“I can’t believe they did this to me!” “I can’t believe you would talk to them!” At the end of the day, despite what “they” did or didn’t do, despite who “they” are, despite how mad you are, God is still worth praising and His people are still worth loving. Paul gives us this example […]
Playing “Peek-A-Boo” with a child and finding joy in circumstances can be surprisingly similar. We count, “One, Two, Three, Peek-A-Boo!” and remove our hands over our face to reveal a smile. When it comes to revealing a smile in hard times, God helps us count, “One, two three…” and then shows us reasons we can experience […]
It seems it never fails to surprise us when conflict happens in church. This is nothing new! In today’s sermon, we will see conflict in the early church and discover steps Paul took, and suggested, to help us find joy while resolving relationship troubles!
Mature vs. immature: How do you distinguish between them? In today’s passage, we’ll study where Paul, inspired by the Holy Spirit, gives us a vivid contrast between a mature and an immature believer. In this contrast, we’ll find a challenge fitting for all of us, a challenge focused on the simple things of our faith.
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.
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 […]