Life to Life

Life to Life
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Bible teaching from God's Word with an emphasis on experiential Christianity — faith that touches all of life, not just Sunday morning. Hosted by Chuck Baggett, pastor of Christ Church New Albany, Mississippi.

  1. 5d ago

    Why Does God Allow Suffering? The Answer I Failed to State

    Why does God allow suffering? In the previous episode, I showed how God used Paul’s imprisonment to advance the gospel. But I answered “How should we live when our circumstances don’t change?” more clearly than I answered “Why?” Philippians 1 gives one biblical answer: God may appoint suffering for gospel purposes—so that Christ is proclaimed and Christ is magnified through His people. We may not understand God’s complete purpose in every sorrow. But suffering does not place us outside His purpose. Your suffering may be serving the glory of Christ in ways your freedom never could. Scripture: Philippians 1:12–20Series: Suffering — Why Does God Allow It?

    Why Does God Allow Suffering? The Answer I Failed to State

  2. Sep 28

    God Used the Chains: When Your Circumstances Don’t Change

    Paul’s imprisonment looked like the end of his usefulness. Instead, Philippians 1 says his chains resulted in “the greater progress of the gospel.” In Part 3 of Suffering: Four Questions, Chuck Baggett considers how the gospel advanced through the praetorian guard, other believers became bolder, and saints were found even in Caesar’s household. Your circumstances may restrict your freedom, strength, or opportunities—but they do not restrict God. Don’t wait for the chains to fall before believing He is at work. Scripture: Philippians 1:12–14, 29–30; Philippians 4:22; 2 Timothy 2:9

    God Used the Chains: When Your Circumstances Don’t Change

  3. Sep 15

    You Meant Evil. God Meant Good. (Genesis 50)

    Joseph's brothers sold him into slavery — years later, he told them: "You meant evil against me, but God meant it for good." Part 2 of our study on suffering walks through Joseph's story in Genesis 37–50: sold, falsely accused, forgotten in prison, and finally raised to power in Egypt. God's purpose was already at work before Joseph could see any of it — and that's the whole point. Not that the reason showed up eventually, but that it was true the entire time. Part 1 (Job): https://open.spotify.com/episode/7kM5AX1UMYArK7cb6fZmAS?si=sv_wR0vvThOXI2fYhvLR6A

  4. Sep 1

    God Owes You No Explanation (Job)

    Job lost everything in a single day — and never received an explanation. His friends were certain his suffering was the result of hidden sin. Job insisted he'd done nothing to deserve it, and God agreed. But when God finally speaks (Job 38–41), He never answers the question Job actually asked. This episode walks through Job's losses, his friends' false counsel (Job 4:7, 8:4, 11:6, 22:5–9), God's two speeches from the whirlwind, and what the cross — which Job never saw — reveals about the character of a God who doesn't explain Himself. Includes John 9:1–3 and Psalm 131:1. Part of a series on suffering from Life to Life: Why is this happening? What is God doing in me? What can God do through my suffering? How am I supposed to suffer?

  5. Aug 27 ·  Bonus

    When Giving Becomes Worship | Philippians 4:18

    The Philippians sent Paul practical help while he was under house arrest and in need. But Paul described their gift in a surprising way: “A fragrant aroma, an acceptable sacrifice, well-pleasing to God.” (Philippians 4:18) In this Bible Insight, we look at why Paul used the language of sacrifice to describe ordinary generosity, and what that teaches us about Christian giving. We do not give in order to earn God’s grace. We give because we have already received it. And sometimes what looks like simple help offered to another person may, in God’s sight, be worship.

  6. Aug 24

    More Than the Gift | Philippians 4:17

    Paul was grateful for the Philippians’ gift. But in Philippians 4:17, he makes clear that the gift itself was not what pleased him most. What mattered was the spiritual fruit their generosity revealed. In this Bible Insight, we look at what Christian generosity can reveal, why giving does not earn grace, and how generosity may become evidence of grace already at work.

    More Than the Gift | Philippians 4:17

  7. Aug 19 ·  Bonus

    Learning Contentment in Prosperity

    Most of us understand why Paul had to learn contentment when he was hungry. But he says he also had to learn something harder: how to be content when he was full. In this short Bible Insight, we look at Philippians 4:12 and Deuteronomy 8:10-11 to ask why abundance — not just hardship — has to be learned. Need tempts you to believe God has forgotten you. Abundance tempts you to forget God altogether. Part of the "To Live Is Christ" series through Philippians, from Life to Life.

  8. Aug 17

    Why Is Enough Never Enough? | Philippians 4

    How much is enough? We often tell ourselves that if one more circumstance changed—more money, more security, one problem resolved, one uncertainty removed—then we could finally rest. But Paul, writing from prison, says, “I have learned to be content in whatever circumstances I am” (Philippians 4:11). In this final episode of To Live Is Christ, we look at Philippians 4:11–13 and ask: How could Paul be content when his circumstances kept changing? His answer was not self-sufficiency. It was Christ-sufficiency. Need could not take Christ from him. Abundance could not add anything essential to Christ. Paul had learned to stop asking his circumstances whether he had enough. Because when Christ is your life, circumstances can change without changing what matters most.

    Why Is Enough Never Enough? | Philippians 4
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Bible teaching from God's Word with an emphasis on experiential Christianity — faith that touches all of life, not just Sunday morning. Hosted by Chuck Baggett, pastor of Christ Church New Albany, Mississippi.

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    2026
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