The book of Philippians is all about choosing joy, walking on sunshine so to speak, no matter what clouds or obstacles or circumstances stand in our way. Find out about one of the most powerful strategies we can learn, that engages God in every situation we face, no matter how hard that situation seems.

The disciplined runner trains long hours and conditions his/her body to reach its maximum potential. One of the Apostle Paul’s favorite metaphors for Christian living was the race. In Acts 3:12 – 16 he pictured followers of Jesus Christ as athletes competing in a footrace pushing towards the finish line. To become winning champions in this race towards becoming like Christ, there are five essentials for every athlete – dissatisfaction, concentration, direction, dedication, and collaboration.

Paul warns the Philippian believers to be careful not to give in to a particularly aggressive and dangerous group that wanted to convince them to return to a religious, “I can save myself” mentality. False righteousness is like a dim, dirty lamp. Jesus’ righteousness in and on us is a fully bright, color-popping light for maximum brilliance!

Pastor Doug shares how not only are our attitudes and actions to be a light to the world around us but they are to be an important part of our worship to God. If you are not happy or joyful but rather full of fear and doubt and the uncertainty of the future has you terrified, we’ll look at how a Glow in the Dark Attitude – an attitude of faith and trust and joy can help you be free.

We live in a divided world filled with conflict and division which is robbing us of our full potential as a people. This week in our study in Philippians 2, we will see from the life of Jesus that a life of humility lived out for the service and good of others is a much better way.

In this sermon from Philippians 1:12 to 30, we are reminded when it comes to following Jesus, we can wrongly assume that God would never call us to do something that may be costly. And while we aren’t to seek out suffering, we know that proclaiming the gospel requires taking risks. Living for Christ is infinitely better than any temporary security this world offers.

Pastor OJ begins our new series entitled Seeing in Technicolor by drawing out some relevant and practical principles from Paul’s letter to the Philippians that will help us live in a place of joy and hope regardless of our present circumstances.