Reorienting our Focus Pt 1“For they all seek after their own interests, not those of Christ Jesus.”Phil. 2:19-24 Paul had a problem.  He deeply cared about the people in Philippi and was concerned abo...  Read More

The Age of ComplaintPhilippians 2:14-18“Do all things without grumbling or disputing.”It is easy to fall into its trap.  We don’t want to, but it just seems to come out.  We desire to be known as a po...  Read More

The Divine Initiative and Human ResponsibilityPhilippians 2:12-13“For It is God who works in you, both to will and to work for His good Pleasure.”Every sermon has an application.  Having outlined the ...  Read More

The Name that is Above Every NamePhil. 2:9-11“For this reason also, God highly exalted Him and bestowed on Him the name which is above every name.”The mystery of Jesus’ incarnation concludes with an a...  Read More

The Kenosis of ChristPhilippians 2:6-8“Although he existed in the form of God, did not regard quality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself.” Philippians 2:5-11 is often called the Kenos...  Read More

If God can do it, then why can’t we?Self-sacrifice Pt. 2Philippians 2:5-9 Philippians 2:5-11 is one of the pivotal sections in the whole New Testament.  In these few verses, Paul captures the mystery ...  Read More

The Sacrifice of Self-Empowerment (Pt. 1)Phil. 2:1-4“Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind regard one another as more important than yourselves.”Our greatest appetite...  Read More

Perspective in SufferingPhil 1:27-30“For to you it has been granted for Christ’s sake, not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer for his sake.”The call of Christ is a call to suffering.  We often...  Read More

Complete Surrender.Phil. 1:19-26“For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.”What is left when all the glitz and glamour of life is removed?  Life's greatest tragedy is not death but a wasted lif...  Read More

Finding Joy in the Ministry of OthersPhilippians 1:15-18“What then? Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is proclaimed; and in this I rejoice.” In ministry, it is easy to be...  Read More

When Adversity Becomes a TriumphPhil. 1:12-14“Most of the brethren rusting in the Lord because of my imprisonment have far more courage to speak the word of God without fear.”No one is exempt from the...  Read More

The Prayer that God Loves to AnswerPhil. 1:7-11“And this I pray, that your love may abound still more and more in real knowledge and all discernment, so that you may approve the things that are excell...  Read More