It seems as if every church has at least one person who thinks they have reached spiritual maturity, or at least has more maturity than that “one person”. In Philippians, Paul warns against thinking you “have arrived” and tells us how there is joy and purpose in realizing we always need to grow.
Some of us have had a good upbringing. Some of us have been in church since we were born. Some of us have not. Yet neither our past nor our heritage, either good or bad, is the source of our joy or relationship with God. Today, we are going to read Paul’s words about our […]
Church Isn’t Enough We did not invite you here today to “sell” you on Grace Baptist Church. We brought you here today to tell you that while church and church people may let you down, God never will.
Future dreams, future leaders, future situations, and other future unknowns can all cause us to fret over…well…the future! In the book of Philippians, we see where Paul writes about future events, and we’ll see how he handled the unknown future while living in the present and finding joy in both.
Life happens, and it brings many changes along the way. Some days you like the change; other days you don’t. Some days you’d give your left kidney for a little monotony; other days you wonder if things will ever change. Today, we’re going to study a section of Philippians where Paul describes joy that can […]
Self-centeredness and Christian unity cannot co-exist. We all have expectations, and they may not be wrong. However, self-focus on your expectations can cause division and strife. In today’s message, we will explore the importance and result of considering the needs of others rather than our desires, and we will see that it pays to “Let […]
“Six one way and half a dozen the other.” Sometimes life choices can feel this way. In today’s text, we will see how dilemmas can sometimes be nothing more than choosing between two good options. Through Paul’s example, we will learn the value of prioritizing Christ in decision-making, which can help us find joy, not […]
Have you ever had moments when your life felt like it was falling apart? Have you had times when you wondered, “God, what are you doing?” Today’s sermon will teach us that God uses these moments for His glory and that we can find joy and shout hallelujah, even in the middle of hard times.
In our sermon today, Paul reminds us that joy can be found in being part of a local church body. Today, we will learn what it is about a local church that can bring us joy and what we need to do as individuals to maintain the unity that brings joy.
The Bible tells us we should be joyful. Yet finding joy in a fallen world can be hard. Today’s sermon is the introduction to a short series on Philippians, a book where Paul talks to us about experiencing joy in the middle of real life.