Bible teaching from God's Word with an emphasis on experiential Christianity — faith that touches all of life, not just Sunday morning. Hosted by Chuck Baggett, pastor of Christ Church New Albany, Mississippi.
Why Does God Allow Suffering? The Answer I Failed to State
Why does God allow suffering?
In the previous episode, I showed how God used Paul’s imprisonment to advance the gospel. But I answered “How should we live when our circumstances don’t change?” more clearly than I answered “Why?”
Philippians 1 gives one biblical answer: God may appoint suffering for gospel purposes—so that Christ is proclaimed and Christ is magnified through His people.
We may not understand God’s complete purpose in every sorrow. But suffering does not place us outside His purpose. Your suffering may be serving the glory of Christ in ways your freedom never could.
Scripture: Philippians 1:12–20
Series: Suffering — Why Does God Allow It?
28 Sept 2026
God Used the Chains: When Your Circumstances Don’t Change
Paul’s imprisonment looked like the end of his usefulness. Instead, Philippians 1 says his chains resulted in “the greater progress of the gospel.”
In Part 3 of Suffering: Four Questions, Chuck Baggett considers how the gospel advanced through the praetorian guard, other believers became bolder, and saints were found even in Caesar’s household.
Your circumstances may restrict your freedom, strength, or opportunities—but they do not restrict God. Don’t wait for the chains to fall before believing He is at work.
Scripture: Philippians 1:12–14, 29–30; Philippians 4:22; 2 Timothy 2:9
15 Sept 2026
You Meant Evil. God Meant Good. (Genesis 50)
Joseph's brothers sold him into slavery — years later, he told them: "You meant evil against me, but God meant it for good." Part 2 of our study on suffering walks through Joseph's story in Genesis 37–50: sold, falsely accused, forgotten in prison, and finally raised to power in Egypt. God's purpose was already at work before Joseph could see any of it — and that's the whole point. Not that the reason showed up eventually, but that it was true the entire time.
Part 1 (Job): https://open.spotify.com/episode/7kM5AX1UMYArK7cb6fZmAS?si=sv_wR0vvThOXI2fYhvLR6A
1 Sept 2026
God Owes You No Explanation (Job)
Job lost everything in a single day — and never received an explanation. His friends were certain his suffering was the result of hidden sin. Job insisted he'd done nothing to deserve it, and God agreed. But when God finally speaks (Job 38–41), He never answers the question Job actually asked.
This episode walks through Job's losses, his friends' false counsel (Job 4:7, 8:4, 11:6, 22:5–9), God's two speeches from the whirlwind, and what the cross — which Job never saw — reveals about the character of a God who doesn't explain Himself. Includes John 9:1–3 and Psalm 131:1.
Part of a series on suffering from Life to Life: Why is this happening? What is God doing in me? What can God do through my suffering? How am I supposed to suffer?
27 Aug 2026
When Giving Becomes Worship | Philippians 4:18
The Philippians sent Paul practical help while he was under house arrest and in need.
But Paul described their gift in a surprising way:
“A fragrant aroma, an acceptable sacrifice, well-pleasing to God.” (Philippians 4:18)
In this Bible Insight, we look at why Paul used the language of sacrifice to describe ordinary generosity, and what that teaches us about Christian giving.
We do not give in order to earn God’s grace. We give because we have already received it.
And sometimes what looks like simple help offered to another person may, in God’s sight, be worship.
24 Aug 2026
More Than the Gift | Philippians 4:17
Paul was grateful for the Philippians’ gift. But in Philippians 4:17, he makes clear that the gift itself was not what pleased him most.
What mattered was the spiritual fruit their generosity revealed.
In this Bible Insight, we look at what Christian generosity can reveal, why giving does not earn grace, and how generosity may become evidence of grace already at work.
19 Aug 2026
Learning Contentment in Prosperity
Most of us understand why Paul had to learn contentment when he was hungry. But he says he also had to learn something harder: how to be content when he was full.
In this short Bible Insight, we look at Philippians 4:12 and Deuteronomy 8:10-11 to ask why abundance — not just hardship — has to be learned. Need tempts you to believe God has forgotten you. Abundance tempts you to forget God altogether.
Part of the "To Live Is Christ" series through Philippians, from Life to Life.
17 Aug 2026
Why Is Enough Never Enough? | Philippians 4
How much is enough?
We often tell ourselves that if one more circumstance changed—more money, more security, one problem resolved, one uncertainty removed—then we could finally rest.
But Paul, writing from prison, says, “I have learned to be content in whatever circumstances I am” (Philippians 4:11).
In this final episode of To Live Is Christ, we look at Philippians 4:11–13 and ask: How could Paul be content when his circumstances kept changing?
His answer was not self-sufficiency. It was Christ-sufficiency.
Need could not take Christ from him. Abundance could not add anything essential to Christ. Paul had learned to stop asking his circumstances whether he had enough.
Because when Christ is your life, circumstances can change without changing what matters most.
12 Aug 2026
When Should You Yield--and When Should You Stand Firm?
Sometimes the Christian response to a wrong is to let it go. Sometimes it’s to say, "No—this matters." In this episode of Life to Life, Chuck Baggett works through five questions drawn from Philippians 4:5 and the example of Paul himself — willing to be wronged in 1 Corinthians 6, yet unwilling to stay silent when the gospel was at stake in Galatians 2 — for telling the difference between a gentleness with no backbone and a backbone with no gentleness. Part of a short series on biblical gentleness within the To Live Is Christ study on Philippians.
10 Aug 2026
When Gentleness Becomes Weakness
Sometimes what we call gentleness is really fear — fear of conflict, fear of losing someone's approval, fear of what it might cost us to speak up. But biblical gentleness was never meant to excuse silence.
In this episode, Chuck looks at four ways we quietly mistake weakness for gentleness: confusing peacekeeping with peacemaking, fearing people more than we fear God, protecting our own comfort, and avoiding the confrontation that love sometimes requires. Drawing on Philippians 4:5, Galatians 2, and 2 Timothy 2:24-25, this episode asks a harder question than "should I be gentle" — it asks whether what you're calling gentleness is actually the real thing.
Part of the "To Live Is Christ" series through Philippians on Life to Life. Follows "Gentleness With a Backbone" — worth a listen first if you haven't caught it yet.
4 Aug 2026
Anxious for Nothing
Be anxious for nothing is one of the most-quoted commands in Scripture — and one of the most misread. In this episode of Life to Life, Chuck Baggett works through Philippians 4:4–9, showing that worry is a theological problem and prayer is not a technique but a declaration of trust. The peace Paul promises does not wait for circumstances to resolve.
Part of the To Live Is Christ series on Philippians.
1 Aug 2026
When Desires Become Dangerous
When do ordinary, everyday desires cross the line into something dangerous?
In Philippians 3, the Apostle Paul gives a stark warning about people whose earthly appetites have become their gods. This companion video to our full exposition of Philippians 3:15–21 explores a single, heart-searching question: What is actually ruling your life?
28 Jul 2026
What Are Christians Actually Waiting For?
What Are Christians Actually Waiting For? (Philippians 3:20–21)
What is the true object of Christian hope?
In Philippians 3:20–21, Paul writes that "our citizenship is in heaven, from which also we eagerly wait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ." What does it mean to eagerly wait for Christ?
By considering the historical setting of Philippi as a Roman colony, we discover that Christian hope is not ultimately centered on escaping this world or even on receiving glorified bodies. At its heart, our hope is a Person. We eagerly wait to see—and to be with—Jesus Christ.
This Bible Insight is a companion to our full exposition of Philippians 3, focusing on one question the passage raises and exploring it in greater depth.
Key Scripture: Philippians 3:20–21 (NASB95)
21 Jul 2026
A Citizen of Somewhere Else
Most Christians think of heaven as the place they hope to go someday. But in Philippians 3, Paul says something even more surprising. He doesn't simply say heaven is our destination. He says, "Our citizenship is in heaven."
That one sentence changes the way we think about identity, discipleship, hope, and everyday life. Citizens of heaven still live in this world, but they no longer allow this world to define them. Their loyalties, values, and future are shaped by the kingdom to which they already belong because they belong to Christ.
In this episode of Life to Life, we explore Philippians 3:15–21 and discover what it means to live as citizens of heaven while faithfully serving Christ in the ordinary places He has called us.
📖 SCRIPTURE REFERENCE
Philippians 3:15–21 (NASB95)
⏳ EPISODE CHAPTERS
0:00 - Introduction: Destination vs. Citizenship
2:07 - Who or What Governs You?
5:20 - What is "Heavenly Citizenship"?
7:55 - How This Changes Our Daily Priorities
8:42 - We Eagerly Wait for a Savior
9:48 - Transformed into Conformity with the Body of His Glory
13:26 - Conclusion
14:30 - Final Thoughts & Prayer
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7 Jul 2026
Trading Your Résumé for Christ
What are you trusting when you stand before God?In Philippians 3:1–14, Paul does something surprising. He takes everything that once defined him—his religious heritage, moral achievements, zeal, and reputation—and counts it all as loss compared to knowing Christ.This episode explores the great exchange at the heart of the gospel: abandoning confidence in our own righteousness to receive the righteousness of Christ by faith. It is a passage about justification, sanctification, perseverance, and the surpassing worth of Christ.If you've ever wondered whether you're "good enough" for God, or found yourself quietly trusting your own spiritual résumé, this passage speaks directly to that question.Scripture: Philippians 3:1–14If this episode encouraged you, consider subscribing and sharing it with someone who needs the reminder that Christ is enough.
23 Jun 2026
The Cost of Humility
A Philippians Bible study series on the Life to Life podcast. Humility as Paul describes it in Philippians 2 isn't a personality preference — it's modeled on a descent from divine glory to a cross. This episode explores what that actually cost, why Paul holds it up as the answer to ordinary church friction, and what living it out looks like in the mundane moments of a regular week.
6 Jun 2026
Joy from Prison
A Philippians Bible study series on the Life to Life podcast. Episode 1 explores how Paul wrote the New Testament's most joyful letter from a Roman prison — and what that reveals about a joy grounded in knowledge of God rather than favorable circumstances. Hosted by Chuck Baggett.
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