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Join us for Week 5 of our podcast series, "Encountering Jesus." In this episode, we dive into a powerful encounter between Jesus and two of his closest friends, Martha and Mary. Explore the questions and emotions they wrestle with as they face the death of their brother Lazarus. Discover why Jesus delayed his arrival and how their faith is tested in the midst of grief. Jesus's profound statement, "I am the resurrection and the life," challenges us to rethink our understanding of life, death, and eternity. Through this relational encounter, we witness the unique power and love of Jesus that evokes a visceral response in all who encounter Him. Tune in and join us on this transformative journey of encountering Jesus in our lives.

Welcome to Week 4 of the "Encountering Jesus" series, brought to you by Grace Hill Church. In this episode, we dive deeper into the profound teachings from Luke 24, exploring the questions that both the disciples and we wrestle with in our lives when encountering the resurrected Jesus. What does it mean for us? How does it change us? Last week, we discovered that when we encounter Jesus, we begin to see that He is the center of a grander story, the cause of a greater hope, and the certainty of a gentler promise. Today, we focus on the latter. Certainty is often elusive in our lives. We've experienced broken promises and have let others down with broken promises of our own. We are tempted to find certainty in our careers, health, family, hobbies, or even politics. However, placing our certainty in anything other than Jesus and His promises will inevitably disappoint and leave us feeling defeated. But Jesus is different. He is the certainty of a gentler promise, a promise that is a gift we do not earn or des

In this week's episode of "Encountering Jesus," we dive into a significant moment in the disciples' journey with Jesus just before his ascension. As we reflect on the disciples' encounter with Jesus, we can imagine the questions they must have asked themselves. What do we do with a resurrected Jesus? How does this impact our lives? What changes does this bring? These questions resonate with us today as well. In our modern Western context, we have often been presented with a shallow version of the gospel—one that reduces it to a ticket to heaven after death. However, there is much more to the gospel than just the afterlife. Renowned theologian N. T. Wright frequently emphasizes that as followers of Jesus, we should wrestle not only with what happens after we die but also with how we live in the in-between. The ascension of Jesus provides us with a crucial understanding of what we are called to do in this in-between period. Join us in this episode as we explore how encountering Jesus reveals a grander story,

PRIMARY TEXT:Philippians 4:2-9 1 Corinthians 1:10Matthew 5:11 James 1:2-4 PRIMARY SOURCES:Markus Bockmuehl, The Epistle to the Philippians, Black’s New Testament CommentaryJohn Hellerman, Following Jesus Christ (ed., John K. Goodrich)M. J. Edwards, ed., Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Ancient Christian Commentary on ScriptureDave Guzik, The Enduring Word CommentaryN.T. Wright, Paul for Everyone: The Prison Letters– Ephesians, Colossians, Philippians, and Philemon.N.T. Wright, Paul and His Letter to the PhilippiansLinda Belleville, Philippians: A New Testament Covenant CommentaryNijay K. Gupta, Living the King Jesus Gospel (ed., Gupta, Leach, Bates, Strait)  

PRIMARY TEXT:Philippians 3:18-21Romans 8:11John 13:34-35Revelation 11:15PRIMARY SOURCES:Markus Bockmuehl, The Epistle to the Philippians, Black’s New Testament CommentaryJohn Hellerman, Following Jesus Christ (ed., John K. Goodrich)M. J. Edwards, ed., Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Ancient Christian Commentary on ScriptureDave Guzik, The Enduring Word CommentaryN.T. Wright, Paul for Everyone: The Prison Letters– Ephesians, Colossians, Philippians, and Philemon.N.T. Wright, Paul and His Letter to the PhilippiansLinda Belleville, Philippians: A New Testament Covenant CommentaryNijay K. Gupta, Living the King Jesus Gospel (ed., Gupta, Leach, Bates, Strait) 

Welcome to the Grace Hill Church sermon podcast! This week marks "Think Differently Week 8," and we are excited to feature a message by Randall Johnson, one of our elders, who spoke on Philippians 3:1-11. In his message, Randall explores the two paths to salvation taught by the world's religions: works and faith. While every other religion teaches salvation by works, Christianity offers a different path. Christianity recognizes that we don't have the ability to win God over by our goodness alone. We need someone to pay the penalty for our rebellion, and that someone is Jesus. Randall reminds us that false teachers may try to convince us that we need to keep the Law of Moses or submit to circumcision to earn God's favor. But Paul, in his letter to the Philippians, warns against putting confidence in the flesh. As followers of Jesus, we are truly circumcised when we worship by the Holy Spirit of God. Join us as we reflect on this powerful message and learn how we can embrace salvation by faith alone. Don't f

PRIMARY TEXT:Philippians 2:19-30James 2:1-4PRIMARY SOURCES:Markus Bockmuehl, The Epistle to the Philippians, Black’s New Testament CommentaryJohn Hellerman, Following Jesus Christ (ed., John K. Goodrich)M. J. Edwards, ed., Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Ancient Christian Commentary on ScriptureDave Guzik, The Enduring Word CommentaryN.T. Wright, Paul for Everyone: The Prison Letters– Ephesians, Colossians, Philippians, and Philemon. N.T. Wright, Paul and His Letter to the PhilippiansLinda Belleville, Philippians: A New Testament Covenant CommentaryNijay K. Gupta, Living the King Jesus Gospel (ed., Gupta, Leach, Bates, Strait)

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SCRIPTURE TEXT:Philippians 2:12-18Deuteronomy 6:3-9John 14:15James 1:42 Peter 2:5-8: 5PRIMARY SOURCES:Markus Bockmuehl, The Epistle to the Philippians, Black’s New Testament CommentaryJohn Hellerman, Following Jesus Christ (ed., John K. Goodrich)M. J. Edwards, ed., Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Ancient Christian Commentary on ScriptureDave Guzik, The Enduring Word CommentaryN.T. Wright, Paul for Everyone: The Prison Letters– Ephesians, Colossians, Philippians, and Philemon.N.T. Wright, Paul and His Letter to the PhilippiansLinda Belleville, Philippians: A New Testament Covenant CommentaryNijay K. Gupta, Living the King Jesus Gospel (ed., Gupta, Leach, Bates, Strait)

For more information about our vision, please visit us at www.gracehill901.com/vision 

For more information about our vision, please visit us at www.gracehill901.com/vision

SCRIPTURE TEXT:Philippians 2:1-11Isaiah 53:3;7PRIMARY SOURCES:Markus Bockmuehl, The Epistle to the Philippians, Black’s New Testament CommentaryJohn Hellerman, Following Jesus Christ (ed., John K. Goodrich)M. J. Edwards, ed., Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Ancient Christian Commentary on ScriptureDave Guzik, The Enduring Word CommentaryN.T. Wright, Paul for Everyone: The Prison Letters– Ephesians, Colossians, Philippians, and Philemon. N.T. Wright, Paul and His Letter to the PhilippiansLinda Belleville, Philippians: A New Testament Covenant CommentaryNijay K. Gupta, Living the King Jesus Gospel (ed., Gupta, Leach, Bates, Strait)

PRIMARY SCRIPTURE TEXT:Philippians 1:20-30Romans 12:2Mark 8:34PRIMARY SOURCES:Markus Bockmuehl, The Epistle to the Philippians, Black’s New Testament CommentaryJohn Hellerman, Following Jesus Christ (ed., John K. Goodrich)M. J. Edwards, ed., Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Ancient Christian Commentary on ScriptureDave Guzik, The Enduring Word CommentaryN.T. Wright, Paul for Everyone: The Prison Letters– Ephesians, Colossians, Philippians, and Philemon. N.T. Wright, Paul and His Letter to the PhilippiansLinda Belleville, Philippians: A New Testament Covenant CommentaryNijay K. Gupta, Living the King Jesus Gospel (ed., Gupta, Leach, Bates, Strait)

SCRIPTURE TEXT:Philippians 1:12-20Colossians 1:19-20James 3:1 PRIMARY SOURCES:Markus Bockmuehl, The Epistle to the Philippians, Black’s New Testament CommentaryJohn Hellerman, Following Jesus Christ (ed., John K. Goodrich)M. J. Edwards, ed., Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Ancient Christian Commentary on ScriptureDave Guzik, The Enduring Word CommentaryN.T. Wright, Paul for Everyone: The Prison Letters– Ephesians, Colossians, Philippians, and Philemon. N.T. Wright, Paul and His Letter to the PhilippiansLinda Belleville, Philippians: A New Testament Covenant CommentaryNijay K. Gupta, Living the King Jesus Gospel (ed., Gupta, Leach, Bates, Strait)

SCRIPTURE TEXT:Philippians 1:3-11

SCRIPTURE TEXT:Acts 16:11-15Philippians 1:1-2Mark 10:43-451 Corinthians 1:302 Corinthians 7:11 Thessalonians 4:71 Peter 1:14-161 Peter 2:9-10 PRIMARY SOURCES:Markus Bockmuehl, The Epistle to the Philippians, Black’s New Testament CommentaryJohn Hellerman, Following Jesus Christ (ed., John K. Goodrich)M. J. Edwards, ed., Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Ancient Christian Commentary on ScriptureDave Guzik, The Enduring Word CommentaryN.T. Wright, Paul for Everyone: The Prison Letters– Ephesians, Colossians, Philippians, and Philemon.N.T. Wright, Paul and His Letter to the PhilippiansLinda Belleville, Philippians: A New Testament Covenant CommentaryNijay K. Gupta, Living the King Jesus Gospel (ed., Gupta, Leach, Bates, Strait)