Bible Study

Sermon Philippians 3:17 – 4:1 Doppelganger Week By Dr. Mickey Anders About a month ago, the popular social-networking site Facebook featured “Doppelganger Week.” I really had no idea what that was because I don’t think I had ever heard the word “doppelganger.” When I looked up the word, I found that a doppelgnger is the … Continue reading “Philippians 3:17 – 4:1 Doppelganger Week (Anders) – Bible study”

Sermon Philippians 4:1-9 Four-Part Harmony By Pastor Steven Molin Dear friends in Christ, grace to you and peace, from God our Father, and His Son, our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. I don’t know a lot about music, but I do know this elementary fact: If musical notes are blended together in the same … Continue reading “Philippians 4:1-9 Four Part Harmony (Molin) – Bible study”

Sermon Philippians 4:4-7 The Peace of Prayer By Dr. Gilbert W. Bowen It is a scary world. Our minds and hearts were recently traumatized by the loss of seven brilliant and brave astronauts. What a sadness. But it is not to diminish their sacrifice to remind us that on the same day 20 died in … Continue reading “Philippians 4:4-7 The Peace of Prayer (Bowen) – Bible study”

Sermon Philippians 4:4-7 The Faith of Gratitude By Dr. Gilbert W. Bowen A column in a California newspaper talks about “Hallowthankmas,” the three month marathon of card sending, party throwing, putting up and taking down decorations, overeating and overbuying.” Says the writer, “Hallowthankmas starts before Halloween, continues through Thanksgiving and Christmas and ends after New … Continue reading “Philippians 4:4-7 The Faith of Gratitude (Bowen) – Bible study”

Sermon Philippians 4:4-8 The Springs of Gratitude By Dr. Gilbert W. Bowen Every November we celebrate an annual Holiday dedicated to turkey and touchdowns. Heloise, a household help guru, writes, “Don’t assume that you’re always going to be understood. I wrote in a column that one should put a cup of liquid in the cavity … Continue reading “Philippians 4:4-8 The Springs of Gratitude (Bowen) – Bible study”

Sermon Colossians 1:1-14 Standing Strong in Jesus By The Rev. Alex Stevenson It’s hard to be a Christian today. I am not just talking about the materialism and self centeredness of our society. Those things do make it hard to devote ourselves entirely to loving God and our neighbor. They call us to place other … Continue reading “Colossians 1:1-14 Standing Strong in Jesus (Stevenson) – Bible study”

Sermon Colossians 1:1-14 By What Authority? By Dr. Philip W. McLarty By what authority do you speak and act and live out your life? Who authorizes you to make the decisions you make and to do the things you do? That’s what I’d like for us to think about in the sermon this morning. Our … Continue reading “Colossians 1:1-14 By What Authority? (McLarty) – Bible study”

Sermon Colossians 1:15, 20 Things Are Not What They Seem By Pastor Vince Gerhardy Things are not always what they seem. What seems to be the most obvious can be awfully wrong. An organist was practicing one day in a great church in Europe. A man came up to the organ and asked if he … Continue reading “Colossians 1:15-20 Things Are Not What They Seem (Gerhardy) – Bible study”

Sermon Colossians 1:15-28 The Fullness of Christ By Dr. Philip W. McLarty What do you know about Jesus? How well do you know him? That’s what I’d like for you to think about this morning. Here’s where I’m coming from: The more you know about Jesus, the more you can appreciate his wisdom, power and … Continue reading “Colossians 1:15-28 The Fullness of Christ (McLarty) – Bible study”

Sermon Colossians 1:21-29 Saved, Right Where You Are By The Rev. Alex Stevenson The Colossians thought that they had to escape this world to be reconciled with God. This belief grew out of the Greek philosophy. In this philosophy the material world and the spiritual world did not mix. They were like oil and water. … Continue reading “Colossians 1:21-29 Saved, Right Where You Are (Stevenson) – Bible study”