by coordinator | Oct 14, 2013 | NT, Philippians, Sermons
This is what it means to be a Christian. Our vocabulary falls short in trying to describe the surpassing value of knowing Christ so we use metaphors and we use strong comparative language like loss, filth, rubbish. We’re reaching for words here. For the Christian,...
by coordinator | Oct 14, 2013 | NT, Philippians, Sermons
Phil 3 3 For we are the circumcision, the ones who serve by the Spirit of God, boast in Christ Jesus, and do not put confidence in the flesh–4 although I ONCE ALSO had confidence in the flesh… What is Paul saying? He’s saying, you know those evil workers,...
by coordinator | Oct 14, 2013 | NT, Philippians, Sermons
Text: Phil 3:1-11 Thank you for sharing your salvation testimonies with all of us. In some ways, listening to a testimony can be more helpful at times than listening to a sermon because in a testimony, you are hearing someone describe how the Word of God came alive...
by coordinator | Oct 7, 2013 | NT, Philippians, Sermons
Sometimes, I meet people and they have been legitimately wounded by others from their past. And as they go through life, they see life through the lens of their wounds. Everyone has let them down. Everyone is sinful. Everyone is selfish while THEY are completely...
by coordinator | Oct 7, 2013 | NT, Philippians, Sermons
Going back to Paul rejoicing on the one hand about Christ being preached even though the preachers were preaching out of rivalry, and then, on the other hand, Paul telling the Philippians to do nothing out of rivalry or conceit–what can we make of this apparent...
by coordinator | Oct 7, 2013 | NT, Philippians, Sermons
Text: Phil 2:12-30 Welcome back to the college students! Hope you had a restful summer and you are recharged and ready to tackle another year of challenging problem sets, tear-inducing midterms and sleepless nights. While having fun, of course. I want to extend a...
