The Preaching of the Cross

Episoade

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  Philippians (Lesson 23) 21.09.2026 29min

  Every knee will bow. Not as a metaphor, not as a tradition, but as a certainty. We open Philippians 2:10-11 and slow down long enough to feel the weight of what God says about Jesus Christ: universal submission, universal confession, and a glory that leaves no room for casual religion. We also talk honestly about why this lands so hard in modern life. Our culture has trained us to treat authority as optional and reverence as outdated, so it is easy to slide into questioning God as if He owes...
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  Philippians (Lesson 22) 18.09.2026 29min

  One name outlasts every headline, every legacy, and every empire. We walk through Philippians 2:9-11 and slow down on the moment where the text turns from Christ’s suffering to His exaltation: God the Father highly exalts Jesus Christ and gives Him a name above every name, a name that will not fade when our bodies return to dust. From there, we trace the Bible’s sharp contrast between humility and pride. Jesus goes down in obedient sacrifice and is lifted up in eternal honor, while self-exal...
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  Philippians (Lesson 21) 17.09.2026 29min

  Pride has a way of disguising itself as “discernment,” “standards,” or even “self respect,” and then it quietly drains the joy out of our homes, our churches, and our friendships. We open Philippians 2 and follow Paul’s call to one mind, one love, and lowliness of mind, then we let the spotlight land where the passage puts it: on Jesus Christ, who chose the downward path on purpose. We talk about why Christ’s humility is not just something to admire, but a mindset to adopt. Using Psalm...
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  Philippians (Lesson 20) 16.09.2026 29min

  God didn’t “almost” save you. Philippians 2 shows Jesus Christ stepping down, on purpose, from eternal glory to the brutal shame of the cross and it forces a question we can’t dodge: what does real humility actually look like? We open up Philippians 2:5–11 and trace the downward steps Scripture describes. Christ exists in the form of God, equal with God, and He is worshiped without stealing honor that isn’t His. Then He does the unthinkable: He makes Himself of no reputation, takes the form ...
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  Philippians (Lesson 19) 15.09.2026 29min

  Self-centered faith promises happiness but it can’t deliver joy. We open Philippians 2 and follow the Bible’s logic all the way down to the places it stings: full joy grows out of self-denial, self-sacrifice, and a mind governed by Jesus Christ rather than by ego, preference, or pride. We talk plainly about what happens when church becomes a shopping trip. If our first question is “What does your church have for me?” we’re already aimed at disappointment, offense, and constant friction. Phil...
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  Philippians (Lesson 18) 14.09.2026 29min

  Philippians 2:1-11 hits like a mountain peak because it refuses to let the gospel stay theoretical. We read the passage, then slow down to ask what it demands of us in real relationships: how we speak, how we serve, and what we do when pride starts steering the wheel. If you’ve ever wondered why joy can feel out of reach even when you “know the right truths,” this message ties joy to humility, unity, and the mind of Christ in a way that lands on Monday morning, not just Sunday. We talk...
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  Philippians (Lesson 17) 11.09.2026 29min

  Time is slipping by faster than we like to admit, and that reality raises a blunt question: what are we doing with the days we have? Brother James turns to Philippians 1:27 and presses the issue where it gets personal. “Let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ” is not about sounding religious. It is about a gospel-worthy life, a daily manner of living that fits the message we say we believe, so our Christian testimony does not collapse under the weight of inconsistency. W...
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  Philippians (Lesson 16) 10.09.2026 29min

  One line in Philippians 1:19 stops us in our tracks: Paul asks for “the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ,” a title for the Holy Spirit that appears only once in the entire Bible. We take that phrase seriously and follow it wherever it leads, because it forces a bigger question than most of us like to admit. If the Lord Jesus Christ chose to live and minister in dependence on the Holy Ghost, what does that say about how we plan, preach, teach, and try to help people today? We walk through...
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  Philippians (Lesson 15) 09.09.2026 29min

  Some days your body feels fine, the bills are paid, and life is calm and yet something inside you still aches. We dig into that tension with Brother James on the Preaching of the Cross Radio Broadcast, following the Bible’s plain answer: the saved person can “groan within” because the inner man is awake to how broken this world really is, and because our hearts are built to long for what is holy, clean, and eternal. We start with Philippians 1 and the blunt claim that it is far better to dep...
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  Philippians (Lesson 14) 08.09.2026 29min

  “For me to live is Christ, and to die is gain” isn’t a slogan for a poster, it’s a line that forces a decision about what we love most. We’re deep in a verse-by-verse Bible study of Philippians 1, where Paul stands in a tight place between two real desires: to depart and be with Christ, or to remain and keep helping other believers. That tension turns into a practical question for all of us: do we measure life by comfort, or by service, joy, and faith in Jesus? We also clear away the fog tha...
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  Philippians (Lesson 13) 07.09.2026 29min

  A man sits in jail and asks for prayer, but not the kind most of us would request first. We walk through Philippians 1:20 and hear Paul’s aim with startling clarity: “that in nothing I shall be ashamed… so now also Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether it be by life or by death.” That single line reframes everything about suffering, fear, and what a faithful Christian life is meant to display. If the gospel is true, then even pressure becomes a platform. We dig into Paul’s “earnest e...
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  Philippians (Lesson 12) 04.09.2026 28min

  Paul is sitting in jail, and he still refuses to make life about himself. We walk verse by verse through Philippians 1:19-26 and listen to the apostle weigh two realities: departing to be with Christ is “far better,” yet remaining in the flesh is “more needful” for other believers. That single tension exposes a core Christian question: do we measure our life by comfort, or by whether Christ is magnified in our body, “whether by life or by death”? From there, we slow down on Paul’s surp...
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  Philippians (Lesson 11) 03.09.2026 29min

  Somebody can say the right things about Jesus and still be driven by the wrong reasons and Philippians 1:15-18 refuses to pretend otherwise. We walk line by line through Paul’s startling observation: some preach Christ out of envy, strife, and selfish contention, while others preach out of love. That one paragraph explains so much of what listeners see in Christian ministry, church conflict, and online “discernment” culture, and it forces a gut check about our own hearts too. We talk about w...
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  Philippians (Lesson 10) 02.09.2026 29min

  Trouble shows up without an invitation, and when it does, the question behind the question is always the same: “What is God doing with this?” We walk through Philippians 1:12-14 with Paul writing from prison and claiming something most of us would never say naturally. The things that happened to him did not stop the work, they pushed it forward “unto the furtherance of the gospel.” That single sentence can reset how a Christian thinks about suffering, disappointment, setbacks, and the loss of...
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  Philippians (Lesson 9) 01.09.2026 29min

  God started something in you, and He is not walking away from it. We open Philippians 1:6 and sit with its weighty promise: the Lord who began a good work in the believer will keep working until the day of Jesus Christ. Along the way, we sort out several New Testament “days” that people often blur together, and we show how each one points to a specific moment in God’s plan, from judgment to reward to eternity. From Paul’s words to the church at Philippi, we also talk about what real Christia...
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  Philippians (Lesson 8) 31.08.2026 29min

  A single word in Philippians 1:1 can overturn a whole lot of modern church assumptions: bishops plural, deacons plural. That’s where we start, and it quickly turns into a candid, Bible-forward look at church structure, church government, and why so many congregations end up feeling like power struggles instead of spiritual families. We talk through the most common models people experience, including deacon boards that function like bosses, systems where a distant bishop governs multiple chur...
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  Philippians (Lesson 7) 28.08.2026 29min

  A lot of people can quote Philippians 1:6, but we wanted to slow down and ask what it actually means in real life: if God begins the work of salvation, who is responsible to finish it? Brother James argues that the “good work” is God’s work, not our self-improvement plan, and that the plain sense of the verse is meant to produce confidence, not anxiety. Eternal security is not presented as a slogan, but as the natural result of grace, eternal life, and a Savior who doesn’t hand you a contract...
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  Philippians (Lesson 6) 27.08.2026 29min

  A lot of people say they believe Jesus saves, then live like heaven still depends on how well they behave next week. We get why that fear sticks, and we also think the Bible speaks with surprising clarity about it. We open Philippians 1:6 and ask a simple question with huge consequences: if God begins the saving work, does He actually finish it, or do we have to keep it alive with good works? From there we walk straight into some of the strongest assurance passages in Scripture. Romans 8:38-...
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  Philippians (Lesson 5) 26.08.2026 29min

  Can you actually be confident you have eternal life, or do you have to wait until the end to find out if you “measured up”? We take Philippians 1:6 head-on and follow the Bible where it leads: the God who begins a good work in a believer is the same God who performs it until the day of Jesus Christ. That puts the spotlight on a debated doctrine often called eternal security or once saved always saved, and it forces a clear question: is heaven earned by works, or given by grace? We walk throu...
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  Philippians (Lesson 4) 25.08.2026 29min

  Joy sounds easy to talk about until you put it in a prison cell. We’re studying Philippians, a letter built around joy and rejoicing, yet written by the apostle Paul while he’s bound. That tension forces a real question: what kind of faith produces peace and grace strong enough to share with others when life hurts? We trace Paul’s confidence in God’s promises and why “pressing toward the mark” keeps a believer steady when trials, trouble, and hard circumstances pile up. We also slow do...