Philippians

Date and place

• paul was under house arrest in _ when he wrote this episte

• written about the same time as the other prison epistles ad _

the city

• named after alexander the great’s _

• became a roman _ in 42 bc

• rome became their mother city and they were exempt from taxation

the church

• during pauls _ misisonary journey he visited philippi around ad 50

rome

61

father

colony

2nd

purpose and theme

• to _ the philippians for their love gift

• problems that were addressed

  • rivalry

  • personal ambition

  • judiazers

  • creeping antinomianism

• the most obvious practical theme is paul’s empasis on the belivers joy and _

occasion

• hearing of paul’s imprisonment these believeres send Epaphroditus to minister to paul bringing the apostle a _ gift

thank

rejoicing

financial

1-Encouragment to live for christ

• paul was confident that the philppians would _ in their faith becuase god wasnot done with them

• the _ paul had for them is sweetly expressin in vs 8

• paul prayed for 2 basic things for them

  • to discern the _

  • to be _ and blameless

• paul then presents several truths concering himself and the ministry

  • his circumstances

  • his attitude

  • his solemn exhortations

continue

affection

truth

pure

2-the example of christ to live

a. the exhoration of humility

• unity is possible because of the reality of the 4 qualities mentioned in vs 1 thier _ was to be manifestested in _ specific wasy, the very essence of humiility is found in vs 3-4

b. the divine example of humility

c. the exercise of humility

• both divine enablement and _ responsibility are seen in his commands

• in 14-16 paul gives specific commands on how to work out god’s good pleasrue

d. examples of humility

• his testimony stands for _

unity, 4

human

eternity

3-the exhoration to live chirst

a. taking no confidence in the flesh

• warns these believes of those that do take confidence in the _

• they were to watch and bwearof these dogs

• pauls lists seven advantages he had which any of the judiazers would love to have attained, but which the apostle counted loss for christ

• he wanted to _ christ in a way most beleivers never even think today

• he knew he had not arrived

• his life (high calling) was a race for which he as reaching forth and pressing toward

b. taking seriously our walk to please God

1. walking with _

2. walking with _

3. walking with _

flesh

know

maturity

watchfulness

anticipation

4-the enablement to live christ

a. peace with chirst

• imagine having your names in scriputre like these 2 ladies

b. peace with self

• believers must be gentle (moderation) in view of christ’s reture

• paul mentions 6 items of whoseome thought

• 1. true-genuine, the opposite of unreliable

• just-conformity to God’s standards

• pure-wholesome, not mixed with impurity

• lovely-occures only here in NT refers to that which brings peace

• good report-admirable, also used only here, refers to the constructive and positive

• 6. honest-honorable-holy morals and motives

c. peace with circumstances

• pual had experiended both _ and abundance and he learns to live with both

• in vs 13 is often taken out of context

• this is not a blanket promise of power, but power in the will of God

• paul concludes with a word of thanksgiving for the philippians generosity, reminding them that God meets the needs of those who gave to him

need