Religion. It’s a word that is often associated by Christians with something that is dead and lifeless – yet on the flip side, often used by the word to speak of something they are devoted to. In today’s message, Pastor Phillip dives right into this discussion and tackles the latter part of James 1 which […]
In this message, Pastor Phillip deals with a tricky subject of us being doers not just hearers of the Word of God. The trickiness of this subject stems from Christians wanting to ensure that our salvation in Christ is not a matter of work, but grace through faith. Pastor Phillip makes the clear distinction in […]
In this message, Pastor Phillip talks about an important part of our relationship with God and with one another: communication. The ancient saying goes like this- “A man has been given two ears and one mouth so that he would listen twice as much as he talks.” James here encourages us to be “quick to […]
In this message, Pastor Phillip draws out the rich meaning of James’ words when he talks about every good thing coming from God. God is the author of everything that is good. Pastor Phillip also discusses how the first good thing God created was light and how light is connected with truth in scripture. Then […]
In this message in James chapter 1 Pastor Phillip discusses the nature of temptation and how it leads us into sin, and the clear distinction of God’s role in temptation and trial in our life. His emphasis is on our need for faithfulness in both trials and temptations that we go through – not unlike […]
In this message, Pastor Phillip teaches about how our view of money and finances is really shaped by the American dream and not by the Word of God. He shows how scripture honors those who have little and that the rich man’s pursuits will come to ruin. Pastor Phillip balances this subject with a broad […]
In this message, Pastor Phillip addresses something that easily steals our joy in the midst of trials or difficulties that God has us going through – comparison. When we compare the trial we are going through to other’s trials, it robs us of the joy that God wants to give us. In addition to this, […]