Church of the City New York Defiant Joy: A Study Through Philippians - Jon Tyson
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Jun 7, 2022 AI Snips
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Languishing Between Depression And Flourishing
- Many people live between depression and flourishing in a state called languishing.
- Jon Tyson argues honest acknowledgement and pastoral coaching lead from languishing to flourishing.
Miraculous, Diverse Church Founding
- Paul founded the Philippian church after a Macedonian vision and a meeting with Lydia, a woman selling purple cloth.
- The church also began with a delivered slave girl and a converted jailer, showing diverse, miraculous origins.
Praying For A Modern Lydia
- Jon Tyson recounts moving to New York in 2005 and praying to find 'Lydias' to help start a church.
- He used small meetings and chance encounters to begin their Bible study and church plant.