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Week 1, Day 1 | Philippians

June 7, 2021 • Dr. Mark Batterson

Welcome to the NCC Daily. We are beginning a new series called Joy. Over the next nine weeks, we’ll walk through the book of Philippians verse-by-verse, day-by-day. Two reminders: one, joy is a person, and His name is Jesus. Two, joy is a choice. It’s not always the easiest choice or the obvious choice, but you can choose joy. We’ll discover how over the next nine weeks!

Joy in the House

June 25, 2021 • Pastor Heidi Scanlon

We know from the context of the New Testament that both Jesus and Paul would describe every “tongue” as not only individuals but nations as well. Remember on the day of Pentecost thousands of people all heard the glory of God being declared in their own nation’s or native tongue. When we zoom out and look at the big picture of this verse, here’s what we see and hear: God wants everyone to belong to Jesus. Every nation has reserved seating in the house of God. Every. Single. One.

Story of the Church

June 24, 2021 • Pastor Jenni Clayville

The cross was a cruel form of punishment reserved for slaves, and thieves, and others with little to no earthly status. In His obedience to the Father, Jesus willingly gave His life upon that cross. In this letter to the Philippians, Paul illuminates Jesus's character: that He’s self-emptying instead of self-magnifying. Don’t be mistaken—this isn’t just some coincidence happening to Jesus. He is actually entering into His mission fully and willingly, and not as a passive victim.

Jesus' Humble Mind

June 23, 2021 • Peter Hartwig

Jesus did not consider His equality with God to be like that—to be the kind of thing He needed to keep a grip on, to take for Himself. Instead, He knew that even His divinity was something He could hold with an open hand. His divine status was not the kind of thing He needed to keep on lockdown. That’s the way He thought about Himself and it decided the form of His incarnation. That, you might say, was Jesus’ humble mind.