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Practical Issues: Paul's letter to the church in Philippi is filled with life related matters with which we are still confronted as a church and in our daily lives.
- becoming more other-centered
- learning to better cope and deal with circumstances
- maintaining unity
- living a life of obedience to God
- serving wholeheartedly
- setting priorities
- getting an attitude adjustment
- experiencing peace
- being content
-- This discussion study guide is more than a commentary on the book of Philippians. It deals with these relevant issues.
Prized Verses: The Apostle Paul penned some of the most treasured and quoted Bible verses in these four chapters.
- 1:3 - "I thank my God every time I remember you."
- 1:6 - "being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus."
- 1:21 - "For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain."
- 2:10-11 - "that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, . . . and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, ..."
- 3:10-11 - "I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of sharing in his sufferings, ..."
- 3:12 - "Not that I have already obtained all this, ... but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me."
- 3:13-14 - "Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal ..."
- 3:20 - "But our citizenship is in heaven."
- 4:4 - "Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!"
- 4:6 - Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petitions, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God."
- 4:8 - "Finally brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble ... think about such things."
- 4:12 - "I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation ..."
- 4:13 - "I can do everything through him who gives me strength."
- 4:19 - "And my God will meet all your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus."
-- This discussion study guide is a call to not only know or memorize these key verses but to also live them out.
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