Moody Church Hour

Pastor Philip Miller

Developing A Support System (Famines, Deserts and other Hard Places)

November 13, 2016

There comes a time in the decline of a nation that God no longer delays judgment. America may be at that point. And believers are caught up with everyone else when economic and social calamity strikes. How should we as believers act and live when the going gets tough? Let’s take some guidance from an Old Testament prophet who saw times like ours coming.

 

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According to an article in Newsweek magazine, Christians are being murdered for their faith from one end of the Muslim world to the other, and yet the mainstream media remains quiet. Like it was in ancient Rome, there’s a war on to destroy the faith of believers in Christ, and this war is coming to our own shores. Let’s ask ourselves, “What it would take for us to deny our faith?”
November 6, 2016
Many people watch the stock market like hawks. We all need money, but one day the money we crave will be no more. One day, all things that gives us false security will vanish, and that’s the day of final judgment. Then, what we are on the inside will be all that matters.   
October 30, 2016
Sometimes we go directly from great blessing to times of great trial. That’s what happened to Jesus. He was led by God into the wilderness and found Himself tempted to sin by the devil.  Hungry and thirsty, He was very vulnerable, but fought off Satan by using the Word of God.  Let’s learn lessons from forty days in the life of Jesus.
October 23, 2016
It’s been said that if all the tears people ever cried could be gathered up, they’d fill an ocean. Life does have its joys, but God brings tears as well, because through tears we learn to depend on Him for every breath, every bite of food, and every dollar in our wallets. Let’s look at a story of famine and crisis, and how God met a woman’s needs.
October 16, 2016
When God wants to deepen our spiritual maturity, He sometimes takes away all the comforts we’ve become used to. Some of us move out of state, where a new job falls apart. Some of us are told that we have but months or weeks to live. It’s possible for God to lead His people into the wilderness for their greater good and His greater glory. That’s what happened to Abraham.
October 9, 2016
The days ahead may well be days of less money, fewer options, higher prices, and more uncertainty. For many, the comforts we’ve known may fade away into a tougher reality:  no job, no insurance, perhaps a foreclosed home. How do we handle deprivation when all we’ve known is abundance? 
October 2, 2016
If the Lord brought a revival of repentance to a city, most of God’s people would rejoice. But not Jonah. He felt double-crossed… God withheld the judgment Jonah had prophesied against Nineveh. God was teaching a lesson to a man who still rebelled even after surviving a fish’s belly.
September 25, 2016
Some believers will only obey God after He teaches them a lesson the hard way. Jonah finally went to Nineveh, a little worse for wear, after three days inside a fish. Even then, the prophet of God was not happy that wicked Ninevites might repent. He might be going, but deep down, he was still unwilling.  
September 18, 2016
They say there are no atheists in foxholes. Another place without atheists is in the belly of a great fish. Jonah found himself in a really tight place, and here he prayed like he’d never prayed before.
September 11, 2016
Ask a farmer and he’ll tell you that mules can be stubborn. But none of God’s creation is as stubborn as mankind. Amazingly, even redeemed men and women try to resist His will. Let’s meet a prophet of God who was as stubborn as a mule.
September 4, 2016
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This Sunday morning program provides a meaningful worship service for those far from God or unable to attend a local church. With insightful teaching from Pastor Philip Miller and joyous congregational worship, you’re invited to join Jesus on the journey of a lifetime.

 

About Pastor Philip Miller

Philip Miller is the 17th Senior Pastor of The Moody Church. Philip holds a B.A in Pre-Seminary Bible from Cedarville University (’04) and a Th.M. in Pastoral Leadership and New Testament Studies from Dallas Theological Seminary (’10). His wife, Krista, also holds an Th.M. degree from DTS. They have four children: Claire, Violet, Cora, and Jude.

Philip is a visionary leader with over twelve years of ministry experience, including three at Christ Community Church in the western Chicago suburbs and nearly seven as Senior Pastor at Westwood Baptist in Olympia, WA. He believes people flourish as followers of Jesus when they live deeply in the gospel, experience the healing of true community, and join Jesus on mission in their world. He is committed to cultivating a gospel-centered church that welcomes spiritual explorers, promotes gospel clarity in culturally engaging ways, inspires passionate worship, fosters deep spiritual vitality, empowers people to holistic discipleship, and catalyzes a multiplication movement of gospel renewal both locally and globally.

Philip enjoys cycling and all things outdoors, Garrett’s Carmel popcorn, Lou Malnati‘s deep dish pizza, and Henry Weinhard‘s root beer. For more information about Philip and his family, visit moodymedia.org/pastorphilip.

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