This weekend we celebrate the death and resurrection of the Lord Jesus. We cannot separate the events of Good Friday from Easter morning. As we think about the Lord Jesus paying with His life for our rebellion, we also anticipate the great victory when God raised Him from the dead.

Good Friday 2021 | The Mystery of Christ's Cross

This week we celebrate Palm Sunday, the commemoration of Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem the week before He went to the cross. We can see how important these events are for the Christian based on the attention they attract from the Gospel writers. A quarter of Matthew’s Gospel is devoted to the last week of Jesus’ earthly ministry. So, we will read Matthew 22:1-14 this Sunday and see why Jesus delivers these challenging parables.

In the closing of the Philippian letter, Paul thanks the church for their sacrificial giving. So, reading Philippians 4:10-23 teaches us many truths about stewardship and how we should view a partnership for the Gospel. Understanding the generosity of God will produce a generous people.

We live in a time when anxiety is on the rise. As we read Philippians 4:1-9, we will see how our faith in the Lord Jesus will lead to resting in God’s peace.

Starting Place or Finish Line?

This week we will read Philippians 3:1-11 and see how all of Paul’s accomplishments are a liability to really knowing Christ. Does our own prideful striving inhibit our fellowship with the Lord Jesus? Would our deepest longing be “to know Christ”?

This week we will be looking at four examples of what it looks like to be others-focused and how relational depth and proximity play in emulating their examples.

Having charged the church to be of the same mind as Christ, this week we will read Philippians 2.12-18 and see how the Paul calls Christians to increased obedience as we work-out our salvation in a world that does not honor the Lord Jesus.

This week we will read Philippians 2 and receive a charge to model Christ’s humility for the sake of unity and joy in the church.