Richard brings us a message about Biblical busyness.

This sermon was recorded on Aug 25, 2024.

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We have all encountered situations where we were able to take on the challenges that were in front of us. Even though we can face life’s hardships at times head-on, we also know we would much rather face those hardships and walk through them, not alone, but with the help of other people. Of all the ways Paul chooses to end his letter to the church in Philippi, he chooses to highlight their empathy for him and how they shared his struggles. Even though Paul can do all things through Christ, who gives some strength, Paul was moved by the fact that people still came along side of him and gave him their support. Today we will dig into the topic of empathy and how we can be like the church in Philippi and have God-tuned hearts for the needs of other people.

This sermon was recorded on Aug 18, 2024.

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Brandon continues our series on Philippians by examining how we use this part of the Bible to learn contentment.

This sermon was recorded on Aug 11, 2024.

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Even though the church in Philippi was a great group of Jesus followers, they had their own skirmishes as we can see in Philippians 4:1- 3. Before Paul brings up the quarrel between these two ladies, he frames it in the context of something so much bigger: heaven, the church, and the Lord. He urges them to find common ground, not in their own desires or their disputable matters, but in the indisputable, which is their standing in Jesus Christ.

This sermon was recorded on Aug 5, 2024.

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We all have worries in our life, no matter how big or small they may be. But Paul tells us that we shouldn’t worry about anything. As Christians, we are called to take our worries, no matter how many there are or how small they may be, and lay them at God’s feet. Not only that, but to have the confidence that God will take care of our worries, no matter the situation, because that’s what joy truly is.

This sermon was recorded on July 28, 2024.

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After referring back to his Jewish resume, the apostle Paul shares with the Philippian Christians what they needed to hear and what we need to be reminded of today; don’t look back. His message is simply this: Don't fixate on where you’ve been, what you've done, or your past failures, but keep pressing toward your goal and eternal future in Christ.

This sermon was recorded on July 21, 2024.

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In Philippians 3, Paul shares how there were believers trying to mix their ceremonial laws and traditions in with the Gospel. As Paul illustrates, if we mix Jesus with anything it equals nothing. Paul references the pride he had in his résumé and his knowledge, and how it almost caused him to miss Christ. In this text, we will learn just as Paul learned to not rejoice in what we know or what we’ve done, but rather to rejoice in the Lord.

This sermon was recorded on July 14, 2024.

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A lot of us know of Paul and everything that he did during his missionary journeys, but not many people think about the people that supported him and helped him throughout his struggles. In Philippians 2:19-30, we hear of two of these important people that helped Paul when he needed it most. This Sunday, we take a deep dive into Timothy and Epaphroditus, the help they gave Paul, and the joy that friends like them bring into our Christian walks.

This sermon was recorded on July 7, 2024.

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Paul pleads with the church to make sure selfish attitudes do not sneak their way into the church and steal our closeness and joy. In Philippians 2:1-11, Paul illustrates how the attitude that we have about ourselves plus our view of the cross is what will crush our conceit and cause us to embrace our need for humility.

This sermon was recorded on June 30, 2024.

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We all know life is filled with good circumstances and bad circumstances. Yet, despite wherever we find ourselves....joy IN those circumstances is a pursuit. It’s not a gift to be delivered to our door every morning. Our circumstances are not the things that make us joyful. If we wait for the circumstances to get just right, we will never laugh again. Joy comes to those who are determined to pursue it despite their circumstances. In our text, Paul gives a perspective that we all need to pursue. Life is a daily choice of chains. We will either choose to chain ourselves to Christ and find joy, or chain ourselves to something else and find disappointment.

This sermon was recorded on June 23, 2024.

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