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June 12_Philippians: Heaven on Earth

Philippians 3:12-21 mentions heaven and usually this gets put into the category of "up there someday when we die", yet Paul in verses 20-21 makes clear that Jesus brings "heaven" to us in these bodies on this earth.

May 29_Philippians: Shine Like Stars

Philippians 2:12-18 says to work out your salvation with fear and trembling. What does that mean and what does it actually mean to "shine like stars in the universe"?

May 22_Philippians: Cruciform Hope

The first half of the poem is the cruciform life…a path of descent, humility and sacrifice. The second half of the poem is the daring hope that in the end God redeems all that God created.

May 15_Philippians:One Mind and Spirit

Striving together AS ONE without fear of opposition knowing that suffering may come.

May 8_Philippians: Joy in Relationship

Paul seems content to live his life for the sake of something other than HIMSELF. He seems to be offering a reversal to the natural tendency of humans which is to focus on self.

May 1_Philippians: Heart for the People

A pastors heart/hopes for his people. Confident that God will complete what God has begun, I pray your love may abound in knowledge, that you may be able to discern a path that leads to life, and that your lives will be filled with the fruit of life and resurrection.

April 24_40: Resurrection and Ascension

40 days between resurrection and ascension as the church is being prepared to be the new expression of God’s people in the world.

April 17_40: Easter

Jesus resurrection becomes an animated narrative that brings liberation and hope to the oppressed and marginalized.

April 10_40: Triumphal Entry

Jesus enters the city on Palm Sunday to the people wanting him to be king.

April 3_40: David and Goliath

What do you do when you come face to face with the possibility that what you believe is NOT true. When your beliefs come under attack, what might be born in this space?