“If you put these things before the brothers, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, being trained in the words of the faith and of the good doctrine you have followed. Have nothing to do with irreverent, silly myths. Rather train yourself for godliness; for while bodily training is of some value, godliness [...]
Archive for the ‘Joy’ Category
Of Pizza and Peace
Posted in Bible, Christian life, Happiness, Joy on June 22, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Great Joy
Posted in Jesus Christ, Joy on December 17, 2008 | 1 Comment »
This last Sunday, due to bad weather, we cancelled our worship service (sort of). We officially called it off, but by the time we did there were between 15 and 20 people in the building – mostly musicians and those hearty souls who didn’t get the word in time. We decided to have an [...]
Joy from a Prison Cell
Posted in Bible, Christian life, discipleship, Joy, my life, Sermons on July 2, 2008 | 1 Comment »
As I’ve been studying Philippians 3:1-11 and preparing a sermon on the passage (which I’ll deliver this weekend at my home church), I’m struck by Paul’s attitude. He was joyful even though he was in prison when he wrote his epistle to the Phillipians. Joyful! Imagine that – full of joy while in prison. [...]
