God's presence is found most with people who are most desperate for Him and choose Him because they know that He is the Lord and there is no other.

God's presence is found most with people who are most desperate for Him and are dependent on Him even when life is at its most difficult and the path forward is unclear.

God's presence is found most with people who are most desperate for Him and allow God to meet with them in the deepest places of life and to access every part of their day.

God's presence is found most with people who are most desperate for Him and that has little to do with our efforts and a lot to do with experiencing God's pursuit of us.

God's presence is found most with people who are most desperate for Him but, for that, we need to defeat the sin that keeps us from God by understanding that He sees and forgives and then allowing Him to break through the denial and self-condemnation in our lives.

God's presence is found most with people who are most desperate for Him but, for that, we need to shed our misplaced dependencies on other things (idols).

Using Paul's letter to the Philippians to explore the concept that partnership with each other and with Jesus in the gospel requires both our wholehearted Giving and Receiving.

Using Paul's letter to the Philippians to better understand his remarkable message on the secret of contentment delivered from behind the bars of a jail cell..."I can do everything through Him who gives me strength."

Using Paul's letter to the Philippians and the occasion of the 6th month anniversay of Cultivate Church to celebrate what God has done and to recognize the great race that lies before us with the understanding that God took hold of us for a reaon.