Bill Boyce continues our series on Philippians by asking the question: what are you waiting for? What are you longing for? His text is Philippians 3:17-21: Brothers, join in imitating me, and keep your eyes on those who walk according to the example you have in us. For many, of whom I have often told you and now tell you even with tears, walk as en…

David Keddie continues our series on Philippians by meditating on the one thing that is worth more than anything else in life--the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus the Lord. Philippians 3:1-14 Finally, my brothers, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you is no trouble to me and is safe for you. Look out for the dogs, look out f…

Chris Sallade continues our series on Philippians by preaching on what true "impact" looks like in the world. His text was Philippians 2:12-30 Therefore, my dear friends, as you have always obeyed—not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence—continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you to w…

This FNF we took a break from our series on Philippians to hear from a guest speaker, Mike Emlet, on a Christian approach to mental health. Mike Emlet is a faculty member and counselor at Christian Counseling and Education Foundation (CCEF), where he has served since 2001. He holds a doctor of medicine from the University of Pennsylvania and a mast…

David Keddie continues on teaching series on the book of Philippians by teaching from Philippians 1:27-2:11 with a focus on the humility that we are called to in Christ. "Only let your manner of life be worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of you that you are standing firm in one spirit, with o…

Bill Boyce continues our FNF series on Philippians by talking about our longing for purpose and how Paul speaks to a life filled with purpose in Christ. Philippians 1:12-26 I want you to know, brothers, that what has happened to me has really served to advance the gospel, so that it has become known throughout the whole imperial guard and to all th…

Chris Sallade kicks off our spring FNF series on Philippians. Chris preached from Philippians 1:1-11 on where we get our sense of confidence and assurance. Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with the overseers and deacons: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus C…

Bill Boyce preaches from Ecclesiastes 2:1-11 "I said in my heart, 'Come now, I will test you with pleasure; enjoy yourself.' But behold, this also was vanity. 2 I said of laughter, “It is mad,” and of pleasure, “What use is it?” 3 I searched with my heart how to cheer my body with wine—my heart still guiding me with wisdom—and how to lay hold on fo…

David Keddie preaches from Ecclesiastes 2 about how the book dismantles the idea of breaking new ground, being remembered, and leaving a legacy. "So I turned to consider wisdom and madness and folly. For what can the man do who comes after the king? Only what has already been done. 13 Then I saw that there is more gain in wisdom than in folly, as t…

Chris Sallade begins our new series on Ecclesiastes by teaching from Ecclesiastes 1:1-11. Chris suggests that the Preacher (Qoheleth) of Ecclesiastes can also be understood as a "Dismantler"--someone who asks the hard questions about life, and dismantles assumptions about what gives meaning to life.저자 Princeton Christian Fellowship

This is a recording of our Friday night session of our PCF Global Ministry Conference. The speaker is John White '93 and his talk was entitled : From Princeton to Ukraine: My Personal Pathway to Global Ministry. John has served with World Venture in Ukraine since 2000.저자 Princeton Christian Fellowship

David Keddie wraps up our series on "Jesus Discovered" by discussing Jesus as King. His text was Luke 2:10-14 "And the angel said to them, “Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. 11 For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. 12 And this will be a sign for y…

Bill Boyce talks about how Jesus presents himself as a Servant, teaching from John 13:1-17: "Now before the Feast of the Passover, when Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart out of this world to the Father, having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end. During supper, when the devil had already put it into the heart of …

Chris Sallade speaks on Jesus's role as a Judge. His text is John 5:22-27: "For the Father judges no one, but has given all judgment to the Son, that all may honor the Son, just as they honor the Father. Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent him. Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent…

David Keddie continues our FNF series on "Jesus Discovered" by speaking on Jesus as a Friend. David's text was Luke 7:36-50: "One of the Pharisees asked him to eat with him, and he went into the Pharisee's house and reclined at table. 37 And behold, a woman of the city, who was a sinner, when she learned that he was reclining at table in the Pharis…

Bill Boyce taught on Jesus as the long expected Christ and Messiah. "And Jesus went on with his disciples to the villages of Caesarea Philippi. And on the way he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that I am?” And they told him, “John the Baptist; and others say, Elijah; and others, one of the prophets.” And he asked them, “But who do you say t…

In this message, we continued our series on "Jesus Discovered," looking into Jesus's identity as "the Word" from John 1: "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life, and the l…

Chris Sallade continues our fall series, "Jesus Discovered," by teaching on Jesus as Healer, from Mark 5:21-43 (where Jesus heals a woman and Jairus's daughter). Chris addresses these four questions: Did these miraculous healings actually happen? Why does Jesus heal? Why doesn’t Jesus always heal? What does this all mean for us?…

This is the kickoff message of PCF's Fall FNF series "Jesus Discovered." In this message, Chris Sallade talks about Jesus as Teacher and how that shapes our response as his students. "Jesus got into one of the boats, the one belonging to Simon, and asked him to put out a little from shore. Then he sat down and taught the people from the boat." - Lu…

Chris Sallade shares his reflections on how we think about the past, present, and future as Christians. Unfortunately, the beginning of the message was missed, and the recording begins five minutes into Chris's talk.저자 Chris Sallade

Bill Boyce shared a short reflection at our Virtual FNF meeting centered around John 14:6 where Jesus said, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me," and also on Ephesians 2: 19-22 "So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the househol…

Our interns, Robbie and Johanna, share exhortations for the students as they transition into the summer break. Robbie shared reflections around Matthew 7:24-27 "Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on tha…

David Keddie continued our series on practical theology by reflecting on happiness and Psalm 16.저자 David Keddie

Chris Sallade speaks from 1 Corinthians 8 on how we are to navigate differences in the grey areas of the Christian Life.저자 Chris Sallade

Bill Boyce continues our series on practical theology by addressing the topic of doubt. His text was Matthew 11:2-6 "2 Now when John heard in prison about the deeds of the Christ, he sent word by his disciples 3 and said to him, “Are you the one who is to come, or shall we look for another?” 4 And Jesus answered them, “Go and tell John what you hea…

David Keddie continues our series on Practical Theology by addressing the topic of friendship. His main text was Ecclesiastes 4:7-11 "7 Again, I saw vanity under the sun: 8 one person who has no other, either son or brother, yet there is no end to all his toil, and his eyes are never satisfied with riches, so that he never asks, “For whom am I toil…

Chris Sallade takes on the topic of suffering in our series on Practical Theology. His message looks at what we can learn about suffering from the book of Job.저자 Chris Sallade

Bill Boyce teaches on Contentment in our series on Practical Theology. His text is Philippians 4:10-13 "I rejoiced in the Lord greatly that now at length you have revived your concern for me. You were indeed concerned for me, but you had no opportunity. Not that I am speaking of being in need, for I have learned in whatever situation I am to be con…

Bill Boyce continues our Winter Retreat series by discussing fear in relation to Psalm 27. The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?저자 Bill Boyce

Chris Sallade continues our Winter Retreat series with a message on anger and Psalm 4. "Be angry, and do not sin; ponder in your own hearts on your beds, and be silent. Selah Offer right sacrifices, and put your trust in the Lord."저자 Chris Sallade

David Keddie leads off our Winter Retreat teaching on Emotions in the Psalms by talking about longing and depression and how they relate to Psalm 42-43. As a deer pants for flowing streams, so pants my soul for you, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God? My tears have been my food day and night,…

Chris Sallade closes out our Advent series speaking from Daniel 2: "And in the days of those kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that shall never be destroyed, nor shall the kingdom be left to another people. It shall break in pieces all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, and it shall stand forever, just as you saw that a stone was …

Bill Boyce continues our Advent series, reflecting how Jesus is the fulfillment of the Good Shepherd described in Ezekiel 34:11-16: “For thus says the Lord God: Behold, I, I myself will search for my sheep and will seek them out. As a shepherd seeks out his flock when he is among his sheep that have been scattered, so will I seek out my sheep, and …

David Keddie began our Advent series by teaching on the earliest prophecy of a coming Savior, from Genesis 3:15: "I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring; he shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel.”저자 David Keddie

Chris Sallade continues our series on Christian identity, speaking from Hebrews 11: "Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. For by it the people of old received their commendation. By faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things that…

Bill Boyce continued our FNF series on identity, preaching from 1 Peter 2: "But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. Once you were not a people, but now you are God's people; once you had not r…

In this 10-minute talk, Karen Ristuccia '75 shares some of her own wisdom and perspective, looking back on many decades spent in ministry and teaching. She talked about question "Is ministry a waste of my talents?" She particularly reflected on 2 Corinthians 4:7, "But we have this treasure in jars of clay, to show that the surpassing power belongs …

PCF welcomed Matt & Karen Ristuccia to their Global Ministry Conference. In this FNF message, Pastor Matt '75 spoke from 2 Corinthians 4:7-12 about the challenges and blessings of a career in ministry, particularly focusing on verse 12: "So death is at work in us, but life in you." Matt and Karen Ristuccia were on PCF staff from 1978-1985. Then, Ma…

David Keddie teaches from 1 John 2:12-14 about how, in Christ, we have "overcome the evil one": I am writing to you, little children, because your sins are forgiven for his name's sake. I am writing to you, fathers, because you know him who is from the beginning. I am writing to you, young men, because you have overcome the evil one. I write to you…

Chris Sallade reminds and teaches us that as followers of Christ we have been set aside as "saints" for God's purposes, citing many texts including Jude 3 "Beloved, although I was very eager to write to you about our common salvation, I found it necessary to write appealing to you to contend for the faith that was once for all delivered to the sain…

Bill Boyce teaches on our Christian identity as Messengers--how we are to relay God's message to the world. Bill drew from several Biblical texts, including multiple passages in 2 Corinthians.저자 Bill Boyce

David Keddie reminds us that our identity as Christians means that we are brothers and sisters with one another. As Jesus said in Mark 3:31-35 "And [Jesus's] mother and his brothers came, and standing outside they sent to him and called him. And a crowd was sitting around him, and they said to him, 'Your mother and your brothers are outside, seekin…

Chris Sallade reflects on Psalm 8, and reminds the group that as Christians we are called to be stewards of God's grace.저자 Chris Sallade

Bill Boyce continues on series on identity by preaching from 1 Peter 1:3-5 "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven f…

Chris Sallade kicks off our first FNF of the new semester with our new series on identity. Chris teaches from Luke 9:23-25 "Then [Jesus] said to them all: 'Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me. For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will save…

Chris Sallade spoke at our Reunions Friday Night Fellowship meeting on Habakkuk 2:14 "For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord as the waters cover the sea."저자 Princeton Christian Fellowship

David Keddie spoke at our Virtual Reunions FNF Meeting on Ezra 3:8-13 "Now in the second year after their coming to the house of God at Jerusalem, in the second month, Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel and Jeshua the son of Jozadak made a beginning, together with the rest of their kinsmen, the priests and the Levites and all who had come to Jerusalem…

For our final in-person FNF of the spring semester we heard from Brad '10 & Casadi Schroeder about their work in Thailand with Multiply. Brad and Casadi shared stories of their ministry, while reflecting on the Parable of the Sower from Luke 8:1-15.저자 Princeton Christian Fellowship

Chris Sallade gave the message at the Good Friday service this year. Apologies: the first minute of the recording is missing and so the recording starts mid-sentence.저자 Princeton Christian Fellowship

David Keddie finishes up our series on the Minor Prophets by teaching from the book of Malachi.저자 David Keddie