Too often in the church, Jesus has been confused as cosmic genie that exists as a supporting character in our life's screenplay. The reality however is that we all have been estranged from our God from humanity's fall in the garden.

The religious leaders questioned Jesus for a sign, but not because they wanted to believe, for they had already determined what they thought of him. Unfortunately, this is all to common in our world today.  Many people have already made up their mind as to what they believe about Jesus, no matter the signs.

There may be a very real danger in our world today that has been sourced from God's patience.  Although we progress in our rejection of Christ and our sinfulness goes from bad to worse, the wrath stored-up seems suspiciously absent from the everyday and therefore we may be deceived that it is absent in the future.

The picture of Jesus as compared to manna from the Exodus account is one filled with both similarities and differences.  It is within these dynamics that we find a challenge to our hearts today - to be reminded that we do not live by bread alone.

The picture of Jesus that we find in the scriptures gives us the truth about a God who has displayed His love to His creation.  However, we must be careful that the picture we get is the correct picture of Jesus.  This series will seek to examine the "portraits" of Jesus as found through the study of Typology; the Old Testament symbols that point to the corresponding New Testament truths of redemption.

The letter to the Philippians is a theological thank you note, in which Paul helps the church to see a greater vision for the suffering that Christians are called to undergo in this life.  The crux of the letter centers around the reality of the church's call to unity and partnership in the gospel, and it is in this partnership that we are characterized as the people of God.

We live in a world that encourages excess.  Even if it isn't greed or gluttony, the term FOMO or "Fear of missing out" has our young people paralyzed to their phones and social networks to make sure they've seen and heard it all!

In a world fraught with worry and anxiety, how it even possible for the people of God to find peace?  The Apostle Paul, helps the Philippian church identify 5 distinct areas of their lives where God's peace can rule.

The itching ears of our cultural forms of Christianity have left the church in America largely dull and unresponsive to much of the false teaching that is propagated through the medium of Christian TV, bookstores, and radio.  We've bought into the temptation that heaven is now and God's greatest concern is for our happiness.

Is the sacrifice of Jesus Christ enough?  Or does God require something from us to make salvation possible?  The answer to this question will ultimately reveal where glory is given.