Philippians 2:5-11 -- This Sunday we get to PART THREE of our deep-dive into the famous "Christ Hymn" of Philippians 2:5-11. Last week we looked at the slow down, down, down of the unfathomable descent of Christ into ultimate humility for LOVE (listen here if you missed). HOWEVER... the story of Jesus never ends in the grave, it ends in His resurrection, ascension and exaltation! So this Sunday we get to rise up, up, up with Jesus as we encounter the fundamental nature of the Kingdom of God at work!

If you ever struggle to know how much God loves us, this would be a good week to pay extra close attention.

Philippians 2:5-11 -- This Sunday, We will have a third part to follow which allows us to slow down, down down as we focus the week on the unfathomable descent of Christ into ultimate humility for our sake.

If you ever struggle to know how much God loves us, this would be a good week to pay extra close attention.

We can't wait to explore the Christ Hymn found in Philippians 2:5-11 together and see how it will give us the needed framework to even begin to live out God's command to "consider others as more important than yourselves."

We're excited to kick off a fresh round of consideration in our time together as we explore another great idea of Scripture found in Philippians 2:1-4.

Where does Christian Unity come from anyways?"

AND

What does it mean to "consider one another as more important than yourselves?"

This Sunday we get to consider another great idea of Scripture found in Philippians 1:27-30.

How do we "live life in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ?"

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What does it mean to be a "live as a citizen of heaven?"

To Live Is Christ | Philippians 1:18–26

In this message, we look at Paul’s striking words: “To live is Christ, to die is gain.” From a prison cell, Paul writes with unshakable joy and purpose—showing us what it means to live fully for Jesus no matter the circumstance.

We’ll explore how his perspective reframes both life and death, calling us to honor Christ with our whole selves and to find deep meaning in our everyday faith. This passage invites us to consider what it looks like to magnify Christ in all we do, to reflect His love and sacrifice, and to hold fast to the hope of being with Him forever.

Whether you’re wrestling with purpose, suffering, or the tension of faith in the real world, this teaching will encourage you to see every moment—life and death alike—as an opportunity to know and display Jesus.

This week we focus on Philippians 1:12-18, where we get to unpack Paul's amazing statements about how to understand some of those moments in life that are hard to explain.

Why would God allow this or that to happen?

Why wouldn't God want so and so to be free and clear to take the gospel here or there?

Why do some people who seem to be motivated by selfish ambitions always seem to be so unencumbered or successful compared to me?

These are perennial questions in the Christian life that can often slow us up... but why does Paul seem so unaffected by them and what can we learn from his divinely inspired understanding?

Join us this week to take a closer look at Paul's prayer in Philippians 1:7-11

As we continue to get situated in our NEW sermon series in the book of Philippians, we're excited to look more deeply at this important idea in chapter one, verse 6:

"he who started a good work in you

will carry it on to completion

until the day of Christ Jesus."

What does this really tell us about God's work in us and in the world?

Join us this week to take a closer look at Paul's prayer in Philippians 1:7-11