Brother Gowens' pulpit offering on 8/16/26 is an analysis of the precious blessing of God's peace, as the apostle highlights in Philippians 4:6-7. This supernatural gift that God gives to His children is foreign to everything with which the world is familiar. It defies rational explanation; it baffles secular observers; it passes understanding. Perfect peace, however, is a reality in the believer's experience.

This message from 8/23/26 is based on Philippians 4:6-7 and is #33 in the study through that epistle. Gowens emphasizes the priority of prayer as both the remedy for anxiety and the conduit for subjective peace.

Michael Gowens continues the exposition of Philippians series with this message from Philippians 4:6-7. Anxiety, or worry, is one of the principal thieves of joy. But rare is the person who does not struggle to keep matters of concern from deteriorating into worry. Gowens emphasizes that worry is essentially an unbiblical habit of thinking that is driven by fear, but God has provided a remedy via the privilege of prayer.

The 8/2/26 sermon by Mike Gowens considers four "last" things from 1 Corinthians 15, the resurrection chapter in Scripture. This important chapter discusses the 1) Last Adam; 2) Last Apostle; 3) Last Trump; and 4) Last Enemy.

This 7/26/26 sermon by Michael Gowens is based on Philippians 4:5 and is #30 in the Exposition of Philippians series. Gowens devotes the first half of the sermon explaining the various nuances of the term "moderation," than spends the balance of the time explaining the means by which the believer maintains his/her spiritual balance.

Elder Gowens' sermon on 7/12/26 is taken from Philippians 4:4 and is message #29 in the Exposition of Philippians series. He highlights the imperative "Rejoice," an activity of exulting in God, as the key to maintaining joyful feelings in the believer's heart. This practical sermon emphasizes the primary difference between secular happiness and true, biblical joy, a difference captured by the crucial phrase "in the Lord."

In this 7/12/26 sermon, Mike Gowens continues the look at Philippians 4 with a focus on verses 2-3. Although the apostle is constrained to specifically address a potentially divisive conflict between two women in the church, he does so kindly & respectfully - in a word, pastorally. Among the pastoral encouragements he cites, Paul highlights the fact that these two sisters belonged to the same heavenly family. Their "names," he says, "are in the book of life." What rich encouragement is here!

This 7/5/26 sermon from Mike Gowens is based on Philippians 4:1 and is message #27 in the Exposition of Philippians series. The apostle's warm, pastoral heart is on full display as he writes to the church at Philippi, especially in this text. Gowens develops the holy fraternity that is the church of the Lord Jesus Christ, a relationship unlike anything this world might duplicate.