Category: <span>Sermons</span>

Philippians 2:12-30 “Do all things without complaining and disputing.” Most of us have had this verse quoted to us at some point in our lives. This verse is used most often as a reaction to complaints rather than being proactive to prevent them. It has been quoted from parents to children, teachers to students, employers to...

Philippians 2:12-18 The call to unity through humility culminated with Jesus as our example of both mindset and activity. The mind of Christ is the conviction that considers others more significant than ourselves and the fruit of that conviction is obedience to the call of God, it is never thinking too highly of ourselves but...

This week, in Philippians 2:1-11, we continue to see the power and necessity of unity. Paul ties the conflict that the church at Philippi has watched him engage in to their own conflict. He calls this church to engage in the conflict of the gospel, to be affected and even suffer for the kingdom of God....

In Philippians 1:27-30 the Apostle Paul moves from encouraging the Philippian church about his situation to challenging them to live in the fullness of Christ in their own situations. He gives his first command of the letter in verse 27, “Only let your conduct be worthy of the gospel of Christ”. While this statement is...

Still in the beginning of his letter from prison, Paul writes a bold declaration to the church in Philippi, “I know that this will turn out for my deliverance . . .” Earlier Paul had declared that his imprisonment was leading to the furthering of the gospel, now he declares that he knows that his...

In Philippians 1:12-18 Paul shares with the church at Philippi that his time in prison has been used by God for the expansion of the gospel. He has had the opportunity to share the truth with all of the palace guard, even those that are chained to him each day have come to see that his...

This week we are beginning a 12 week study of the book of Philippians. This letter, written from jail, about joy and fellowship, blows up our worldly belief that our circumstances dictate our attiudes, opportunities and relationships. Paul teaches us that joy comes from God and is to be spread to men. We are bridges...

Mark 10 is an interesting chapter. It contains some very important teaching of Jesus on topics that seem to be unrelated, but when looking more closely, I believe that they all fit together. First, when questioned about the legality of divorce Jesus teaches on the purpose of marriage. He makes a startling statement when he...

Numbers 14 tells us the response of the generation of Israelites to reports of the Promised Land being filled with giants and walled cities, they gave in to fear and decided to go back to the slavery of Egypt. The path of righteousness will often lead us to some battles, to some opposition and to...

This week at City of Refuge Fellowship we did not have a message as usual, instead we had the opportunity to announce a new opportunity that has opened up for us. In doing so we felt it was a good opportunity to to address who we are, how we got here and what is yet to come....