Are you a donor — or a partner? That's the question John's sermon on Philippians 1:3–7 put on the table for Missions Month at Calvary Baptist.
In this week's After Sunday, John and Andrew unpack what the Holy Spirit actually calls our missionary giving — not charity, not a transaction, but koinonia: shared ownership in a common enterprise. They talk about what keeps a missionary going in lonely, hard places, and why covenantal giving is completely different from donor giving — even when the check amount is exactly the same. They also unpack a great question from a listener about what to look for in a church. Should it be its programs, its music, or something completely different?
Key scriptures: Philippians 1:3–7, Romans 16:3–4, Acts 18, 1 Corinthians 15:58
If today's episode stirred something — grief, fear, a season you can't see your way through — John's book Standing in the Dark was written for exactly that moment: Get it on Amazon!
After Sunday is produced by Calvary Baptist Church, Bedford, VA.
