Category: Philippians

  • Churches Planting Churches, Christ’s Emptying

    In the Athenian church, there were being raised up elders, evangelists, prophets, and so on. One of the signs of a healthy local church is that it is raising up others to preach, to become pastors, and to plant churches. As God’s people, we must be committed to this. First, the Gospel does not place…

  • Dear Church, we are partners, not competitors

    Dear Church, we are partners, not competitors

    What a beautiful thing it is when the people of God come together. There truly is only one Church and only one body of Christ. We can look around in our churches and in our communities; seeing others who have different hobbies, different priorities, different values, different colors of skin, different languages, different preferences regarding…

  • The Only Things That Are Worthwhile in Life

    The Only Things That Are Worthwhile in Life

    Graduates, today is a great day for us. It is a day that we get to recognize your accomplishments and commission you to continue to do the work of the Gospel throughout your life. Some are graduating from high school while others from college, and still others receiving advanced degrees. I remember going through high…