(Luke 2:8-14/Isaiah 9:1-7/1 Peter 1:3-6/Romans 8:37-39)
(Luke 2:8-14/Isaiah 9:1-7/1 Peter 1:3-6/Romans 8:37-39)
Too often we open our prayers in adoration in an effort to manipulate God to act on our behalf. This morning we are going to focus in on adoring God because of his worthiness.
One of the regular practices of Jesus in the Gospels was to spend time alone with the Father offering up his desires in prayer, and this is something that we need to learn to incorporate in our Christian lives.
(Philippians 3:4-14/2 Timothy 2:15/1 Timothy 1:13-15/1 Corinthians 9:25-26)(Length 26:21/Size 9.05MB)
One important element of Christianity that we can easily forget is that we are not alone, and we were never designed to live out our faith alone. Paul reminds us of this in Philippians as he encourages Christians to strive together as one.
In this section of Philippians, Paul makes a bold statement about our source of life. We will look at how this was true for Paul and how it is true for us today.
The letter to Philippians is unique in comparison with many of the writings of Paul. As we begin to explore this letter, we will examine the background of his writing, and begin to look at the Gospel message that Paul was sending to this church, and to the church at large.