There’s a secret piece of information. If you know it, your life will be transformed. If you don’t, your life might be destroyed. It’s the secret to finding contentment, and…
Maybe it's social media, maybe it's FOMO (fear of missing out - probably induced by what people are watching on social media!) but anxiety in Americans is high. What's interesting…
We've all faced relational conflicts—whether as a toddler scrapping over toys, as a teenager feeling left out, or as an adult butting heads with coworkers and family members. Paul’s going…
Ever find it hard to let go of the good and bad in life? Maybe you catch yourself playing the comparison game, or longing for the "good old days,” or…

Be Happy in Loss

June 9, 2024
We think we'll gain happiness by gaining things. Money and possessions. Epic experiences and vacations. Status and respect. A perfect family. Then we come to the book of Philippians and…
All of us follow the examples of other people. But what kind of examples are we following? Paul will help us identify the kind of people who will help us…
We can see darkness creeping in. Problems like drug abuse, violent crime, and involuntary homelessness are on the rise in Hawai’i. But Philippians 2 says God has a plan to…
All of us who follow Christ want to be seen as servants. The problem is that none of us want to be treated like servants. But there’s deep happiness we…
Put on your imagination cap and answer this: if you were living your best life now, what would it look like? We all have our own dream life, but Paul…
God commands us to be happy (Phil. 4:4), but how are you supposed to obey that command when life is terrible? We’ll see a path to joy by looking for…
Have you ever heard that "God doesn’t want you to be happy, he wants you to be holy?” That’s a lie. The way we grow in holiness IS by growing…