1. Standing firm When have you had to stand firm and to hold your ground? Parents need to stand firm As parents we sometimes must stand firm when it comes to our children. Our children don’t always (or perhaps often …
Philippians 3:12-4:1 Look where you want to go, and keep peddling! Over the past year or two we’ve taught each of our kids to ride a bike. A little scary and frustrating at times, but mostly fun and full …
1. Watch out Sadly, we always need to be watching out for those who would try and take us in and rob us of what we have. More than ever we are being plagued by those who pretend to be …
Philippians 2:19-30 No outside story to start today, no illustrations about how this passage reminds me of something else. No this passage today speaks for itself. It is the illustration; the example of what Paul has been saying. So …
Philippians 1:12-18 Working out What do you do to work out? What are you doing to try and keep fit and healthy as you age? A good work out for me is the sort of work out that moves me …
Philippians 2:1-11 What makes for a truly Christian community? What would you say makes for a truly Christian community? What does God want and expect to see embodied in us as a Christian community? Another way of putting this …
Philippians 1:27-30 What matters What matters? When it comes down to it what really matters for you? At a time where there has been so much uncertainty, what might matter is keeping your job or keeping up with your house …
Philippians 1:12-26 What’s the focus of your vision? The question that I think this passage from Paul’s letter to the Philippians raises for us is what is the focus of our vision as we reflect on our circumstances and plan …
Philippians 1:1-11 The lost art of letter writing The art of letter writing is perhaps a skill that many of us are losing, if indeed we ever had it in the first place. The fact is that we just don’t …
