Spring 2026 Equip Class: Living as Lights in the Darkness
We all face circumstances in life where we just don’t know what to do. Maybe it’s related to a job, parenting, a relationship, finances, or another area. Whatever it might be, we find it challenging, hard, or even frightening, and we don’t know how to respond or what to do. Considering King Jehoshaphat from the Old Testament, we see what he did when he didn’t know what to do in 2 Chron. 20:1-30.
Spring 2026 Equip Class: Living as Lights in the Darkness
Life offers a variety of endeavors that have the power to capture our attention and shape how we live. Sports teams, jobs, relationships, video games, outdoor activities, education, and the like can often become what orients a person's life. In the book of Titus, Paul suggests there is actually one thing that has appeared that should ultimately serve as the foundation for our lives. God’s grace!
Spring 2026 Equip Class: Living as Lights in the Darkness
In Galatians 5:13–15, Paul reminds believers that Christian freedom isn’t a license for self-indulgence but a calling to love. Freedom from the burden of the law and the condemnation of sin, we’re not released into selfish living but Spirit-empowered service. True freedom fulfills the righteousness the law demanded but could never produce! When we walk in love, we reflect the heart of God.
After hard things, we often ask, “Was it worth it?” All through the book of Philippians, Paul has been explaining - and showing from his own example - that living for Jesus is worth it! It's the only way for a Christian to live. In closing, he encourages them specifically that their sacrificial giving was worth it. When we live for Jesus, we give sacrificially toward His work, and it's worth it!
Winter 25-26 Equip Class: Walking with Jesus and Other in the Word
Is everything in your life exactly the way you want it? Most likely it’s not; therefore, discontentment indeed lurks around the corner. With so much wrong in the world, is it possible to be content? In Philippians 4:10-13, Paul explains not only that we should be content, but that we can be content in Christ. He has learned how to do it, and he explains the key to the Philippians, and to us.
Winter 25-26 Equip Class: Walking with Jesus and Other in the Word
Peace can be hard to come by. Maybe you long for peace and quiet. Maybe you long to get rid of that unrest in your conscience. In this week's text, Paul tells the Philippians that they can cooperate with the presence of the God of peace in their lives by checking their thoughts and actions. Thinking on the right things and doing the right things, they will enjoy the presence of the God of peace.
Winter 25-26 Equip Class: Walking with Jesus and Other in the Word
Worry and anxiety plague all of us. We don't have to try to worry; it just happens. We pile the pressures and burdens of life on our own shoulders, and our stress levels skyrocket. As Paul encourages the Philippians to "stand fast" in the Christian life, he tells them to replace anxiety with prayer and thus experience the peace of God. These practical, encouraging verses help us to battle anxiety.
The ever-shifting landscape of global economics and politics can leave us feeling unstable. Where are things headed? What will tomorrow hold? How do we find stability amid change? Paul reminds the Philippians that as citizens of Heaven, they can stand fast in the Lord. He reminds them of some key truths about Christ that will help them live stable lives. Every Christian can stand fast in the Lord.
Winter 25-26 Equip Class: Walking with Jesus and Other in the Word
We are all imitators. Children and adults alike pick up the traits of those around them. You don't have to travel far to notice the regional accents we develop. We adopt the patterns of others without even realizing it! Instead, Paul tells us to be intentional about the way we live. He encourages us to pattern our lives after those who pursue Christ above all. We are to walk as citizens of heaven.
Winter 25-26 Equip Class: Walking with Jesus and Other in the Word
It's hard to boil your life down to one thing - but take a moment and try. If you were to summarize all your activities and efforts into one statement, how would it end? "There's one thing I do, I..." In Philippians 3:12-16, Paul says his “one thing” is pressing on toward knowing Jesus. However, he goes on to say that all Christians should share this same goal and live in the same way.
Winter 25-26 Equip Class: Walking with Jesus and Other in the Word