Northern Roads by Jeremy Norton

Tag: philippians

Bible, Church, NT

Lessons from the Philippian Church

The Philippian church exemplified early Christian living through unity, prominence of women, education, and generosity.

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Discipleship, Leadership, NT

The Counter-Cultural Way To Build a Legacy

We are bombarded with messages to improve ourselves. “The new you!” “Self-care and self-love!” These and similar pitches push us to the centre of our own attention and at times, the centre of our adoration. This type of thinking and living doesn’t last.

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Bible, Discipleship

HOW TO GO FORWARD IN PEACE

How much peace are you experiencing these days? Would you define this chapter of your life as a peaceful one? Maybe that’s an unfair question in the current state of the world.

Imagine our world if every conversation ended with “Go in Peace”. Imagine if the the last word we said to each other in conversation was, “peace”. What would our society look like?

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Bible, Discipleship

HOW TO STAY THE COURSE

How’s this chapter of life going? Maybe for you, this chapter has a lot of difficult moments; personal struggles, broken relationships, as well as the numerous trials related to this cultural moment. As we navigate the difficulties of life, we can choose to quit and walk away, or we can choose to stay! To stay the course, looking forward to the end goal; past this earthly life and into eternity, focused on a better story.

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Bible, Discipleship

HOW TO STOP LIVING FOR SELF

There’s a huge difference between intention and direction. Because intention never actually gets us to our desired destination. That is, until we stop, and change our direction. If we can keep Jesus at the centre, our direction changes. When Jesus is the centre and the standard, our best intentions turn into Gospel-focused direction. And we live a better story!

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Bible, Discipleship

2 TYPES OF GOSPEL PARTNERSHIP WE SHOULD EMBRACE

Thank You Lord for the Philippian Church! In the first century, the Apostle Paul needed resources to further the Gospel. Thankfully, the Philippian Church was

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Bible, Discipleship

WHERE DOES CONTENTMENT COME FROM?

It’s a Learned Behaviour. Last week, Pastor Hyeon Son Lim was released from a North Korean labour camp, imprisoned for his faith 2.5 years ago.

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Leadership, Ministry

4 PRINCIPLES TO RESOLVE CONFLICTS IN THE CHURCH

Conflict In The Church Is Not New. In fact, church conflicts are as old as the church itself. Where’s the proof? Check out the book of

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Bible, Leadership

3 TRADEMARKS OF A DANGEROUS CHURCH LEADER

Paul Calls Them “Enemies of The Cross“. In the last passage of Philippians 3, Paul gives a stern warning to the church. There were false

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Bible, Discipleship

RUNNING THE RACE OF LIFE; 3 ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS

Life Is A Race. In First Century culture, there was an obsession with the Games. The big-ticket items were the Olympic and Isthmian Games. But

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Bible, Leadership

HAS JESUS SHIPWRECKED YOUR LIFE?

Jesus Shipwrecked Paul’s Life. Perhaps you’re thinking, “Shipwrecked? That’s a little harsh!” Not when we look at the original language to which Paul wrote his

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Communication, Leadership

3 QUALITIES TO LOOK FOR IN A REPLACEMENT

Our Time Is Valuable. The life of a leader is packed with challenges. Thankfully, with challenges come opportunities! And the more the Lord blesses our

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