Category: <span>Blog & Bible Study</span>

Paul began this letter to his friends in Philippi by telling them that every time he remembers them he does two things, he thanks God for them and he prays for them joyfully. Tonight we are going to begin to see why Paul feels so strongly for this group of people, what it is about...

The last time we were together we basically studied two words from Philippians 1:1, bondservants and saints. Paul begins the letter by setting himself and Timothy in position as the servants of Christ and then addresses the entire church, every single person within the community as saints in Christ. The focus of the entire letter...

We’ve all been told that we appreciate and enjoy things more when we have had to work for them rather than just having them handed to us. We are also familiar with the saying “Good things come to those who wait”. My question today is that, if working and waiting produce good things then why...

This week we moved into the first chapter of Philippians concentrating on Paul’s introduction. In a few simple words Paul reveals intimacy in friendship, equality in relationship and humility in community. My hope and prayer is that we will find, in these few words that the church is in need of leadership but has no...

Tonight we begin our study of the book of Philippians by way of Acts 16. In Acts 16 Paul begins his first missionary journey without Barnabas as his partner. His first two steps are “blocked” by the Holy Spirit and then, in a vision, Paul and his team are directed to go to Macedonia, their...

Recently while I was reading I Samuel I was struck by the description of one of the wives mentioned in the first chapter, Peninnah is referred to as Hannah’s rival. These women shared a husband, we can talk about the culture of the time, what was permitted and what was simply because of the hardness...

Tonight we will finish up our journey through the book of Mark. I’m not quite sure what I’m going to do with myself when Mark isn’t a daily part of my life. As we talked about last week, the final verses of the book, 16:9-20 have some authenticity questions. They don’t match Mark’s writing style,...

“Do not fret . . . Trust in the LORD . . . Dwell in the land . . . Delight yourself also in the LORD . . .” Psalm 37:1-4 I have a tendency to fret. To fret is more than to worry or be anxious, the Hebrew word used in Psalm 37 means...

Tonight we begin to close the book of Mark by seeing the most important moment thus far in the history of man. Chapter 15 closed with Jesus’ death and burial. Three women watched as Jesus’ lifeless body was taken down from the cross and wrapped in linen. They followed as Jesus was carried by two...

In John 10:17-18 Jesus said “For this reason the Father loves Me, because I lay down My life that I may take it up again. No one takes it from Me but I lay it down of My own accord. I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority to take it up...