Philippi

1 Thessalonians

The Kind of People We Were Among You

Paul opens up about what drove him when he first came to Thessalonica — not flattery, not ego, not money, but genuine love. He compares himself to a nursing mother and a devoted father, then tells them how much it's been killing him to be apart from them.

2 Corinthians

The Generosity That Changes Everything

Paul holds up the Macedonian churches as an unlikely model of generosity, reminds the Corinthians that Jesus himself became poor so they could become rich, and urges them to follow through on the commitment they made a year ago.

Acts

The Night Everything Changed

Paul picks up a new partner named Timothy, follows a mysterious vision into Europe, watches God open hearts and shake foundations, and discovers that sometimes the best ministry happens at midnight in a jail cell.

Acts

The God You Already Sense Is There

Paul moves through three cities with three very different receptions — riots in Thessalonica, eager Bible-checkers in Berea, and elite philosophers in Athens. Then he delivers a speech that starts where his audience already is — quoting their own poets — and ends with the resurrection.

Acts

The Longest Sermon and the Last Goodbye

Paul travels through Greece and Turkey saying goodbye to churches he built from scratch. Along the way, a teenager falls out a window during a late-night sermon (and lives), and Paul delivers a farewell speech that breaks the room open — knowing he'll never see these people again.

Philippians

Joy from a Jail Cell

Paul writes to his favorite church from inside a Roman prison — and somehow he can't stop talking about joy. He thanks them for standing with him, prays for their growth, and wrestles honestly with whether he'd rather live or die.

Philippians

Everything I Had Was Nothing

Paul lays out his impressive credentials — and then calls them garbage compared to knowing Christ. He talks about pressing forward, forgetting the past, and living as citizens of a kingdom that hasn't fully arrived yet.

Philippians

The Secret to Being Content in Any Situation

Paul wraps up his letter to the Philippians with advice you'll want to write down and keep — how to stop being anxious, what to fill your mind with, and the secret to being content no matter what life throws at you. All of it written from a prison cell.