Seriously– how can JESUS satisfy my deepest cravings?
What, if anything, can actually satisfy our cravings?
Sermon Summary: In Gethsemane Jesus dreaded drinking from the cup of God’s wrath because He knew from the OT that it would mean abandonment and destruction. But he willingly drank that cup to the last drop so that he could offer us the cup of fellowship and forgiveness that we remember every time we take…
Sermon Summary: Before we can end our study of Philippians and move on, we have to grapple with the final challenges that Paul gives us – we need to live our lives to give all the glory to God, we need to reach out to one another with warm welcomes and affection, and we need…
Paul was thrilled to see the generosity in his friends at Philippi because their generous gifts strengthened his relationship with them and produced eternal results. Even more than that, Paul was excited because he understood that their gifts to him were actually expressions of worship to God that proved how much they trusted God to…
Sermon Summary: It may sound like a cliché, but Paul was convinced that Jesus was literally all that he needed. His only “need” was to honor Jesus with his body, no matter what circumstance he found himself in, and he always found Jesus empowering him to do exactly that. Because of this he always claimed…