Join us tonight for a new series in Philippians 3. How do we have joy even when things are difficult? Paul helps us to see what it means to live in the Kingdom of Heaven.
Please join us for a #Steadfast that talks about #ChurchConflict, the #SuperBowl and #HeGetsUs as part of understanding what is going on in in the next part of Philippians 4.
In discussing the Philippians gift that Paul received, he helps us to think about what resources, gift giving and lack all point to.
We tend to measure our worth by what we bring to the table, but Paul’s testimony in 1 Timothy 1:12 turns that calculus upside down. He could speak of his calling despite his failures because God’s strength doesn’t depend on ours.
God is with us — that’s what we celebrate at Christmastime! As we enter into this season, we are going to take time to look at the real, genuine gift of Christmas in contrast to the far less satisfying things that distract us from that beautiful gift.
How do we come before God when our prayers so easily become empty phrases, desperate demands, or distant formalities? In Matthew 6, Jesus says our Father knows what we need before we ask, then gives His disciples words for approaching Him: “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name.”
We want God’s wisdom, yet often what we really want is an advantage—something that makes us look right, strong, and worthy of respect. In James 3:13–17, wisdom from above takes a startlingly different shape: meek conduct, mercy, gentleness, and a willingness to be taught. What does that wisdom ask of us as we wait for Jesus to return?
The decorations come down, the calendar turns, and Christmas recedes into memory—but Matthew 2 insists there’s something that doesn’t go out of season. And if the Gospel doesn’t go out of season, are we keeping ourselves focused on where it is pointing us?
We tend to assume God works through the right people, in the right places, with the right credentials. Isaiah 44–45 is genuinely jarring to our assumptions: the Lord names a pagan, idol-worshiping foreign king as the one who will restore His people to their land.
We’ve always been better at hailing the leader who delivers what we want than trusting the one God has actually sent. Way back in Numbers 12 and 16, even Moses’ own family turns on him for not being the kind of leader they expected. Can we see God’s working any more clearly than they did?