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When Christians rejoice, are we being naive or escapist, or living in denial? Paul urges the Philippians to rejoice in the Lord as a way of keeping from placing their confidence in the wrong things. Pastor Glenn Packiam unpacks the signs of our misplaced confidence and calls into a joy in Christ that keeps us rightly centered.

When Christians rejoice, are we being naive or escapist, or living in denial? Paul urges the Philippians to rejoice in the Lord as a way of keeping from placing their confidence in the wrong things. Pastor Glenn Packiam unpacks the signs of our misplaced confidence and calls into a joy in Christ that keeps us rightly centered.

There are no heroic individuals in the Kingdom of God. Everybody needs somebody? Paul certainly did. Pastor Glenn Packiam focuses in on two of Paul's close friends, Timothy and Epaphroditus, helping us to see how the Gospel redefines our notion of family. There are people in our community who embody for us what it looks like to live and love like Jesus.

There are no heroic individuals in the Kingdom of God. Everybody needs somebody? Paul certainly did. Pastor Glenn Packiam focuses in on two of Paul's close friends, Timothy and Epaphroditus, helping us to see how the Gospel redefines our notion of family. There are people in our community who embody for us what it looks like to live and love like Jesus.

How do we live a good life? Do we strive to live up to external standard of morality? Do we need to be true to ourselves and do what feels right? As Christians, we don't follow either path. Instead, as Paul describes in Philippians 2:12-15, we live out our identity in Christ through an obedience made possible by the Spirit of God. For it is the Holy Spirit who works in us both the desire and ability to live our lives for God's good purposes.

How do we live a good life? Do we strive to live up to external standard of morality? Do we need to be true to ourselves and do what feels right? As Christians, we don't follow either path. Instead, as Paul describes in Philippians 2:12-15, we live out our identity in Christ through an obedience made possible by the Spirit of God. For it is the Holy Spirit who works in us both the desire and ability to live our lives for God's good purposes.

All of Paul's theology, all of his pastoral instructions, and all of his prayer and worship flow out of who Jesus is. This passage is the centerpiece of Paul's letter to the Philippians. Pastor Glenn Packiam helps us to see Jesus as the true Human, the true God, and the revelation of what God is like. Christ's life of self-giving and sacrificial love is the pattern for the Christian life. Moreover, because of who Jesus is and because of His death on the cross, He is the only one worthy of all praise for all eternity.

The Person, The Pattern, and the Promise of Jesus

All of Paul's theology, all of his pastoral instructions, and all of his prayer and worship flow out of who Jesus is. This passage is the centerpiece of Paul's letter to the Philippians. Pastor Glenn Packiam helps us to see Jesus as the true Human, the true God, and the revelation of what God is like. Christ's life of self-giving and sacrificial love is the pattern for the Christian life. Moreover, because of who Jesus is and because of His death on the cross, He is the only one worthy of all praise for all eternity.

The Person, The Pattern, and the Promise of Jesus

Paul's plea at the beginning of Philippians 2 to the church in Philippi is to live out their unity in Jesus. The Church is the most revolutionary community in human history. Pastor Glenn Packiam unpacks why that is, and how we grow in that unity.

Paul's plea at the beginning of Philippians 2 to the church in Philippi is to live out their unity in Jesus. The Church is the most revolutionary community in human history. Pastor Glenn Packiam unpacks why that is, and how we grow in that unity.

Revolutionary Unity in Jesus