Saturday, August 29, 2015

The Little Fountain: The Good Man's Life and Death (by Charles Spurgeon, Phil. 1:21)

This is a sermon from 1857 in which Charles Spurgeon preached on Philippians 1:21. He addresses what it means to live for Christ, to die with gain, and why and how we can improve in these matters today.

Tuesday, August 25, 2015

The Little Fountain: Lights (Phil. 2:14-16)

We are familiar with the passage in Matthew 5 where Jesus calls his disciples "lights of the world." But how does that look practically in our everyday lives? Charles walks us through Philippians 2:14-16 where Paul also recognizes our "lighting" of the "crooked and twisted generation" we live in, and how we walk in that attitude.

Monday, August 17, 2015

The Little Fountain: Empowered Living (Phil. 2:12-13)

Paul continues in his letter to the Philippians, drawing off of Christ's example of humility and showing the church and believers everywhere that we obey God on the basis of fear and trembling. What does this fear look like? And where do we get the ability to work and will for His good? Zach unpacks these two verses in this week's episode.

Monday, August 10, 2015

The Little Fountain: To The Glory of God (Phil. 2:9-11)

In reading Scripture, it is easy to skip over transitional words and phrases. But when we step back and connect the dots, we see that words such as "therefore," "so that," and "to the" are helping us give the acts of the Bible purpose. As we continue our study of Philippians, Charles outlines these three words or phrases from Philippians 2:9-11 that indicate Christ's ultimate purpose.

Monday, August 3, 2015

Did God Give Joel Osteen a Pulpit? (Roundtables)

Most Christians do not deny that God is powerful, that He is Creator, and that everything happens by His will. But when it comes to someone like megachurch pastor and celebrity Joel Osteen, can we honestly say that God put such a person in that position? If God is for His glory above everything else, how could He let Joel Osteen preach on Sunday mornings, and let such people sit under his false teaching? Zach and Cody are here to discuss the sovereignty of God, how God ordains and uses preachers like Joel Osteen, and why going on a cruise ship with Joel would be kind of fun.