by Pastor Jacob Gerber | Jul 31, 2016 | Sermons
In Philippians 2:1–11, we come to one of the most important passages in the entire New Testament. The Christ hymn that takes up the second half of this passage has, for good reason, demanded an incredible amount of attention within this book. In only a few verses,...
by Pastor Jacob Gerber | Jul 24, 2016 | Sermons
Paul seems to recognize instinctively that people don’t naturally look at suffering as a cause for rejoicing. Although he states decisively that seeing Christ proclaimed causes him to rejoice regardless of his personal suffering in prison or having rivals preaching...
by Pastor Jacob Gerber | Jul 17, 2016 | Sermons
It is an entirely normal reaction to lament our circumstances when we are in the midst of suffering, and all the more so when we feel that specific kinds of suffering—illness, injuries, or even imprisonments—keep us from the work that God has commissioned us to do....
by Pastor Jacob Gerber | Jul 10, 2016 | Sermons
God created human beings for relationships. Even from the very beginning, before sin had spoiled the perfection of creation in the Garden of Eden, God identified only one thing that was not good: Adam’s solitude (Gen. 2:18). Our yearning for relationship runs so...
by Guest Preacher | Jul 3, 2016 | Sermons
When Jesus calls sinners to follow him, why is it that “good” people reject him, but bad people–even the worst of the worst–follow him willingly? What is it about the call of Jesus that makes the most recalcitrant sinners follow him with...
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