In this week's sermon, DP talks about the letter that Apostle Paul wrote to the Philippians while he was in prison. Listen on to hear about how we can share in Apostle Paul's contentment in all circumstances through our salvation in Christ, how the flavor of Christian giving is often sacrificial, and how the deeper motivation to love people can be a desire to please God.

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Why are our lives so miserable? In one of the first murders recorded in the Bible, we get an answer to this question: comparison. In this sermon, DP explores the story of Cain and Abel and suggests that envy may be at the root of many of our frustrations and anger. While comparison is so deeply rooted in many of us as it was in Cain, DP ends the sermon with the hopeful note that the blood of Jesus on the cross gives us a new, primary identity as sinners shown grace that enables us to love one another.

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As young adults, we find ourselves in new and challenging environments in college and in our workplaces. How can we withstand the pressure to conform in these settings? During the last message of South-Chicago Fall Retreat, DP preaches on the story of Daniel and his friends and how they were faced with similar circumstances when they were captured in Babylon. Listen on to hear how the pressure to conform arises with new identities we take on, the importance of making a resolve before temptation comes, and how true partners can help us keep our personal resolve to honor God above all else.

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Do you want to be healed? This is a seemingly obvious yet profound question that Jesus asks a desperate paralytic who had been sitting around a mythical pool for 38 years. In this sermon, DP unpacks the many modern-day mythical pools that we spend our lives pining after, how we are all like this paralytic in many ways, the dissatisfying nature of achievement and success, and true healing that that can only be found in Christ.

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What happens after Adam and Eve take the fruit and disobey God? In this sermon, DP dives into three key relationships that are broken because of the Fall: our relationship with ourselves, with other people, and with God. Listen on to learn more about why we feel ashamed, how shame drives our endless need to achieve and instinct to blame others, and how we can properly deal with our sins. DP concludes the message with the hope of forgiveness through Christ, written in 1 John 1:9 "If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."

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Most people would agree that there is something broken about the world we live in. But what exactly is wrong with our world? It all started in the Garden of Eden when Eve and Adam ate a fruit. In this sermon, DP explores this ancient but relevant story and breaks down the steps that the first two humans took to sin against God: questioning God's word, then focusing on the prohibition, then ultimately mistrusting God. DP also clarifies that sin is a relational rejection of God, warns us about the deceptiveness of our eyes, and alludes to the covering that God gives to us in Christ.

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What does it mean to be fully human according to God? In this sermon, DP explores Genesis 2 and draws out a few key aspects of what it means to be fully human. Listen on to learn how God intended us to live and how to view and embrace meaningful work, relationships (with others and with God), and moral restraint so that we can live enriching and fulfilling lives according to God's design.

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The opening line of any book holds tremendous significance. So what does the first chapter of the Bible say about God and the world? In this sermon, DP explores how to read Genesis 1 in light of its genre (Hebrew poetry) and how God separating and filling the earth alludes to the fact that boundaries lead to true flourishing for humans. DP ends the sermon by encouraging us to challenge our view of God as a kill-joy and to trust God as our Creator by heeding His ways and boundaries.

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What is true happiness? Is happiness what we should even be aiming for? At Welcome Sunday service DP explored what the Parable of the Rich Fool says about what is truly worth our time and our lives: being rich towards God. DP exhorts Christians to make their faith their own and nonbelievers to look into Christianity. He closes by sharing the good news of Jesus Christ through the Three Circles illustration and encourages all to make a personal decision to follow Jesus.

DP continues his teaching on the Sermon on the Mount and explores how Jesus talked about anger and lust. The message starts with DP clarifying what legalism is and emphasizing God's heart behind the law. Listen on to hear about how anger and lust relate to the Ten Commandments, what to make the of the drastic command to cut off a part of yourself to keep from sinning, and how we become more like Christ as we love and obey Him.