The Preaching of the Cross
The Preaching of the Cross is the daily weekday radio ministry of Pastor James W. Knox, featuring in-depth, expository Bible teaching.
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Philippians (Lesson 32)
Respectable religion can be harder to throw away than obvious sin, because it feels like proof we’re doing fine. From Philippians 3:8–14, we walk through Paul’s shocking claim that everything he once trusted, even his “good” life, belongs in th...
Philippians (Lesson 31)
You can be deeply religious, fiercely disciplined, and “blameless” in the eyes of people and still be headed the wrong direction. That’s the uncomfortable edge of Paul’s testimony in Philippians 3, and we sit with it long enough for it to land:...
Philippians (Lesson 30)
If you’ve ever thought, “I’m trying my best, surely that counts,” Paul answers with a shocking testimony: his best didn’t count at all. We open Philippians 3 and let Paul lay out his unmatched religious credentials, then watch him call it loss ...
Philippians (Lesson 29)
“Beware of dogs” is one of the sharpest warnings in Philippians 3, and it forces a question most of us would rather avoid: who or what keeps pulling me back toward the old life? We dig into Paul’s urgent cautions about carnal Christianity, evil...
Philippians (Lesson 28)
If you’ve ever wondered why joy feels fragile even when you’re trying to do the right things, Philippians 2 gives an answer that cuts deeper than circumstances: joy grows when our minds and choices start matching Jesus Christ. We open with the ...
Philippians (Lesson 25)
Every day we’re trained to build our own name, defend our own pride, and demand our own due. Philippians 2 cuts straight through that instinct and puts a different mindset in front of us: the mind that was also in Christ Jesus, a life of humili...
Philippians (Lesson 24)
A lot of people speak confidently about God until they get even a glimpse of His holiness. We’re continuing our Philippians study in 2:10-11, where Scripture says every knee will bow at the name of Jesus and every tongue will confess that Jesus...
Philippians (Lesson 23)
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 glor...
Philippians (Lesson 22)
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...
Philippians (Lesson 21)
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 lo...
Philippians (Lesson 20)
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 (Lesson 19)
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...
Philippians (Lesson 18)
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 st...
Philippians (Lesson 17)
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...
Philippians (Lesson 16)
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...
Philippians (Lesson 15)
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 sa...
Philippians (Lesson 14)
“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 ...
Philippians (Lesson 13)
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 ...
Philippians (Lesson 12)
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 ...
Philippians (Lesson 11)
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 ...
Philippians (Lesson 10)
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 wo...