Philippians 3:15-16 I wonder what it was like to travel with Paul. We know him from his letters and from Luke’s description of his travels, but these do not tell us what he was like sitting by a fire at night, looking up into the sky. They do not tell us what kind of humor…

Philippians 3:4b-11 In the US when you meet someone you introduce yourself, “My name is Jack, what’s yours?” And then there are two questions that follow. “Where are you from?” and “What do you do?” (I understand that the British are not as forthright as this. Getting at “what you do” is a more indirect…

Philippians 3:1-4a As I was preparing this sermon I thought to myself, “I wonder if anyone has come up with a one word summary of each book of the Bible.” So I looked it up and, like every time I think I have an original thought or idea, I found several lists. An original idea…

Philippians 2:19-30 How different would the Bible be if the writers had used a modern word processor when they wrote? When we write a paper, a letter, or a document, we type a draft, read it or print it out, and make changes. We enter the changes, look again, move a paragraph from one place…

Philippians 2:14-18 The gospel is simple, but the Bible is not always easy to understand and it can be easily misunderstood. The gospel, the good news of Jesus, is not complicated. God loves us. Jesus came to rescue us. We need to put our trust in him and believe he is the Son of God….

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