09/22 Philippians 4:10; Rejoice in the Lord Greatly; Audio available at: http://www.ephraimbible.org/Sermons/20240922_philippians-4_10.mp3 Philippians 4 verse 10 moves to a final subject of this letter. He has exhorted them toward a single minded gospel centered unity; he has exhorted them to Christlike humility and self-sacrificial service to othe…

09/15 Philippians 4:9; Practice These Things; Audio available at: http://www.ephraimbible.org/Sermons/20240915_philippians-4_9.mp3 How To Think In Philippians, Paul has been teaching us how to think. He has told us how he thinks about us (Phil.1:7); he exhorted us Philippians 2:2 complete my joy by being of the same mind [think the same], having th…

09/08 Philippians 4:8; Thinking in Sync with the Gospel; Audio available at: http://www.ephraimbible.org/Sermons/20240908_philippians-4_8.mp3 Recap Chapter 4 begins with ‘Therefore’. Therefore, because our citizenship is in heaven, because Jesus is coming back, because one day we will be made fully new (3:20-21), because we worship by the Spirit of…

09/01 Philippians 4:6-7; Waging War on Worry; Audio available at: http://www.ephraimbible.org/Sermons/20240901_philippians-4_6-7.mp3 Have you ever experienced anxiety? Do you struggle with worry? I remember as a teenager, when I was coming up with all kinds of crazy thing I wanted to do, it seemed my mom did nothing but worry. I remember starting t…

08/25 Philippians 4:4-5; Winsome Gentle Joy; Audio available at: http://www.ephraimbible.org/Sermons/20240825_philippians-4_4-5.mp3 Unity in the Body We are studying together Philippians 4; we are in verses 4-5. In chapter 4, Paul addresses a specific problem of disunity in the church. Unity is critical to the health of a body, and there is a disag…

08/18 Philippians 4:2-3; Gospel Discipline; Audio available at: http://www.ephraimbible.org/Sermons/20240818_philippians-4_2-3.mp3 Instruction Anchored in the Gospel In Philippians 4, Paul gives specific instructions to the church, but as always, he anchors those commands in the gospel. It is because of the truths of the gospel that you must live i…

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.…