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 contradiction? Here is my take. Scripture is clear. It […]
Philippians 2: Humility is Reality (pt1 of 3)
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 special welcome to the freshman. If you are a freshman, can […]
Philippians 2: Humility (pt3 of 3)
Phil 2 9 For this reason God highly exalted Him and gave Him the name that is above every name, 10 so that at the name of Jesus every knee will bow— of those who are in heaven and on earth and under the earth— 11 and every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is […]
Philippians 2: Humility (pt2 of 3)
How come we treat our relationship with Christ as equal to the church or equal to the work we do at church? In fact, it may be more accurate to say, why do we treat Christ as LESS important than church? Didn’t Paul say in Phil 1:23 that departing this life and being with Christ […]
Philippians 2: Humility (pt1 of 3)
Philippians 2 is one of the most important chapters in all of Scripture. If you could wring out Scripture like a sponge and gather the drops of the most critical themes, I think one of the drops would contain Philippians 2. What’s in this chapter is so fundamental to who God is, and who we […]
4 Reasons You Should Invest in College-Age Christians
Here is an article written by Jon Nielson on the Gospel Coalition website. About six months ago I made the transition from high school pastor to college pastor. When our senior pastor first invited me to consider this change, I was leading a vibrant, Word-centered high school ministry and loving it. However, after prayer, careful […]