[BONUS] Jesus Calling Scripture Study: The Book of Philippians with Nate Pickowicz
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🗓️ 10 February 2026
⏱️ 18 minutes
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Summary
Welcome to a special scripture-focused bonus episode of the Jesus Calling Podcast, where we do a deep dive on the book of Philippians with Nate Pickowicz, the pastor of Harvest Bible Church. Nate walks us through the context of Philippians, and the life of the author—the apostle Paul—revealing how when we turn to God in the middle of our fear, anxiety, and uncertainty, we can find joy and peace that transcends our circumstances.
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“Paul is writing from a very personal experience, sort of an authoritative experience. He’s in prison writing about joy, this is something very near and dear to his heart.” - Nate Pickowicz
“Even though [Paul’s] uncomfortable, even though he’s probably not where he wants to be, he’s not happy about where he is in prison, he has this transcendent view of his suffering that actually gives hope and gives an element of joy, because he knows that the gospel of Jesus Christ is going out because of that.” - Nate Pickowicz
“Regardless of our circumstances, not only can we find joy in the midst of trouble, we can actually find a purpose for our suffering that God is using to accomplish His end.” - Nate Pickowicz
“Paul connects these two worlds: he connects the experience of anxiety and worry and fear about the future, and he pairs it with thanksgiving and contentment and rejoicing.” - Nate Pickowicz
“Once you recognize that everything that’s good comes from God, suddenly you realize that, If I’m anxious or worried, what might I need from the Lord? I can actually just turn to Him.” - Nate Pickowicz
“Learning to become thankful becomes an antidote to anxiety and worry and fear and discontent. Being grateful to God for what He’s given changes the entire focus of our hearts.” - Nate Pickowicz
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| 1:06.5 | Paul recognize that if I'm going to receive anything from the Lord, it's going to be because of his goodness to me. |
| 1:12.8 | And even in prison, Paul knew he could trust the Lord for whatever he needed there. |
| 1:17.1 | And so there's a lesson to be learned for us there, to be grateful, to be thankful to God for what we have, |
| 1:22.5 | and also to be hopeful and thankful for what we need in the future. |
| 1:26.2 | Welcome to a special scripture-focused bonus |
| 1:28.8 | episode of the Jesus Calling podcast. For this episode, we look at the book of Philippians with Nate |
| 1:35.4 | Pickowitz, the pastor of Harvest Bible Church. Nate walks us through the context of Philippians |
| 1:41.4 | and the life of the author, the Apostle Paul, revealing how when |
| 1:45.5 | we can turn to God in the middle of our fear, anxiety, and uncertainty, we can find joy and peace |
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