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...
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Philippians Series: Bridges of Joy: Resigned or Convinced?
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...
Philippians Series: Bridges of Joy: Abounding in Knowledge and Discernment
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...
Marriage, Children and Money
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...
Fighting for Another Generation
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...
The Playground Project
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....
Signs of Glory: Lazarus
In the book of John there are seven miracles of Jesus that John calls “signs”. These are miracles that point to Jesus’ identity as the Messiah and reveal His glory as the Son of God. We are going to spend the next seven weeks going through these “signs” one by one to see Jesus more...
Signs of Glory: A Man Born Blind
In the book of John there are seven miracles of Jesus that John calls “signs”. These are miracles that point to Jesus’ identity as the Messiah and reveal His glory as the Son of God. We are going to spend the next seven weeks going through these “signs” one by one to see Jesus more...
Signs of Glory: Walking on Water
In the book of John there are seven miracles of Jesus that John calls “signs”. These are miracles that point to Jesus’ identity as the Messiah and reveal His glory as the Son of God. We are going to spend the next seven weeks going through these “signs” one by one to see Jesus more...
Signs of Glory: Feeding the 5,000
In the book of John there are seven miracles of Jesus that John calls “signs”. These are miracles that point to Jesus’ identity as the Messiah and reveal His glory as the Son of God. We are going to spend the next seven weeks going through these “signs” one by one to see Jesus more...