It doesn't matter how many zeroes you have in your bank account, if you aren't joyful or using it produce joy, what is it REALLY worth. Paul shares a key component of JOY in this final message of the Choose Joy: A Study in Philippians Series
Do you ever struggle to be content in life when things around you seem unfair or imbalanced? There is a secret that each of us can be let in on if we are willing to slow down and listen.
What are the top 10 things you think about? Do they match up with what most people will admit to wondering and thinking about? How do we make sure our thoughts are pleasing to God? Bob Bordeaux teaches through this powerful passage on the power of Fixing Your Thoughts.
Do you find yourself in a cycle of anxiety or stress? Turns out youre not alone and God has a prescription. The cycle of faith. Stephonne Young shares this passage and practical tools for breaking the cycle.
In this passage, Paul introduces us to the idea that people are watching how we, as Christians, handle disagreements. How we can make sure that what they see honors God?
Paul saw following Jesus like being a dual citizen. Living here on earth with this culture, but having a citizenship in Heaven. In this section of the letter to the Philippians, Paul talks about what our heavenly citizenship looks like.
Here we see Paul giving an encouragement on how to win at what matters in life. That is to win eternally, not only this temporary, short life of 100 years or so, but rather all of what lies beyond that. Join us as we continue to learn from God’s word together.
Paul lost a lot when he chose to follow Jesus. He lost his influence and reputation. He lost his status. He lost his resources. He lost his health. Ultimately he would lose his life. Yet he says it was all worth it. This week we are going to see 5 benefits that Paul gained as he followed Jesus.
How can a strong religious resume hurt our relationship with God? It might be time to shred the list of accomplishments and focus on what your real story is and how God has changed your life. Each of us has a story and at the center it needs to be Jesus and not our religious accomplishments.
Practice makes perfect or more accurately we become what we repeat. Paul shows that the key to joy is repetition and more specifically not letting others force you into something that is outside God’s clear plan for your life as revealed in the Scripture.
So much of the JOY you experience in your life will come from how you handle the imperfect. Paul shows an honest approach to appreciating those around you and loving them through their limitations.
Good friends are hard to find. See the elements of what makes the best friendship.
Paul talks about the value of spiritual workouts and the best practices to grow!
This is the cornerstone of the letter to the Philippians. The mind of Christ. Absolutely essential to any and every believer.
Stephonne Young opens up Philippians 2:1-4 with the value and power of preferring one another.
Choose Joy: Standing Firm When They Want you to fall looks at the keys to facing opposition.
Philippians 1:19-25 Paul is famous for his statement “To Live is Christ and to die is gain.” What can we learn from him about prioritizing Jesus in the midst of so many other things fighting for attention in our lives?
Philippians 1:11-18 / What can a BOOGIE BOARD teach us about the things that we allow to weigh us down and rob us of influence? Check out GAINS in CHAINS.
The pressure is off us and that God is in control. He started it, He is going to complete it.
Future You Will Appreciate this. The pressure is off us and that God is in control. He started it, He is going to complete it. Trust that. Run with partners who are going to encourage you in your walk.
Meet the foundational people who made up the first church in Europe. A successful business woman and a government worker with his family make an unlikely core team for Paul.
Meet Paul, the author of this letter to a specific group of believers in the city of Philippi. This letter carries a major theme of joy. We can CHOOSE JOY even if we have a disappointing past or a difficult present.