Posts with the category “philippians”

We are done with Philippians for now, but I hope it is not done with us.  Read More

The secret Paul learned is not a mindset, it is a Person.  Read More

We usually assume contentment is hardest when we lack. Paul says abundance tests you too.  Read More

That word “think” is stronger than a passing glance. It carries the idea of dwelling on, calculating, giving sustained attention to. Paul is not talking about momentary inspiration. He is talking about mental discipline.  Read More

Gentleness is not weakness here. Paul calls them to something different — a steadiness that does not need to dominate.  Read More

So before Paul speaks about anxiety, before he teaches on contentment, before he talks about strength, he tends to unity.  Read More

To many of us think the goal is to be good and get to heaven. If you have been saved - then you are going.   Read More

For most of his life, Paul was found in very specific places — his tribe, his training, his precision with the law.  Read More

In both Jewish and Roman culture, because lineage and loyalty were everything.  Read More

Paul is not a happy camper. And, the issue is not ritual practice alone. The issue is confidence.  Read More

And we have learned that the church honors differently than the world does.  Read More

Paul has spent this entire chapter dismantling misplaced confidence and redirecting our focus. Sunday we are going to lean into that fully and talk about what it means to press on with purpose.  Read More

If you have ever lived on a military base - you know you follow the rules. Philippi was a colony filled with retired soldiers.  Read More

When God became incarnate in human flesh – that was the most humble thing He could have done. He really does love us that he humbled himself that low.  Read More

Chapter Two opens quietly, but it is anything but soft.   Read More

he doesn’t care if the preaching is from false motives (against Paul) or true motives. Who cares — as long as Christ is being preached (v. 18).  Read More

And yet — when faced with rivals trying to increase his distress — he shrugs it off.  Read More

In the Roman world, teachers operated in competitive environments.   Read More

Prison did not look like progress. It looked like defeat. So, Paul frames the paragraph with a deliberate corrective disclosure.  Read More

I have been preaching for months now that our Holy Spirit - our Advocate - He is who helps us discern what is best.   Read More