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This is a letter with two distinguishing characteristics.
First, it's a letter to a church Paul knows quite well; these folks
are his friends. Second, within its words are some of the most
profound statements about Christ outside the Gospel of John.
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| Philippians 1:1-11 |
Opening Remarks -
Paul's salutation to a group of old friends. |
| Philippians 1:12-30 |
To Live Is Christ -
How the modern Christian attitude towards death is greatly
dissimilar to that of the ancient church. |
| Philippians 2:1-18 |
Unity of the Church - Paul's plea for the
unity of the church using the humility of Christ as his
exemplar. |
| Philippians 2:19-30 |
Heroes - an
examination of what it takes to be a genuine hero — and why
we so often missed them. |
| Philippians 3:1-16 |
Pearl of Great Price - How Paul dealt with the
issue of circumcision in his time, and gave us the challenge
of the kingdom. |
| Philippians 3:17-21 |
Enemies Within. An
exploration of the fact that the church will always contain
those who are actually enemies of Christ. |
| Philippians 4:1-9 |
Rejoice in the Lord - Paul gives rules of conduct for
trying times. |
| Philippians 4:10-23 |
The Lesson of Giving - Paul gives us an example of
the benefit to the giver, not just the recipient. |
These lessons were originally delivered in 2011. An earlier
series on Philippians may be found
here.
