by coordinator | Nov 18, 2013 | Colossians, Knowing God's Will, NT, Sermons, Topical Studies
Is this how we should think of the gospel? If we do, we will be making a grave, grave mistake. Fruit comes from the gospel. Fruit, not just in terms of salvation, but fruit in all aspects of the Christian life and maturity. We see this in Paul’s letters. For example,...
by coordinator | Nov 18, 2013 | Colossians, Knowing God's Will, NT, Sermons, Topical Studies
Text: Col 1:1-14 We are beginning our study through the book of Colossians. I have been waiting to teach this book for a while because it’s one of my favorites. In particular, the second half of Col 1 is one of the most beautiful, most profound sections in all of...
by coordinator | Nov 3, 2013 | NT, Philippians, Sermons
Acts 16:25-34 [READ]. This scene is amazing to me. Paul and Silas had just been beaten by a mob. Then, they got sent to the inner prison and probably got tortured by this Roman jailer. And while they were beaten, bruised and bleeding, what were they doing? They were...
by coordinator | Nov 3, 2013 | NT, Philippians, Sermons
Phil 4:11 [READ]. Paul says, he LEARNED to be content. The word for “learned” in the Greek has two meanings. One, you learn about contentment as you are learning right now. It’s classroom learning. Or when you open your Bible. It’s book learning. This is important....
by coordinator | Nov 3, 2013 | NT, Philippians, Sermons
Text: Phil 4:10-20 We’ve reached the end of this incredible letter that Paul wrote to this beloved church at Philippi. Hope you have been as blessed as I have been seeing what drove Paul to live the way he did. This short letter is filled with coffee mug verses....
by coordinator | Oct 28, 2013 | NT, Philippians, Sermons
How can you sustain a heart that rejoices and is gracious toward others always? Phil 4:6-7 [READ] We can sustain a heart that rejoices and is gracious toward others through prayer. What are we doing when we pray? We are claiming v5–the Lord is near. Lord, I’m...
