Yearly Archives: 2009

Read through Philippians.How do you see unity upheld?How is joy used in the book?How does Paul use personal experience?How should your life be affected?

Philippians 4: 10-23What was it good of the Philippians to do?For what is Paul not looking?What did Paul receive from Epaphroditus?What is the financial attitude of a wealthy church like Philippi to a missionary like Paul?How can your finances support … Continue reading →

Philippians 4: 2-9Who needs to agree?What phrase does Paul add to his pleading?Where should our minds be focused?How is unity preserved in the community of Philippi?How is unity preserved by where your thoughts are?I am frustrated with the merger of … Continue reading →

Philippains 3: 12 – 4: 1Why does Paul press on?What should the Philippians live up to?How do many live, whom Paul thinks of with tears?What kind of efforts should mark the Christian life?Do you think or act like you have arrived … Continue reading →

Philippians 3: 1-11 (Before I could post this yesterday my wife inadvertantly wiped it)Who should Philippians watch for?Who does Paul remind the Philippians that they are?What does Paul have more than anyone else?How does man’s effort compare with a relationship with … Continue reading →

Yesterday in small group we read Acts 16.  Acts 16 is good preperation for a study on Philippians because it tells of Paul’s time there.

Philippians 2: 18-20Which two people might Paul send to the Philippians?What does Timothy care about?What does Epaphroditus long for?What kind of character do Timothy and Epaphroditus have?If you stopped focusing on yourself, to whom might God send you?The Philippians, as we have … Continue reading →

Philippians 2:12-18What word connects Paul’s commands here with Christ’s example in the previous verses?What should the Philippians continue to do?What are the Philippians to do according to verse 14?What do Christians argue and complain about?How do you argue and complain?Sometimes … Continue reading →

So my mother felt led to pray that someone would encourage me today.  I didn’t know that.  I just left the house feeling tense and not in the best frame of mind to socialize with a group of educators from … Continue reading →

Philippians 2: 5-11You should have the same attitude as whom?What did he make himself?Therefore God did what?How does Jesus serve as an example of how we should preserve unity?How can you imitate Christ in this way?I was at an area … Continue reading →