We've been reading Philippians 4:13 all wrong. What if the most famous verse about strength is actually a verse about surrender — and a far better kind of strength?
We are being catechized by our consumption, formed by what we consume. Philippians 4:8–9 calls us to a different kind of mind — one shaped by the cross and captivated by Christ.
From a prison cell, Paul commands us to rejoice — not because everything is fine, but because the tomb is empty. On Easter Sunday, we discover why resurrection changes the architecture of our interior lives.
When Paul names two leaders publicly and calls them to reconcile, he’s showing us that unity isn’t managed — it’s made possible by the gospel that holds us together.
We are formed by what we behold. In Philippians 3, Paul calls us into a communal, embodied pattern of imitation — fixing our eyes on Christ and on those who are walking faithfully toward him.
In Philippians 3, Paul — a twenty-five-year disciple — says he hasn’t arrived. Neither have we. And that’s not a failure. It’s the shape of the Christian life.
In Philippians 3, Paul invites us to stop assembling a résumé for God and receive the life already given in Christ — the only life truly worth having.
In Philippians 2:19–30, we rethought what real maturity looks like. Together, we learned that heaven honors quiet faithfulness and nearness to Jesus — not platform or performance.
In Philippians 2:12–18, we learned that a church formed by grace becomes visible in a cynical world. We shine not by power, but by joyful, faithful obedience.
In Philippians 2:9–11, we were invited to become a church re-formed under the Lord. The crucified Jesus reigns, freeing us from rival thrones and forming us into glad allegiance.
In Philippians 2:5–8, we linger with the story of Jesus’ humble descent and discover how the cross doesn’t just forgive us—it re-forms us together into a people shaped by self-giving love.
In Philippians 2:1–4, we learned how the gospel begins re-forming a church by healing rivalry, reshaping our loves, and calling us into humble, shared life together in Christ.
In A Coherent Gospel, we explored Philippians 1:27–30 and learned how the gospel holds together belief, obedience, unity, and suffering—forming a life that fits Jesus under pressure.
In Philippians 1:19–26, we explore how a cross-shaped imagination reshapes our understanding of life, death, and vocation—freeing us from fear and forming us for faithful love in everyday life.
In this message, we explored how joy in Christ is not the reward at the end of faithfulness, but a defiant posture formed in the midst of suffering. From prison, Paul shows us how the gospel advances—and joy endures—even when the chains stay on.
In the opening week of A Re-Formed Imagination, we explore how Philippians invites us to live inside a better story—one where the gospel doesn’t just inform us, but forms us into a cross-shaped people.
What we do with money is never merely financial — it's liturgical. Paul's closing words to Philippi press us toward a cruciform generosity that looks less like a budget line and more like a household.