Paul is writing from prison, yet despite his suffering, he’s writing about joy. Suffering doesn’t play favorites. I doesn’t matter who you are, we all experience it. And the question is not if you will suffer, but how you will suffer.

Introductions play a huge role in how we communicate. In these eleven verses that comprise the introduction to Paul's letter to the church at Philippi, he greets the saints at Philippi, expresses his thankfulness for them, and then reveals how he's been praying for them.

This is a church plant; the only one in the bible that the Holy Spirit sovereignly decided to give us an up close glimpse of its beginnings. We learn the backstory of Philippians not in the letter itself, but in the book of Acts during Paul’s second missionary journey.

When Jesus Christ calls the disciples to follow Him, He calls them to be fishers of men. As the people of God this is our mission, to know Jesus and make Him known to the nations.

Jesus Christ has made us a people who are to proclaim both who He is and what He has done by how we love our brothers and sisters in the faith. With that said, it is simply impossible to live out this Biblical mandate in isolation. In John 13, we see Jesus not only teach this principle, but humbly model it for us as well.

Community is not just what we do, it is what we are. As the Church, we are a community that has been reconciled both to God and to others thanks to the unifying work of Jesus Christ.

The relationship we have with the Lord is never based on our goodness. It’s because God is loving, gracious and kind. Like Paul writes in Roman 2:4, "God’s kindness is meant to lead you to repentance."

A Psalm of Asaph about the justice of God.

No matter how big the mess of your sin is, Jesus can walk into your grave and bring you to home in Him.

What's going on in this event is unique. There's nothing else like it in the bible. God takes a physical form, and fights with Jacob, changes his name, and invites him to trust him.