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Hope cannot be manufactured or hyped. It’s something the world cannot give birth or take away. Here’s why…
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Hi, I’m Brian Jones- author, Bible teacher, and founding pastor of Christ’s Church of the Valley near Philadelphia. I’m the author of four books, and for 36 years, I’ve helped people meet Jesus, grow spiritually, and live lives that matter. Subscribe to my twice-monthly newsletter at pastorbrianjones.substack.com and get my free eBook Why Some People Will Never Be Happy.

Hope cannot be manufactured or hyped. It’s something the world cannot give birth or take away. Here’s why…
God’s Wants You To Build Wealth. Seriously. Here’s Why and How…
Here’s what the Bibles teaches about how to win with money…
Here’s a plan to be debt free in the next 24 months.
Here’s why followers of Jesus serve in the local church and beyond.
Here are three ways to reduce stress and stay connected to the life of Jesus every day and week.
Johnny Cash. Christians turned atheists. Your true breed. And why you should be like a tree.
The effect of marketing on our brains. Church hopping. Transactional relationships. And the call to pick up our crosses and stay within one church community for at least 20 years.
You can choose to face the sons of Anak now or live with regret for the rest of your life.
We can let difficult times make us bitter or make us better. Here’s how.
Anger is a symptom of a lack of contentment with where God has placed us. Whether living in Egypt or living in the desert, God can teach us to have hearts of gratitude and acceptance.
The early church knew they were significant because they had been given an important mission by Jesus to be his witnesses to everyone on the planet.
This may be the most important message you listen to in 2021. A continuation of our series in 1 John called “Believe This.”
Here’s our third message on 1 John where I talk about Jesus’ substitute atonement and what it means to us in our everyday lives.
We are constantly faced with the decision to take two different paths. Here’s why and the consequences of each.
Except for a new body, everything you are waiting to receive in heaven you already have available to you right now on earth! Here’s Brian’s first message from our new series in 1 John entitled Believe This.
Here’s our church’s conversation about racism unity in America and the church from this past Sunday.
If you’re interested in restarting your life, look no further than to the miraculous power of fasting.
Most Christians struggle with sharing the story of Jesus with non-Christian friends. In this talk on Colossians 4:2-6, Pastor Brian Jones teaches how to share your faith in a way that’s natural and helpful.
It’s so easy as Christians to lose our focus and veer off course. In this message on Colossians 1:24-29 Pastor Brian Jones of Christ’s Church of the Valley in Philadelphia challenges Christians to fight for their friends without Jesus.
The most fragile time for any disciple of Jesus is the season of life just BEFORE they reach spiritual maturity. Here are three major threats to new Christians (as described by the Apostle Paul in his letter to the Colossians), what YOU can do to avoid these, and just as importantly how you can help others do the same.
What does Jesus’ resurrection mean? It means that all your past mistakes can be erased, that God is with you and for you, and that you can know for certain where you’re going to go when you die.
One of the hallmarks of the kingdom Jesus set out to build was for it to be an environment of grace. How many of us, as Jesus said, would rather point out the speck in someone else’s eye than deal with the plank in our own? Instead, we have the power to help others see that they are bigger than their struggles and failures, that they are loved by God no matter what.
Many people who follow Jesus take the first step, and maybe a second one, but then aren’t sure what to do next. Living as a disciple of Jesus is best accomplished alongside other like-minded people, and as a church, our goal is to help YOU do just this.
It’s pretty easy to love the people who love us back. But what about the people we can’t stand? Or the ones who have hurt us the most? Jesus gives us very clear instructions about what we ought to do in these circumstances, as we continue with week two of our series, “Unshakeable.”
Jesus came not to improve our lives in their current state, but rather to usher in an entirely new ‘kingdom’ – one where the people in power and who we think are worthy to be envied aren’t at all the ones who deserve acclaim. We talk about how the last will be first and the least will be called the greatest in week one of our series, “Unshakeable.”
One of the most tangible things a disciple of Jesus can do to love our neighbors better is begin to move away from behaviors that exploit the poor and exploit our natural resources. Here’s why this is so important, plus some steps you can take today in week two of our teaching series, “As Ourselves.”