Emmaus Church SC

Looking back can be clarifying. Maybe you’ve had a chance to visit the house you grew up in, or the apartment where you and your spouse first made a home. It can help connect you to your roots and remind you of important things you may have forgotten. In this message the passage we are going to get into is a lot like that. It’s believed to be one of the first hymns or creeds of the church. It offe...

So the church in Philippi seems to be dealing with persecution from all over the place and yet Paul is zeroed in on their relationships with one another. What gives? In this message, we will really dig into how our lives together play into our life with God and the gift that that jumbled mess can be for the world. 

If we are going to get anywhere with the stuff that really matter: significant relationships, meaningful work, healthy living, etc. there will be plenty of times when we have to appeal to something that is truer than our thoughts, feelings, or urges. We will have to be people of conviction. In this message, we will learn from Paul about being the kind of people who stay the course.

Life isn’t fair. Sure, a lot of the pain and frustration that we experience is the result of our own poor choices, but not all of it. Horrible things happen every day to people who didn’t deserve it. How do we handle all of that? This week in Philippians we will hear from Paul about the sort of mindset that is required of us if we are going to hold it all together when everything falls apart.

When it comes to our life togeteher, hurt is going to happen, but that's not all that happens. Connection, intimacy, being known, working through stuff... the depth we experience from all of that makes the risk of getting hurt worth it. 

We started a brand new message series through the book of Philippians. This letter contains some of Paul’s “Greatest Hits.” “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” “Forgetting what is behind, I press on towards what is ahead.” “To live is Christ and to die is gain.” All of those gems can be found in Philippians. But this letter is more than just fodder for Christian coffee mugs or...

Pastor Nick takes some time to celebrate how amazing our planet is-the one we call home. We are going to talk a bit about how an awareness, connection, and appreciation for nature can play a vital role in our life with God.