Jesus was passionate about do­ing his Father’s work. He longed to cultivate the faith of the people around him. If any­thing stood in the way of forming faith, he was passionate about getting rid of t...  Read More

Don’t be afraid; from now on you will fish for people.Luke 5:10Peter and the others had good reason to be fishing. It was their livelihood. They probably thought they would be fishing every day for th...  Read More

The Spirit sent Jesus out into the wilderness. . . .Mark 1:12Jesus often spent time alone. At the very start of his ministry, he spent 40 days alone in the wilderness, being tempted by Satan. What did...  Read More

The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen.Philippians 4:23To live under the blessing of almighty God; to have such words spoken over us is among the finest things we will ever exper...  Read More

Doxology is praising God for who he is. It is giving God the glory that is due him for his radiant holiness. In thanksgiving we offer up gratitude for something we have received. But in doxology we ho...  Read More

I am amply supplied, now that I have received from Epaphroditus the gifts you sent. They are a fragrant offering, an acceptable sacrifice, pleasing to God.Philippians 4:18Clearly the Philippians had p...  Read More

It was good of you to share in my troubles.Philippians 4:14Everyone needs a little help from friends now and then. And there is nothing wrong with admitting that.The Philippians helped Paul by supplyi...  Read More

I can do all this through him who gives me strength.Philippians 4:13Pauls life, like most people’s lives, has had its share of ups and downs. He had times of plenty, dining on fine food and sleeping i...  Read More

I consider everything a loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. . . . I consider them garbage, that I may gain Christ. . . .Philippians 3:8Earlier in his life, his status...  Read More

Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name.Philippians 2:9We will never stop talking about having the mindset of Christ and following his examples. J...  Read More

Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves.Philippians 2:3Paul knows a few unhappy and unhealthy things about this congregation. There are so...  Read More

I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.Philippians 3:14People who win medals at the Olympics do not achieve that by sheer grace or because s...  Read More