Keyword | Dwell Community Church

Paul's Greatest Secret

Dennis McCallum

Philippians 4:10-20

Paul's greatest secret was having learned to be content in all circumstances. He didn't learn this secret in one momentous moment but it came to him over time, bit by bit. God had to stress his faith in order to make it grow. Growth comes in the areas of life when no one is watching. Your little steps of faith grow over time and you learn to to trust God with the bigger things. When we learn to trust God with our money and start giving it away as a "sweet-smelling offering" God will reimburse us. Just as the Philippians had no idea their simple monetary gift resulted in untold number of people benefitting from the prison epistles Paul wrote, we have no idea how our giving freely may be used by God to bless people we have never met.

Keywords

{"passage": "Philippians 4:10-20","passageabreviated": "Phil 4:10-20","passagetiny": "Phil 4:10-20","teacher": "Dennis McCallum","teachin...

View

The Newness of Life

Conrad Hilario

Philippians 3:9-14

Paul tells us God wants to forgive our sins and give us new life based on the work Jesus did on the cross for us. Some people never progress beyond receiving His forgiveness, but those who desire to grow and walk with Jesus will encounter suffering and failure. But this the only way for God to break through our fleshly resistance and conform us to the likeness of Christ.

Keywords

{"passage": "Philippians 3:9-14","passageabreviated": "Phil 3:9-14","passagetiny": "Phil 3:9-14","teacher": "Conrad Hilario","teachingDat...

View

Jesus and Simon Peter

Ben Foust

John 21:1-17

Peter's three-fold denial of Jesus was a failure of faith. As fallen humans, we over-estimate the strength of our intentions and faithfulness. Jesus anticipates our failures but has a vision for us beyond our failures. He forgives our failures and restores us relationally. He refines our character through our failures and redeems our failures.

Keywords

{"passage": "Luke 22:31-34","passageabreviated": "Luke 22:31-34","passagetiny": "Luke 22:31-34","teacher": "Ben Foust","teachingDate": "0...

View

Two Ways God Gives His People Joy

Gary DeLashmutt

Psalms 126

Sometimes God brings joy to His people with sudden, dramatic displays of His power, as He did with rescuing the Israelites from Pharaoh in the days of the Exodus. But God often calls us to be faithful over a long period of time before He blesses us with the fulfillment of His promises.

Keywords

{"passage": "","passageabreviated": "","passagetiny": "","teacher": "Gary DeLashmutt","teachingDate": "06/03/2021"}

View

Dumping Religion

Chris Hearty

Philippians 3:1-9

If there ever was a person who could claim righteousness under the law it was Paul, but he denounced all his accomplishments as worthless dung in comparison to the surpassing value in knowing Jesus. Instead he proclaims that righteousness only comes from Jesus not our good works. Paul warns the Philippians to beware anyone who presents a gospel other than righteousness through faith in Jesus.

Keywords

{"passage": "Philippians 3:1-9","passageabreviated": "Phil 3:1-9","passagetiny": "Phil 3:1-9","teacher": "Chris Hearty","teachingDate": "...

View

Jesus and the Woman in the Crowd

Ben Foust

Mark 5:21-43

The story of the woman in the crowd who had a bleeding disorder demonstrates that Jesus is a man of compassion, the healer of hopeless situations, the inviter of outcasts, the rewarder of faith, and that Jesus' power is absolutely adequate. Sickness and death are symbols of our alienation from God. Jesus' power over them is proof he has the power to fulfill his mission to reconcile us. All of us will encounter hopeless situations at some time. When that happens, Jesus invites us to put our faith, however small it might be, in him.

Keywords

{"passage": "Mark 5:21-43","passageabreviated": "Mark 5:21-43","passagetiny": "Mark 5:21-43","teacher": "Ben Foust","teachingDate": "05/1...

View

The Calling

Ryan Lowery

Luke 5:1-11

The people that Jesus called to be his disciples were not the most educated, moral, or highly esteemed people, but instead were people willing to listen to what Jesus had to say, weigh it as evidence for his lordship, and respond in trusting obedience. Jesus makes the same call to all of us, first, to have us consider his existence and offer of forgiveness, then, having responded to that offer, calling us to trust him, take small steps of obedience, and serve him.

Keywords

{"passage": "Matthew 4:12-25","passageabreviated": "Matt 4:12-25","passagetiny": "Matt 4:12-25","teacher": "Ryan Lowery","teachingDate": ...

View

Standing Firm Together

Chris Hearty

Philippians 1:27-2:4

Paul wants the Philippians to be standing together, striving together in the faith. As duel citizens of earth and heaven, Paul calls them to live out their lives on earth in such a way as to honor their heavenly citizenship. Do not substitute the truth of God for a lie. Stand firm in the truth of who they are in Christ.

Keywords

{"passage": "Philippians 1:27-2:4","passageabreviated": "Phil 1:27-2:4","passagetiny": "Phil 1:27-2:4","teacher": "Chris Hearty","teachin...

View

Paul's Guide to Max Gains

Scott Risley

Philippians 1:12-26

Paul, the greatest Christian evangelist of all time, sits in prison, chained to guards day and night. What appears to be a devastating blow to the spread of the Gospel, is actually part of God's plan so he can do an even bigger work. Rather than being frustrated by his chains, by his loss of freedom, Paul lets God use him right where he is, in prison. His immobility actually allowed the Gospel to be spread to the far reaches of the Roman empire through those very guards chained to his wrists.

Keywords

{"passage": "Philippians 1:12-26","passageabreviated": "Phil 1:12-26","passagetiny": "Phil 1:12-26","teacher": "Scott Risley","teachingDa...

View