better than Jonah.  Even so, the book that bears his name reveals that his heart was not fully aligned with the God he knew so well.  When God said to go, he ran.  When God said to preach, he objected.  When God chose to forgive, […]

In his day, no one knew the heart of God better than Jonah.  Even so, the book that bears his name reveals that his heart was not fully aligned with the God he knew so well.  When God said to go, he ran.  When God said to preach, he objected.  When God chose to forgive, […]

In this final message of the series, we look at how Paul closes his letter to the Philippians.  The close of the letter is essentially Paul’s acknowledgement of the monetary gift he had received from the church.  He expresses joy in that the church had been able to renew their concern for him but also […]

In this final message of the series, we look at how Paul closes his letter to the Philippians.  The close of the letter is essentially Paul’s acknowledgement of the monetary gift he had received from the church.  He expresses joy in that the church had been able to renew their concern for him but also […]

In this message, we learn how Paul expected the Philippian church (and us as well!) to grow in their capacity to live by faith.  This means that we need a change of address (citizenship in heaven, not, ultimately, on earth), a change in character, and a change of mind (our thinking patterns).  Along with these […]

In this message, we learn how Paul expected the Philippian church (and us as well!) to grow in their capacity to live by faith.  This means that we need a change of address (citizenship in heaven, not, ultimately, on earth), a change in character, and a change of mind (our thinking patterns).  Along with these […]

The theme of this week’s message is Confidence.  Paul wants the Philippians (and us!) to be confident that our salvation is based not on law keeping but only on faith.  By faith we receive God’s free gift of salvation which is based on the sacrificial, substitutionary death of Jesus Christ and his resurrection.  The gospel […]

The theme of this week’s message is Confidence.  Paul wants the Philippians (and us!) to be confident that our salvation is based not on law keeping but only on faith.  By faith we receive God’s free gift of salvation which is based on the sacrificial, substitutionary death of Jesus Christ and his resurrection.  The gospel […]

In this passage, Paul holds up Timothy & Epaphroditus as examples of people who ‘conduct themselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ’.  This passage is important because it offers us a window into the cooperative partnerships that have characterized gospel ministry from the very beginning.  Paul wasn’t a ‘paper’ Apostle, he had […]