Jeremiah address the people in exile and tells them to seek the welfare of the city to which they had been taken. The principle is that God’s people are to be a blessing to the wider society in which they live.
Read Jeremiah 29:1-14
Thinking and Doing
This passage encourages us to think about worthwhile things wherever we find them, but it also urges us to be discriminating. The embodiment of all of the characteristics listed here is Jesus Christ so our focus must be on him. Paul also reminds us that thinking must lead to practice.
Read Philippians 4:8-9
How to Have Peace
Paul, in these verses, gives four commands which if followed will lead to “the peace of God which surpasses understanding.” It is possible for Christians to obey these commands, to some degree, because of the resources that they have in Christ.
Read Philippians 4:4-7
Guard the Good Deposit
In this passage Paul instructs Timothy, “guard the good deposit entrusted to you.” Paul is concerned that the truth he taught be passed on faithfully. The confessions and creeds of the church are an attempt to be faithful to this command.
Read 2 Timothy 1:13-14
A Fellowship Meal
The Lord’s Supper is a fellowship meal. It is one of many symbolic meals in the Bible all of which are celebrations of the fellowship between God and his people.
Read Luke 22:7-23
Agree in the Lord
Paul calls two women in Philippian congregation to “agree in the Lord.” The text highlights the importance of unity and harmony in the church.
Read Philippians 4:2-3
How We Change
This sermon explores this passage to seek a Bible answer to the question, “How does change happen in the Christian life?”
Read Galatians 5:13-26
Good and Bad Examples
Paul calls us to imitate him and others who follow his example. He warns against imitating those who “walk as enemies of the cross of Christ.” Those who follow Paul’s example will live lives consistent with the fact that their citizenship is in heaven.
Make a Joyful Noise to the Lord
This Psalm calls the people of God to sing a new song because of what God has done for them in the past. It calls all the earth to jubilant celebration before the LORD, the King. And it calls all of creation to rejoice because the LORD is coming to judge the world with righteousness.
Read Psalm 98:1-9
Aiming for Perfection
This passage teaches that we are to aim for perfection in the Christian life knowing that we will never reach that goal in this life. Paul uses imagery drawn from running a race to teach that we are to pursue this goal with extreme effort.
Read Philippians 3:12-16