The title for this morning is Imitating Jesus in Mindset and in Action. Having heard the passage read, you may feel that it already explains itself clearly enough, and in many ways it does. Yet there is still value in pausing over it, allowing its words to settle in our minds, and asking what they . . . → Read More: Philippians 1:27-2:18 – Imitating Jesus in Mindset and Action
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The church in Philippi was the first Jesus community that Paul started in eastern Europe. Philippi was a Roman colony in ancient Macedonia, Northwest Greece. It was full of retired soldiers and well-known for its patriotic nationalism, as they would have received Roman Citizenship. Paul faced resistance there for announcing Jesus as the true King . . . → Read More: Philippians 1:1-26 – Paul’s Gratefulness for the Philippians 
Jesus has travelled from Jerusalem to Bethany. He has heard that his friend Lazarus has died, and now he stands with Mary and Martha outside the tomb. He enters into a scene of grief, not as a distant observer, but as one who grieves himself. Lazarus was his friend. And yet Jesus comes not only . . . → Read More: I am… the resurrection and the life 
I wonder if you’ve ever tried playing a game of drafts without following the rules? Anyone tried it? It might seem fun to begin with, but soon the game ends in arguments and chaos, as people make up their own rules as they go along. Or maybe you’ve just purchased some flat-pack furniture. It . . . → Read More: I am… the way, the truth, and the life |
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