08/11 Philippians 4:1; Therefore Stand Firm in the Lord; Audio available at: http://www.ephraimbible.org/Sermons/20240811_philippians-4_1.mp3 Turn to Philippians chapter 4. This is the last chapter of this letter that Paul wrote to the church in Philippi. He starts with the word ‘therefore’ or ‘so then’, a reminder that this is a letter with a flow…

07/28 Philippians 3:21; Transformed and Conformed; Audio available at: http://www.ephraimbible.org/Sermons/20240728_philippians-3_21.mp3 Paul holds himself up as a life shaped by the cross; according to religiosity he had it all, but he counted his every gain a loss compared to the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. He holds up those…

07/21 Philippians 3:20; Citizens Under The King; Audio available at: http://www.ephraimbible.org/Sermons/20240721_philippians-3_20.mp3 In chapter 3 of Philippians, Paul is warning of threats to the Christian life. He warns of Jews who put confidence in the flesh, and not in the finished work of Jesus alone (3:2). He was there once; he had a righteo…

07/14 Philippians 3:18-19; Enemies of the Cross; Weeping over the Lost; Audio available at: http://www.ephraimbible.org/Sermons/20240714_philippians-3_18-19.mp3 Paul has invited us together to imitate him as he walks after the pattern of Jesus, and he invites us to fix our eyes on those among us who walk according to the pattern that he set for us.…

07/07 Philippians 3:17; Fellow-Imitators (It’s OK To Have Heroes); Audio available at: http://www.ephraimbible.org/Sermons/20240707_philippians-3_17.mp3 Paul has laid out his driving passion, his greatest treasure, his life’s pursuit. He is willing to trade it all in to know Christ Jesus his Lord. Fueled by resurrection power, he desires to deepen …

06/30 Philippians 3:15-16; Christian Maturity; Audio available at: http://www.ephraimbible.org/Sermons/20240630_philippians-3_15-16.mp3 Paul is pursuing Jesus, fixing his eyes on knowing him, experiencing his resurrection power in the new birth, experiencing intimacy with him through suffering, allowing that suffering to create in him Christlike hu…

06/23 Philippians 3:12-14; How Does Righteousness Work? / The Secret to Spiritual Success; Audio available at: http://www.ephraimbible.org/Sermons/20240623_philippians-3_12-14.mp3 In Philippians 3, Paul is pressing in to know Christ to the fullest extent possible. He is willing to count every gain he had as loss, as filth, rubbish compared to the s…

06/16 Philippians 3:12-13; Held and Taking Hold; Audio available at: http://www.ephraimbible.org/Sermons/20240616_philippians-3_12.mp3 Paul has made it clear in Philippians 3 that his greatest treasure, his primary pursuit, his ruling desire, is to know Christ and be found in him. He had his own righteousness according to the law, but he counts it …

06/09 Philippians 3:11; The ‘IF’ of the Resurrection; Audio available at: http://www.ephraimbible.org/Sermons/20240609_philippians-3_11.mp3 Paul gives us his flawless resume in Philippians 3:4-6, but he concludes that whatever righteousness he had attained by means of law-keeping, he considered loss, a liability, offensive filth, compared to the su…

05/26 Philippians 3:10; Knowing Him in Resurrection, Suffering and Death; Audio available at: http://www.ephraimbible.org/Sermons/20240526_philippians-3_10.mp3 In Philippians 3, Paul gives us his resume, but concludes he has counted all his gains as loss, he counted everything as loss, he suffered the loss of all things, he counted it all rubbish. …