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Sermons on Philippians
We conclude our sermon series on the letter to the Philippians talking about what we do while we wait for our day to be with Jesus.
We talk together about the trophies that exist in our lives and how they tie us to our pasts, but how the gift that we have in Jesus ties us to something different – our future.
We talk about how our lives can feel incomplete sometimes, and how we wrestle with this sense of incompletion until we are made complete by God on the last day.
We talk about what Paul reflected on at the end of his life and what we will be able to reflect on at the end of our lives, the forgiveness of our sins and our inclusion into God’s Kingdom.
We talk about Jesus’ kingship and what it means for us to confess Him as our King. Sermon Scripture: Philippians 2:5–9 Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself,…
Throughout the lectionary readings this week, we see hints of Jesus’ crucifixion and how we are called to lose our lives in His life. As Jesus was persecuted, we are given the command to give of ourselves in love as well. Though I myself have reason for confidence in the flesh also. If anyone else…
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About this Sunday: Our Baptisms were the first steps of our journeys to heaven, but we experience the length of the journey as we go through life. This Sunday of Advent, we look at the wisdom of knowing that the journey is not instantaneous, but that we are called to journey well as we go…