Philippians 2:12-13 How would you explain to someone what it means to be saved? I looked it up on the internet and found this: When we talk about following Jesus, we often talk about “being saved.” Just what does that mean, and if it is important, how do we become saved? All humans sin, for…
Philippians 2:5-11 In the sermon last week I talked about God’s concern and Paul’s concern for unity which is a major theme in Philippians as well as the whole of the Bible. I talked about interpersonal relationships and used the analogy of interconnecting hotel rooms with two doors that can be locked. When a family…
Philippians 2:1-4 We began preaching from Paul’s letter to the Philippians last year after Easter. We worked our way through chapter one and today come to chapter two. Let me refresh your memory about this letter. Philippi was a leading city in the district of Macedonia, in modern day Greece. In 42 BC there were…
John 20:1-18 When I was a child Easter was a very exciting holiday. We started on Saturday night, coloring Easter eggs. My five sisters and I each had our own Easter basket and we set it on the floor by our bed when we went to bed. It was an empty basket except for the…
Matthew 16:13-16 Jesus is always more than he seems to be. When Mary went to see Elizabeth after her encounter with the angel Gabriel, Mary was just another pregnant Palestinian. If someone had seen her as she walked toward Elizabeth and Zechariah’s house they would not even have noticed that she was pregnant. But Elizabeth…