Philippians 1:1-11 - Listen to this message now in Real Audio or download as MP3

God is like a TV....

Imagine buying a TV, bringing it home, putting it in your lounge room, connecting the surround sound but never tuning in the channels.

Philippians 1:12-18 - Listen to this message now in Real Audio or download as MP3

God is the gardener of your life...

Even though I am not a gardener I still appreciate a good garden.

Philippians 1:19-26 - Listen to this message now in Real Audio or download as MP3

 When depression moves in to stay.

Depression is like an uninvited intruder that settles in and systematically sucks the life and joy completely out of you. Begging it to leave only makes it all the more resolved to stay.....

Philippians 1:27-30 - Listen to this message now or download as MP3

Facing your fears

Why are you afraid of people? There are three reasons. First, people can expose and humiliate you. Second, people can reject and despise you. Third, people can attack and hurt you....

Philippians 2:1-4 - Listen to this message now or download as: MP3

Facing loneliness: John 14:23 and Philippians 2:1-4

Rejection is something that we all fear because it is quickly followed by the feeling of isolation and loneliness. We have various strategies to prevent rejection; being friendly, funny, helpful, always saying yes when we are asked to do something and making ourselves important to other people are just a sample. 

Philippians 2:5-11 - Listen to this message now or download as: MP3

Overcoming the power of anger: Philippians 2:5-11

In the latest Hulk movie Eric Banner’s character explains that when he turns into the Hulk he has a growing feeling of anger, rage and power and that most of all he loves it. Anger more than any other emotion makes people pay attention, it makes people step away from us in fear. Anger is powerful. 

Philippians 2:12-18 - Listen to this message now or download as: MP3

Learning to be joyful: Phil 2:12-18

It may seem unusual to talk about learning to be joyful. This is because we have grown to be lazy. Most things are instant these days, instant coffee, instant soup, instant pasta, and instant service. Things that require effort, perseverance and patience are less attractive. So we settle for cheap and easy joy in our work, relationships, family and Church. We want to experience joy but without putting in the effort. There is another harder way but it is far better. 

Philippians 2:19-30 - Listen to this message now or download as: MP3

Achieving true beauty: Philippians 2:19-30

It has been said that beauty is only skin deep. Is that why people pierce themselves? Some pierce their ears, some their noses, some their tongues, some their lips, some their eyebrows and some pierce all those places. This reminds me of Proverbs 11:22 ‘As a ring of gold in a swine’s snout, so is a lovely woman who lacks discretion.’ This means that beauty is actually something that is deeper than the skin.

Philippians 3:1-11 - Listen to this message now or download as: MP3

Learning to count Phil 3:1-11

Sometimes it isn’t until you lose something that you realise how important it was. Some people lose everything in a house fire and realise that what really counts is that the family survived. 

Philippians 3:12-16 - Listen to this message now or download as: MP3

Overcoming the things that hold you back -  Phil 3:12-16

The first thing that holds you back in life is allowing yourself to be satisfied by what you have been able to achieve.

Philippians 3:17-4:1 - Listen to this message now or download as: MP3

True Spirituality: seeing past the obvious - Phil 3:17-4:1

A good magician does not rely on slight of hand alone; he will be the master of distraction.

Philippians 4:2-9 - Listen to this message now or download as: MP3

Making the expression 'No Worries' a reality - Phil 4:2-9

“No worries” is a phrase which is typical of our Australian psyche.

Philippians 4:8-9 - Listen to this message now or download as: MP3

Turn conflict into peace - Phil 4:8-9

Many wars have been fought for the sake of peace.

Philippians 4:10-14 - Listen to this message now or download as: MP3

The greatest wish - Phil 4:10-14

A millionaire was overhead saying that he would be satisfied with just a little bit more. We have so much but it never seems to be enough.

Philippians 4:10-23 - Listen to this message now or download as: MP3

Exchange worry for joy - Phil 4:15-23

You may find it hard to believe but you can decide not to worry and be joyful.