Joy
Stand Firm
Read: Philippians 4:1-9 Stand firm thus in the Lord. (v. 1) One of my favorite hymns goes like this: “On Christ the solid rock I stand; all other ground is
Jon Brown with Justin Kuiper November 28, 2025
Read: Philippians 4:1-9 Stand firm thus in the Lord. (v. 1) One of my favorite hymns goes like this: “On Christ the solid rock I stand; all other ground is
Read: Philippians 4:1-9 In everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving. (v. 6) Is thankfulness the most elusive of all virtues? Maybe so. All I know is that when I
Read: Philippians 3:11-21 I press on to make it my own. (v. 14) Press on. Wherever you read this, take a moment to sit back and let those words do
Read: Philippians 3:1-11 . . . by becoming like him in his death. (v. 10 NRSV) “I want to know Christ” (v. 10 NRSV). It’s such a comforting statement—so much
Read: Philippians 3:1-11 I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection. (v. 10 NRSV) The scope of consequence that Christ’s life has on our lives is all-encompassing,
Read: Philippians 2:12-18 . . . with fear and trembling. (v. 12) A few years ago, my family and I visited the Grand Teton mountains. From 80-degree July heat at
Read: Philippians 2:5-18 Work out your own salvation . . . (v. 12) The culture around us preaches the relentless message of individuality. The do-it-yourself, make-it-up-as-you-go cult of me, myself,
Read: Philippians 2:5-11 Jesus Christ is Lord. (v. 11) This passage starts with a description of the way Christ humbled himself. But as the song Paul is singing rolls on,
Read: Philippians 2:5-11 He humbled himself. (v. 8) Humility is hard, isn’t it? It goes so starkly against the worst of our human nature. Our tendency is to bristle and