Scripture

Sermons on Philippians

6 sermons in the archive.

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Giving Up Power for Community

Hans-Erik Nelson · Philippians 2:1-11 · March 26, 2023

You'll hear how Jesus emptying himself of divine privilege in Philippians 2 becomes a concrete model for setting aside personal power, platform, and wealth in order to build genuine community across racial and ethnic lines.

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Where the Value Really Is

Victoria Gilmore · Philippians 3:1-14 · October 16, 2022

You'll hear why Paul called his own impressive religious resume 'sewage,' and what that revaluation means for the ways you might be measuring your own worth or your church's health.

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Obedience as Light

Victoria Gilmore · Philippians 2:12-18 · October 9, 2022

You'll hear an honest reckoning with why the church has lost its moral credibility, and a practical case for how ordinary obedience to Christ is what actually restores it, starting with you.

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Become Less, Free Others

Victoria Gilmore · Philippians 2:1-11 · September 25, 2022

You'll hear why genuine humility isn't self-erasure but a deliberate choice to make space for others, and you'll be invited to name one specific place in your own life where that choice is actually available to you.

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Held While You Suffer

Victoria Gilmore · Philippians 1:12-30 · September 18, 2022

You'll hear how Paul, facing likely execution, could write with genuine calm and even joy, and what his example offers for the moments when your own life feels like it's coming apart.

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Pray for People You Struggle With

Victoria Gilmore · Philippians 1:1-9 · August 28, 2022

You'll hear how Paul's opening lines to a divided church model something harder than it sounds: praying for specific people, including the ones who frustrate you, with genuine joy and thanks.