Speaker: Pastor Mason Smith of Multination Church Frankfurt

Title: “You Can’t Get There From Here”
Sermon Scripture: Philippians 4:10-13
Opening Scripture: Habakkuk 3:17–19
Theme: being content and satisfied -vs- always being discontent and longing for something else or the “next big thing”
Do you ever find yourself feeling stuck in an endless pursuit of the next big thing or the next all important step in your life? Perhaps you tell yourself, “Oh when I finally get there…” or, “When I finally reach that goal…”! Then, we believe we will finally be satisfied and fulfilled in life. We are so obsessed with where we are not that we cannot fully enjoy where we are! We are so obsessed with what we don’t have that we never enjoy what we do have! God reminds us to be thankful for what he has provided in every situation. If we are never satisfied “here,” we will never be satisfied “there.” Counting the ways he is blessing us NOW gives us a joyful new appreciation for what we have and who we are! In this Joy we are better able to live the life to the full that Jesus promised.