Mar 5, 2014 | Christian Living
This video was recorded at Kingsland Baptist Church on February 23, 2014. I’d love to hear your questions and comments—you can contact me through this page, or on Facebook or Twitter.
Mar 3, 2014 | Christian Living, Philippians, The Bible
Are you living for yourself, or for something larger? One of the themes of Philippians 1 is that we should focus on much more than just ourselves. The Apostle Paul exhorted the Philippians to share his focus on the progress and advancement of the gospel. God is doing...
Feb 24, 2014 | Christian Living, Philippians, The Bible
I want you to keep three words in mind as you read Philippians 1:12-26. Endurance The first word is endurance. Remember, Paul was in prison when he wrote to the Philippians. He referred to his chains repeatedly in the opening verses of this book. These references are...
Feb 19, 2014 | Christian Living, Philippians, The Bible
Paul wrote in 2 Corinthians 5 that he was controlled by God’s love, shown for us through the faithfulness of the Messiah who loved us and gave himself for us: For the love of Christ controls us, having concluded this, that one died for all, therefore all died; and He...
Feb 17, 2014 | Christian Living, The Bible
This video was recorded at Kingsland Baptist Church on February 2, 2014. I’d love to hear your questions and comments—you can contact me through this page, or on Facebook or Twitter.
Feb 12, 2014 | Philippians, The Bible
The possibility of Paul’s impending death hangs over the entire book of Philippians. He knew it was very possible that he could die in prison, and so did his friends in Philippi. With that in mind, let’s take a close look at these words from the first verses of Paul’s...
Feb 10, 2014 | Christian Living
This video was recorded at Kingsland Baptist Church on January 26, 2014. I’d love to hear your questions and comments—you can contact me through this page, or on Facebook or Twitter.
Feb 5, 2014 | Christian Living, Philippians, The Bible
In my last post I described the series of events that led to Paul’s founding of the church at Philippi. He left Philippi to continue his missionary travels and his preaching of the gospel, and years passed before he wrote the letter that makes up our book of...
Feb 3, 2014 | Christian Living, Romans, The Bible
You can’t really separate the love of God from the practice of love for other people. I’ll look at some of what the scriptures teach about love in this video, which was recorded at Kingsland Baptist Church on January 19, 2014. I’d love to hear your...
Jan 29, 2014 | Church History, Philippians, The Bible
I explained in my last blog that Paul had an unusual relationship with the Christians in Philippi. He had relationships with many different churches in different places—what made Philippi different? The founding of the church in Philippi is reflected with a lengthy...