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  1. SWAT Bible Study 3/25/26 Phil 2:5-11 Walk the Talk, Pt 3

    5D AGO

    SWAT Bible Study 3/25/26 Phil 2:5-11 Walk the Talk, Pt 3

    This week, in verses 5-11, Paul reminds the Philippians of the ultimate and only perfect example of humility, loving others, and someone who counts others “more significant” by pointing them to JESUS! If Jesus, the King of the universe, can willingly lay aside his rights, privileges, and freedom for us, who are we to make selfish demands on others! Remember, Biblical unity is not externally driven, but internally fueled by the holy Spirit and is supernatural. We are not naturally humble or unselfish. Unity is a result of humility and love!

    42 min
  2. SWAT Bible Study 3/11/26 Phil 2:1-4 Walk the Talk, pt 2

    MAR 16

    SWAT Bible Study 3/11/26 Phil 2:1-4 Walk the Talk, pt 2

    This week, we continue looking at this section that really runs from Ch. 1:27- Ch. 2:11 and deals with unity, harmony, and living out a life that reflects Christ’s values. Specifically, we see the “why” of living out a life worthy of our calling and “marks” of a life worthy of our calling. Paul is really driving down deep with the Philippians into the idea of unity within the church. There have always been unity issues in the church. In fact, in Romans, Ephesians, Colossian, and 2 Corinthians, Paul stressed pursuing unity and unity is not externally driven, but internally fueled by the holy Spirit. When we focus on Christ, he pulls us together. Division in the church is rampant today for many reasons, but God wants us to be unified in our hearts and mindset for the Gospel! Verses 1-4 is actually one long sentence that reminds the Philippians of their blessings and calls them to unity from love and humility as they serve our great King!

    47 min
  3. SWAT Bible Study 3/4/26 Phil 1:27-30 Walk the Talk, Pt 1

    MAR 10

    SWAT Bible Study 3/4/26 Phil 1:27-30 Walk the Talk, Pt 1

    This week, we finish up chapter one with another challenging teaching on our stewardship of the Gospel. Paul reminds the Philippians to “live a life worthy of their calling.” This phrase or a variation of this phrase is found in Col. 1:10, Eph. 4:1, 1 Thess 2:12, and 2 Thess. 1:11. It conveys the idea that you were redeemed and your life should correspond to your Heavenly Citizenship. We now have different values, a different loyalty, and are called to live a life that corresponds to our profession of faith in Jesus. In 1 John 3:18, God calls believers not to "love with words or speech but with actions and in truth." God is not so much calling on us to live out a life that “earns” the salvation He gave us as much as He calling us to a life of integrity. A person of integrity doesn't live out a "private” life that contradicts their "public" confession of faith.

    41 min
  4. SWAT Bible Study 2/25/26 Phil 1:19-26 The Joy of Gospel Service, Pt 2

    MAR 2

    SWAT Bible Study 2/25/26 Phil 1:19-26 The Joy of Gospel Service, Pt 2

    In 2002, Pat Tillman, safety for the Arizona Cardinals, left the NFL in 2002 (and almost 4 million dollars) to enlist in the army after 9/11 and ultimately gave his life for freedom. Many people followed Tillman’s example and signed up to be military warriors, law enforcement, firefighters, and other dangerous career fields because their life was not as important as their cause. The cause was great than their safety or their lives. This week, we go into Ch. 2 vs. 19-26 and read that Paul’s commitment to the Gospel was greater that his desire to live. His safety or his life wasn’t as important as the Gospel. What about you and me? Is Jesus and the Gospel important to us? How important? Joy in our lives flows out of Gospel purpose! Living for Christ’s Kingdom! As we look at today’s text, we’ll see that God calls us to serve Him… 1) With a Savior Exalting Purpose – everything for His glory (vs. 19-21) and 2) As a Selfless, Encouraging Partner –serving and strengthening others (vs.22-26) .

    45 min
  5. SWAT Bible Study 2/18/26 Phil 1:12-18 The Joy of Gospel Service, pt1

    FEB 24

    SWAT Bible Study 2/18/26 Phil 1:12-18 The Joy of Gospel Service, pt1

    This week, we move into a new section and will be looking at part 1 of Serving with Joy. Our Spiritual maturity can often be measured in how easily we lose our joy in Christ. The joy that is produced by the Holy Spirit. I’m not sure another human has suffered for the cause of Christ like Paul, except Jesus and the whole purpose of this letter is to remind the Philippians to not let Satan steal their joy. The joy comes not from our circumstances, but in being included in the Kingdom of God, serving our King, and His great cause – the Gospel.

    43 min
  6. SWAT Bible Study 02/11/26 Phil 1:3-11 A Divine Partnership

    FEB 16

    SWAT Bible Study 02/11/26 Phil 1:3-11 A Divine Partnership

    Last episode, we looked at verse 1 and 2 and the theme of unity and God calling us to unity in our view of ourselves, our view of the church and our view of God and Jesus. The foundation for all of these is humility. Paul records Jesus’ model of humility in chapter 2 for us to take note of. In this episode, we see Paul affirm the Philippians for their partnership with Him in spreading the Gospel. He mentions this idea several times in today’s text, as well as, his love for them and his call for them to love each other. We see in the text that our partnership in the Gospel is based on a God's mission - the Gospel, Fueled by His Love, and Fortified by His Word.

    42 min
  7. SWAT Bible Study 02/04/26 Phil 1:1-2 Joy only in Christ

    FEB 10

    SWAT Bible Study 02/04/26 Phil 1:1-2 Joy only in Christ

    Philippians is a letter written to thank the church at Philippi for sending financial aid to help Paul during his 1st imprisonment in Rome. It’s theme is often referred to as Joy, but it is a specific joy related to Jesus Christ. In fact, Jesus is mentioned over 50 times in this “joy” letter and joy is mention 16 times in this 4 chapter book. Paul also addressed the sufficiency of Jesus because Gnosticism was starting to spread. Gnosticism – the belief that the material world is evil and Jesus was only a messenger/angel that brought “secret” knowledge to help us escape our body, which has trapped our souls. They believed that Jesus wasn’t human, He just appeared human. Paul wrote Ephesians, Colossians, and Philippians to address Jesus as truly God and truly man and His sufficiency to save us. In this letter, Paul emphasizes the sufficiency of Christ and the joy that produces in us. In addition to dealing with the Gnostics, and the Philippian’s concern about Paul’s welfare, he also deals with a problem they have that plagues lots of churches today – disunity. Paul deals with this in every chapter. So, as we look at our small portion of text today, it really is straightforward, but there is a lot of meaning in it, especially as it relates to unity and harmony.

    40 min
  8. SWAT Bible Study 12/3/25 Mark 16:1-8 guest David Gray, He's Not Here

    12/15/2025

    SWAT Bible Study 12/3/25 Mark 16:1-8 guest David Gray, He's Not Here

    SWAT Bible Study 12/3/25 Mark 16:1-8 guest David Gray, He's Not Here by Doug McCary

    56 min
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    Doug McCary
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    2016 - 2026
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