Sermons on Philippians (Page 2)
Who, being in very nature God
On Advent Sunday, 2nd December, we started to look at the famous passage in Philippians Chapter 2 concerning Jesus. We shall be looking at this over the next four weeks as we look forward to celebrating the coming of Jesus.
Resolve conflicts
On 25th November, Chris Justice spoke to us from Philippians 3:13 to 4:9. We saw how the well-known verse in Philippians 4: “And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus” can be applied to resolving the conflict which had arisen between two members of the church, Euodia and Syntyche.
Think differently
On 18th November, Andrew and a group of people started by sharing feedback from the Open Doors conference they had attended the previous day. Andrew said that one thing had struck him most about the suffering people who had spoken; and that was they thought differently to many of us. They always seemed to focus on what God wanted in their situation, however bad it was.…
Good, Better, Best
On 28th October, Chris Justice spoke from Philippians 1, v9-11, and picked up on last week’s theme of pressing on in our Christian life and not being content to tread water.
Life in all its fullness
On October 21st, Andrew continued our series from Philippians. He talked through the early chapters of the letter, looking at how Paul assured the young church at Philippi of his love and prayers for them. The pivotal verse comes in chapter 2, verse 12-13, where Paul, having assured the people in the church that they are saved, encourages them to continue to work out…
Being content
On 14th October, at our Harvest service, Andrew returned to the letter to the Philippians which we have been studying. Reading from chapter 4, verses 10-20, he spoke about Paul’s gratitude for the gifts and support he received from the Philippian church. Then he picked up on what Paul wrote in verse 12: “I have learned the secret of being content in any and…
Joy
On 23rd September we continued to study the letter to the church at Philippi. Chris Justice spoke from Philippians 4:4-9 where Paul writes “Rejoice in the Lord always”. Chris encouraged us to seek joy in our lives and our church.
The church at Philippi
During the autumn we will be studying Paul’s letter to the church at Philippi. On September 9th we started this new series, and Andrew introduced us to some of the early characters in the church as described in Acts 16. As we study the letter in future weeks it is important to remember that this was written to real people in a real small community of believers.
175th Anniversary – Andrew McCausland
The finale of our month of celebration was on 24th June. At the start of this recording Andrew speaks about looking forward. Then Denise reads from the letter to the Philippians chapter 1, and Andrew speaks, finishing with an act of commitment from all of us to “press on”.
175th Anniversary – Michael Herbert
On 10th June it was lovely to welcome back Michael and Heather Herbert. Michael was minister here from 1970 to 1983. We started the service in the original church building in Seer Green, then a lace school, now the Parish Hall. We heard memories of what God had done in the lives of the people who used to meet in that building. Then we walked through the village to the…
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