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Philippians
Contributed by Scott Turansky on Jan 27, 2022 (message contributor)
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1. Choosing Joy In A Post-Traumatic World - Philippians 1:1-2
Contributed on Jan 27, 2022
We know that God speaks through His word. But then God does use other ways to speak to us, doesn't He?
Have you ever experienced that time when you felt like you knew what you wanted to do? It seemed like the right thing to do. But then what happened? It got shut down. We sometimes say God closed the door or something like that. And I'm talking about big decisions. Maybe you were thinking about ...read more
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2. The Wonder Of Christmas – Philippians 2:5-11
Contributed on Feb 2, 2022
What God wants to do in our lives is something that's just, well, it's wondrous. Now when we do get this idea, we get the wonder of Christmas, when we realize that God came down to earth, we recognize that God was 100% God and 100% man in Jesus Christ
Philippians 2:5-11 Series: Choosing Joy in a Post-Traumatic World I think that there's a lot of confusion associated around Christmas in the lives of people. You've got this very, very significant event of Christmas, while at the same time almost a carnival atmosphere going on in society. ...read more
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3. It’s Time For Your Workout – Philippians 2:12-13
Contributed on Feb 2, 2022
Today I want to talk to you about a workout, a spiritual workout that we all need to be engaged in in our lives.
At Muscle Beach they've got this big platform area where guys have all these weights and they're working out. It's kind of entertaining because people who are good looking, you know, who really can lift weights and they're strong, and they do lift those weights, it’s fun to watch ...read more
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4. Theology Of Complaining – Philippians 2:14
Contributed on Feb 2, 2022
So even seemingly setbacks in our lives can be used by God in a powerful way. So we as Christians, we don't have to complain. Now what we can do is focus on the Lord and what He's doing.
As I was looking at the passage that I was studying this week, I came across or I remembered a book that I really liked. This is a children's book. I'm sure you've heard about it. This children's book is called Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. I'm ...read more
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5. How To Live In A Crooked World – Philippians 2:14-18
Contributed on Feb 2, 2022
People also need the truth. They need to hear the message of the gospel that we have. We have to live a life that’s consistent with our beliefs. That would be a great place to start, right?
Well last Sunday remember the sermon was about… Does anybody remember the sermon from last week? Yeah, it was about complaining. Okay. Complaining and disputing. We did the theology of complaining last week starting in Philippians 2:14. But there was some pushback at the small group. I really ...read more
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6. The Family Business - Philippians 1: 3-6
Contributed on Feb 10, 2022
Jesus uses this idea of business and this idea of work to describe our vocation as well. He says about us – “I want you to believe in the word I sent so that you can do greater works than these.” Works in business.
There's only one story about Jesus when he was a child. He was twelve years old at the time and he got separated from the group. The parents were anxious, the Bible said, and so they go and they find him. And here's what Jesus said. He said to them, “Why are you looking for me? Don't ...read more
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7. Love Exercises - Philippians 1: 7-11
Contributed on Feb 10, 2022
I know you're asking the question, “Okay, how do I exercise love?” I'm going to show you in a moment how we exercise love. But first let me show you what happens when you do it to your heart.
Open your Bibles or your workbooks to Philippians 1:7-11. That's where we're going to be today. If you do not have a workbook, they are free. They're back on the back table there. We have extras and we'd love for you to have one so that you can take notes. Not only so you can take ...read more
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8. Spiritual Depression; Its Causes And Cure - Philippians 1:12-21
Contributed on Feb 11, 2022
I think if we were to take the book of Philippians and we were to try to understand emotions, there would be a map that goes like this with these three particular kind of emotions. One is anger. The second is sadness. And the third is anxiety.
The book of Philippians is a very emotionally transparent book. It's the most emotional book in the New Testament. That's because Paul is sharing his emotions with them, but he's also processing his emotions with them, and he's also encouraging them to process their emotions in a ...read more
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9. Christian, You Are Heaven Bound, Meanwhile Make A Difference - Philippians 1: 20-26
Contributed on Feb 11, 2022
The main thing that helps Paul be emotionally, spiritually, and mentally healthy. If you're looking for those things in your life, the solution really is found here in the Bible
Well today we come to verse 20 in Philippians, verses 20-26 in our passage today. As we do, we're going to see Paul's secret ingredient. The main thing that helps Paul be emotionally, spiritually, and mentally healthy. If you're looking for those things in your life, the solution really ...read more
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10. How To Take A Stand When Others Want You To Sit Down - Philippians 1: 27-30
Contributed on Feb 11, 2022
in this passage Paul is going to share with us four things, four ideas that can help us to be able to take a stand when others want us to sit down.
This week my assistant who works for me… Tracy, who's worked with me for five years…she's great. I love her very much. But she has decided to move on and is leaving us with a hole in our ministry. So in a desire to replace her quickly, I put an announcement out. You probably saw this. So ...read more
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11. It's Time To Deal With The Emotional Baggage - Philippians 2:1
Contributed on Feb 11, 2022
Sometimes we feel like we're doing okay. But there are other times when things start getting out of control in our lives and this stuff starts to well up.
The book of Philippians is this very transparent book where Paul opens up his heart and we get to see his own emotions. He teaches us about emotions. So we're going through the book verse by verse in an in-depth study of the book of Philippians. When we come to those passages that have to do ...read more
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12. 4 Components For Deep, Significant Relationships - Philippians 2:2
Contributed on Feb 11, 2022
The closer we get to the Lord, the easier it is to love all the different people around us. God wants us to be able to move forward with unity, even though we have diversity.
I smile, as you probably do too, whenever you see that science confirms something we already know in the Bible. Right? Or archaeology comes up with this discovery that this historical place actually was there, which the Bible talks about. Or when it comes to mental health, we know that the Bible ...read more
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13. Honor - Philippians 2:3-5
Contributed on Feb 11, 2022
Honor is the relational idea. It's how you get along with other people. When you honor them or value other people, then good things happen.
I also want these young men and young ladies to know that my target audience on Sunday morning is between ten and twenty-six. That’s who I'm trying to speak to. The rest of you old folks can listen. But that's what I'm targeting the sermon because I just am very interested in reaching ...read more
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14. Joy Stealers – Philippians 3:1-6
Contributed on Apr 2, 2022
We learned about “joy stealers.” It’s a concept to which all of us can relate, since life is frequently full of circumstances that conspire to bring us down emotionally.
You know, the biggest problem that parents report that their children have is not being able to handle disappointment well. How do I know that? Because I helped design what's called the Child Behavior Inventory. It's an inventory that measures nine different areas in a child's life that ...read more
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15. It’s Time For A Spiritual Audit – Philippians 3:7-10
Contributed on Apr 2, 2022
What do we value? What do we strive for, day to day? And the interesting challenge here is that even when we value good things (e.g., loving our family, helping others), they don’t come close to who Jesus is.
A couple of weeks ago I was looking at my credit card balance, and it was much higher than I expected it to be. So I knew I needed to do a little audit there myself. I checked it out and realized that some of these charges aren't even mine. So I called the credit card company and we together ...read more
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16. Five Secrets For Winners – Philippians 3:12-21
Contributed on Apr 2, 2022
We need to stop and remind ourselves of who we are: Believers in Jesus who are serving him in a marathon, not a sprint, toward his kingdom. Therefore, let us never forget, or even minimize, who were are or what our “upward call” is.
Paul the apostle must have been a sports fan. I say that because he uses a lot of terminology in the scriptures related to sports. He says – We don't wrestle with just flesh and blood. That's a wrestling illustration. He says – We fight the good fight. That's a boxing illustration. But ...read more
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17. Handling Anxiety (Part 1) – Philippians 4:1-9
Contributed on Apr 16, 2022
Let us let go of control, because he’s the one in control. He knows our path and our destination, and he will take us there.
This is the first week of three weeks that we're going to be talking about anxiety. The problem of anxiety. It's been suggested that the research shows that 18% of all adults have some kind of an anxiety disorder. We're talking about generalized anxiety disorder, or obsessive-compulsive ...read more
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18. Handling Anxiety (Part 2) – Philippians 4:6-7
Contributed on Apr 16, 2022
One of the most well-known phrases in Scripture: “Do not be anxious about anything.”
We will call his name Mike. He was eleven years old when I started working with him. His parents brought it to me because he had some extreme anxiety issues. I’ve told you about Mike before because Mike is this young man who had severe anxiety that prevented them from going out to lunch at Costco. ...read more
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19. Handling Anxiety (Part 3) – Philippians 4:8-9
Contributed on Apr 16, 2022
We have to work on changing and improving our way of thinking so that our minds are completely set on Jesus.
Sharon was twenty years old when she went to her physician because she felt like she just needed to make a change in her life. She felt like she was overweight, she felt like she was tired all the time. She felt like she was getting sick more than she needed to get sick. And she just knew she ...read more