Enjoy this Free Session from To Live is Christ with Matt Chandler

In ‘To Live is Christ’ Matt Chandler, Pastor of the Village Church in Dallas, Texas, helps paint a beautiful picture of what it is to be a mature Christian.

Everyone wants new revelation. They don’t always, however, want to be obedient to what they already know. Growing in Truth is inseparably connected to practicing the Truth that you know.

In ‘To Live is Christ, To Die is Gain,’ Matt Chandler, Pastor of the Village Church in Dallas, Texas, walks us through one of Paul’s most intimate letters to paint a beautiful picture of what it is to be a mature Christian.

Use this Free Session for personal reflection or group discussion. Even more, we’re thrilled to announce that To Live is Christ, To Die is Gain is officially Back-in-Stock! Head to The Hub Store to purchase the full kit and highly applicable study guide.

By The Hub|February 17th, 2017|Matt Chandler, Philippians|0 Comments

My Top 10 Reasons for Philippians

Last year I was invited by The Hub (www.gotothehub.com) to pick a book of the Bible and teach it via video for small groups. I wrestled quite a bit and landed on the book of Philippians.

Here are the 10 reasons I wanted to teach the book of Philippians:

1. How the church began. Acts 16: Lydia is a wealthy Asian (Thyatira); the slave girl is an oppressed Greek, and the jailer was a middle class Roman. All were transformed by the gospel of Jesus Christ. I love the diversity of that cast.

2. The book teaches that the gospel advances regardless of circumstance (Phil. 1:12-18). In an age where it is not uncommon to hear that you can put God into your debt by behaving, I thought this was extremely important.

3. Paul’s cry “To live is Christ and die is gain!” How could he not say that! Lydia was wealthy, religious, and empty; the slave girl was bitter, oppressed, and angry; and the Roman jailer was indifferent and cruel. All were lost in their lives. What else would you live for?

4. The book clearly teaches humility in the life of a believer. We can’t hear that topic enough (Philippians 2).

5. Paul ferociously outlines the reasons to pursue Christ (Phil. 3:1-11).

6. Then, he follows it up by teaching how to pursue Christ (Phil. 3:12-21).

7. Chapter 4 talks about what the heart and mind of a man of God look like. This is invaluable information as there seems to be some confusion on this matter.

8. Contentment is a gift more precious than jewels (Phil. 4:10-19).

9. It gave me a chance to remind everyone that Philippians 4:13 isn’t about playing sports, making the team, or being successful in business.

10. Because if I can help us be “the lights of this world holding fast to the word of life” I would humbly and gladly spend my life doing so.

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By hubadmin|January 27th, 2010|Matt Chandler, Weekly Devos|0 Comments

Matt Chandler – Philippians: The Worthy Life

Employment evaluation with a supervisor is no one’s favorite. It is difficult to sit down toe-to-toe with him or her and hear whether or not you have measured up to expectations. It is easier to simply assume everything is OK, focus on your personal strengths, and never have anyone point out your blind spots.

It is easier, but it is not best.

Every so often it is helpful as an employee to evaluate if you are worth what they are paying you. It is healthy and appropriate to determine: are you worth it? Are you worthy of the paycheck you are receiving? Are the actions and results you produce in your daily job, worth what you are being paid?

If we would be doing that for something as silly and temporary as a job, why wouldn’t we do that with our faith? It should be a wonderful checkup for us to evaluate our lives, examine our hearts and see if we are living a life worthy of the gospel.

Are we?

Want the whole teaching series on Philippians for your next group study? You can either it buy it on DVD or rent/buy one session at a time with our exclusive digital delivery service. Click Here to Learn More. This topic is featured in Session 2 of Philippians.

By hubadmin|January 13th, 2010|Hub Thots, Matt Chandler, Weekly Devos|3 Comments

Philippians – Odd Beginnings

Ironically, in this study on Paul’s letter to the Philippians, we ask you first to open your Bible to…not Philippians. We start out this study of Philippians in the 16th chapter of the book of Acts. Allow me to illustrate why that would be.

Though I am not as avid a world-traveler as many, I have been on numerous national and international mission trips. When I get back home, I generally tell my friends and family only a little bit about the culture, the sights, the accommodations, and the travel itself, but I spend the majority of my time talking to anyone that will listen about the people.

My photo albums are not filled with pictures of the (often breathtaking) scenery, but I have scores of pictures of the people that I met while serving there. The individuals in the area are the reason I went in the first place. They are the topics that consume my
post-trip conversations and memories which I will keep with me for life. The most important thing about the mission trip is the people. It is the people that endear the city to our heart. The same is true for Paul and the Philippians.

On Paul’s second missionary journey (recorded in Acts 16), he spends time in Philippi. It is this experience in Philippi that sets the backdrop for the letter that he would write later to the Philippians. Before we study that letter we need to meet the people that Paul met. This first session introduces us to three people that Paul met in Philippi whose stories the Scriptures have preserved for us to study for centuries. Their stories and backgrounds could not possibly be any different.

Though every church has a somewhat unique story of its beginnings, none is as unique as Philippi, the first church in the history of all of Europe. The story is far from how you and I would start the Christian movement on a continent. But then, again, God is a touch smarter than we are. The birth of the church in Philippi is truly an odd and seemingly unadvisable way to start a church, but isn’t that just like God?

Let us hear from you.

What are some amazing stories of how God started the church you attend? What are some of those people’s stories who are in your church? Perhaps you are one of those stories?

Want the whole teaching series on Philippians for your next group study?

You can either it buy it on DVD or rent/buy one session at a time with our exclusive digital delivery service. This topic is featured in Session 1 of Philippians.

By hubadmin|January 6th, 2010|Matt Chandler|1 Comment

Matt Chandler and Philippians

Our passion at SOS is the Bible and how it communicates God’s love and truth to us. The greatness of the Bible and God, His written down, literal word, is that it catches us wherever we are at any moment in life.

If you sense at this moment you are at the top of your game, at the lowest point in a long time, bored with life or even fulfilled at the moment, God is always relevant and ready to speak truth in your life.

Matt Chandler, Pastor of The Village in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area does an amazing job bringing the meaning of the book of Philippians to live. Our title for this series is To Live is Christ & To Die is Gain. Sound familiar? Of course, it is straight from the scriptures.

Matt starts by taking a look at the first 3 ‘characters’ mentioned in the letter. It is so important to me that when you read scripture, especially New Testament letters that you ‘get into the story.’ Remember, these are literally letters written from a person to a group of people. Of course the words and meaning are inspired directly from God, but there is personality and insight that comes from the text.

So, over the next few days or so, we will look at a profile of these 3 characters, and for fun, you can all vote on which one of these folks you and your story with Christ is most like.

Blessings…Doug

By doug|August 4th, 2009|Matt Chandler|0 Comments

Connor is the Man

A dear friend of ours, Connor Cruse was healed of his 5 year fight with cancer on July 10th. He was 9 years old when God healed him on ‘the other side.’

He complained of a stomach ache 5 years ago and within 6 hours of that moment his parents were told “your son has Stage 4 Neuroblastoma and will not live very long.”

Connor has fought like the most valiant of all warriors. He has encouraged more men, dads, wives, mothers, kids, pastors, elderly than I will ever dream of. He has routinely stared death in the face and said, “Have courage and believe in Jesus.”

For many of us, whether we have been rejected too many times, bored with life, given up on God, lost hope in anything truly fulfilling, Connor has represented the Great Hope of Revelation 21:4-5. God is on His Throne and will make all things new!

This is the hope that every Christian should be holding onto. This world is not our home and we should not hold onto our health or anything so tightly. This is our time to live for Christ. In Matt Chandler’s new series on Philippians, he communicates this brilliantly. Paul could say to Live is Christ, that is the only reason we are not saved and then swept away, and to Die is gain. Heaven, no tears, no pain, no cancer, no understanding how the Cruse’s could lose their son at 9 years old, none of that.

All good, all joy, all the time. Now that is worth living and dying for. Thank you God for giving us that HOPE.

Later, Doug

By doug|August 3rd, 2009|Hub Thots|0 Comments

Matt Chandler Live Video Chat a Big Success!

The Live Video Chat with Matt Chandler went rather well yesterday. We had over 400 people attend the chat session and we want to thank all of you who participated.

Matt Chandler will give a live video chat that discusses his newest study that is exclusive to The Hub. This 30 minute video chat session will feature a 20 minute overview of the study followed by a 10 minute Q&A session. This chat is a “must watch” for anyone who is a Pastor, Teacher, Bible Study leader or anyone who is passionate about life-changing Bible teaching.

Topic: Matt Chandler and Philippians Live Chat
Host: Doug Hudson
Date and Time:
August 17, 2009 2:00 pm, Central Daylight Time (Chicago, GMT-05:00)
August 17, 2009 3:00 pm, Eastern Daylight Time (New York, GMT-04:00)
August 17, 2009 2:00 pm, Central Daylight Time (Chicago, GMT-05:00)
Conference Password is HUMBLE

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To register for the online event
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1. Click here to join the online event.
Or copy and paste the following link to a browser:
https://wbs27beta.webex.com/wbs27beta/onstage/g.php?d=346360687&t=a&RT=MiM3&p
2. Click “Register”.
3. On the registration form, enter your information and then click “Submit”.

Once the host approves your registration, you will receive a confirmation email message with instructions on how to join the event.

Sincerely,
Doug Hudson

Please leave questions or comments in the feedback form below. If you can’t attend we will record and post the session on this site as well as our youtube site.

By hubadmin|July 30th, 2009|Matt Chandler|6 Comments

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