What if we promoted peace in the family?

What if we helped one another love one another? How do we cultivate communities where peace reigns? How do we help people who clash learn to love one another? Jesus said, “Blessed are the peacemakers!” Let’...

What if we promoted peace in the family? (The 5:15)

As Paul concludes his letter to the Philippians, he tells them again to "stand firm" in the midst of opposition and challenge. But in order to stand well, we must stand firmly upon the family of God's people ...

What if we kept our eyes on the prize?

That stinks! Paul compared his religious life without Christ to rotten rubbish! He then tells us how to abandon the religious rubbish and replace it with radiant relationship, with Life itself, from “do do” l...

One Thing (The 5:15)

Paul tells us in Philippians 3 that he focuses on one thing. But in order to do it well, we must know how to forget what is behind and focus forward rightly. How does God view our past? And how can we forget we...

Do All Things Without Grumbling?

Thirty Miles! That’s the distance the human eye can see a flickering candle on a dark night. Sitting on a hillside with crowds gathered around him, Jesus delivered His longest and best-known teaching, “Th...
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Dying and Living Well

Followers of Jesus not only live differently, they die differently. Paul faced a dilemma: he found himself under a death sentence. It would not be a pretty death; it would be a public death at the hands of a...

The Miraculous Birth of the Church in Philippi

Welcome to Philippians! This is a compressed letter, filled with phrases that jump out and grab you like, “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” It is tempting to do a “drive by” or “bumper st...
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Shine

"Pray that we shine like bright lights in a dark world!" This is the message that Jamie Winship brings to Grace, teaching out of Philippians chapter 2. Downloads Notes Transcript Video Audio iT...