Apr 15, 2018
Contentment in All Circumstances
By: Troy Burns
Series: The Pursuit of Joy
For the last message in our “Pursuit of Joy” series through the book of Philippians, Troy shares the apostle Paul’s secret that led him to say he “learned to be content whatever the circumstances. Through an inner strength based on divine power, we can truly be satisfied with the things we have and with everything that happens.
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- Apr 15, 2018Contentment in All Circumstances
Apr 15, 2018Contentment in All CircumstancesBy: Troy BurnsSeries: The Pursuit of JoyFor the last message in our “Pursuit of Joy” series through the book of Philippians, Troy shares the apostle Paul’s secret that led him to say he “learned to be content whatever the circumstances. Through an inner strength based on divine power, we can truly be satisfied with the things we have and with everything that happens.
- Apr 8, 2018Joy and Peace in the Face of Anxiety
Apr 8, 2018Joy and Peace in the Face of AnxietyBy: Troy BurnsSeries: The Pursuit of JoyIn today’s message from our “Pursuit of Joy” series, Troy takes us through Philippians 4:4-9, with the encouragement to win the battle for our minds and not try to do God’s job for Him. Instead, we let God’s power address our human concerns. And when we have given all over to Him, there will be nothing left for us to be troubled about.
- Apr 1, 2018The Death of Death: Good News from the Graveyard
Apr 1, 2018The Death of Death: Good News from the GraveyardBy: Troy BurnsSeries: The Pursuit of JoyFor this year’s Easter message, Troy encourages us with the truth that, because of what Jesus did in dying on the cross and rising again from the dead, we can live like Jesus will destroy sin and death forever.
- Mar 18, 2018A Heavenly Goal in an Earthly World
Mar 18, 2018A Heavenly Goal in an Earthly WorldBy: Troy BurnsSeries: The Pursuit of JoyIn today’s message, based on Philippians 3:12-4:1, Troy shares the apostle Paul's encouragement for us to forget the past, press on, and grow to live on earth like heaven is our home. Although we live in this world, our real citizenship is in heaven. We long for our home; we’re excited for it and we live with the great hope that, in the big picture of eternity, it's just around the corner.
- Mar 11, 2018From Death to Life: Losing Everything to Gain Everything
Mar 11, 2018From Death to Life: Losing Everything to Gain EverythingBy: Troy BurnsSeries: The Pursuit of JoyContinuing in our “Pursuit of Joy” series through Philippians, Troy reminds us how meaningless it is when we try to be enough and do enough in this life. We can’t be right with God based on who we are and what we’ve done. However, once we understand the worthless nature of our earthly accomplishments, we can “lose everything to gain everything.”
- Mar 4, 2018Living Inside Out: A Shining Light in the Darkness
Mar 4, 2018Living Inside Out: A Shining Light in the DarknessBy: Troy BurnsSeries: The Pursuit of JoyIn this morning’s message from our “Pursuit of Joy” series, Troy discusses how to “live inside out” to show God’s work in our lives and to help us stand out as “shining lights in the darkness.” Our words and actions come from our hearts, so we must allow God to transform our insides so we can live right on our outsides, which then points people to God.
- Feb 18, 2018Suffering with a Purpose: Don’t Waste Your Pain
Feb 18, 2018Suffering with a Purpose: Don’t Waste Your PainBy: Troy BurnsSeries: The Pursuit of JoyContinuing in our “Pursuit of Joy” series through the book of Philippians, Troy shares about the purposes of our suffering and he encourages us not to “waste our pain.” The apostle Paul used his chains—his imprisonment—to advance the gospel, as we read in Philippians chapter 1. It wasn't that he enjoyed being incarcerated, but he knew it could be turned to good purposes. In God’s hands, intended evil becomes eventual good.
- Feb 11, 2018A Partnership of Prayer, Growth, and Love
Feb 11, 2018A Partnership of Prayer, Growth, and LoveBy: Troy BurnsSeries: The Pursuit of JoyTroy kicks off our new series, “The Pursuit of Joy,” which will take us through the book of Philippians. Although the apostle Paul is imprisoned while writing to the church at Philippi, he wrote a letter that 2,000 years later is still known as the treatise on joy. As we learn from chapter one, verses 3-11, Paul helps us find joy and bring that same joy to others through “A Partnership of Prayer, Growth, and Love.”