11-15-15. Phil 2:1-4. The path to happiness is through humility. The opposite of humility is pride, the one thing that will guarantee unhappiness in your life. One of the greatest killjoys in life is conflict. If you’re ever going to learn to be happy on a long-term basis you’re going to have to learn how to reduced […]
11-08-15. Phil 2:1-4. The path to happiness is through humility. The opposite of humility is pride, the one thing that will guarantee unhappiness in your life. One of the greatest killjoys in life is conflict. If you’re ever going to learn to be happy on a long-term basis you’re going to have to learn how to […]
11-01-15. Phil 1:19-30. There are four common barriers to joy/happiness. Paul experienced all four. He has every reason to be bitter, unhappy and depressed, instead he writes about how to be happy and reflect positively on the Lord, no matter what happens. Paul doesn’t just tell us how to overcome the common barriers to happiness, he […]
10-25-15. Philippians 1:12-18. There are four common barriers to happiness. Paul experienced all four. He has every reason to be bitter, unhappy and depressed, instead he writes about how to be happy and reflect positively on the Lord, no matter what happens. Paul doesn’t just tell us how, he shows us how by modeling four habits he’d […]
10-04-15. Philippians 1:1-11. If you want to be happy Philippians is a good place to start. Paul talks a lot about relationships. That’s important because it is impossible to be happy while your relationships are unhappy. If your relationships are unhappy, your life is going to be unhappy. The first eleven verses of Philippians are about […]
09-27-15. In Acts we are introduced to the Church’s first members and their dramatic conversions. This is the broader context out of which Paul’s letter to the Philippians was written, and why Paul says, “I yearn for you with the affection of Jesus Christ. He does so because he was there when it all started. God […]
09-20-15. “God can testify how I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus.” Philippians 1:8 In this first installment in our series on Philippians we’re going to look at the church Paul planted in Philippi. It’s the only Church he wrote to that he wasn’t dealing with a problem or trying to […]