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Understanding Philippians
Understanding Philippians
In other writings Paul’s Purpose was
++To Addresses problems
++To correct theological error
++To provide instruction on proper behavior
The letter to the Philippians was one of thanksgiving and appreciation.
The letter to the Philippians was one of thanksgiving and appreciation.
The Philippian Church
++Supported him personally
++Help him in his mission
Paul ministry was not ordinary
Paul ministry was not ordinary
He
++Could not travel
++Could not attend church
++Was limited
++Was in Prison
Anything can Happen
Anything can Happen
Life is filled with opportunities
Life is filled with opportunities
Opportunities can be
++Positive or negative
++Good or bad
++Advance or deter
++Build up or tear down
How do we function as believers in a world torn by opposing forces?
How do we function as believers in a world torn by opposing forces?
Our text today will help us to find the key to a life of peace.
Therefore, my brothers, whom I love and long for, my joy and crown, stand firm thus in the Lord, my beloved.
5 Let your reasonableness be known to everyone. The Lord is at hand;
6 do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.
7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
He may have had the first Prison Ministry.
He may have had the first Prison Ministry.
It was
++Not to take the Gospel into the Prison
++Not to help known violators of the law
++To help the church understand true freedom
++To help us
The theme of the book is to remind where our ultimate Joy lies.
Our ultimate Joy is Living for Christ
Our ultimate Joy is Living for Christ
God is the source
++Of our hope
++Of our peace
++Of our joy
1 Therefore, my brothers, whom I love and long for, my joy and crown, stand firm thus in the Lord, my beloved.
Paul opens by expressing his deep affection for them
Paul opens by expressing his deep affection for them
He calls them
++His brothers
++His joy
++His crown
++His beloved
He encourages them to stand firm in the Lord
He encourages them to stand firm in the Lord
Paul recognized there faithfulness
Paul recognized there faithfulness
Paul reminds us of the reward of faithfulness
Paul reminds us of the reward of faithfulness
The work done in you
++Is the Lords work
++Is not yet completed
++Will be brought to completion
We can Live for God
We can Live for God
3 His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us to his own glory and excellence,
4 by which he has granted to us his precious and very great promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world because of sinful desire.
He give us all that we need
He give us all that we need
His power comes
++To us
++Through the knowledge of him who calls us
++To grant to us all things that pertain to life and Godliness
He calls us to abide in His promises
He calls us to abide in His promises
Promises
++That are precious
++That are exceeding
++That are great
++To bring us together with him
1 Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you.
2 For behold, darkness shall cover the earth, and thick darkness the peoples; but the Lord will arise upon you, and his glory will be seen upon you.
6 do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.
Our ultimate joy is not in our circumstances.
Our ultimate joy is not in our circumstances.
Do not be Anxious about anything
Do not be Anxious about anything
God knows
++What you are facing
++What you are going through
++What you need before you ask
Pray about everything
Pray about everything
7 “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.
8 For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened.
Don’t be afraid
++To ask
++To seek
++To knock
12 I want you to know, brothers, that what has happened to me has really served to advance the gospel,
14 And most of the brothers, having become confident in the Lord by my imprisonment, are much more bold to speak the word without fear.
Our ultimate joy is not in our comfort
Our ultimate joy is not in our comfort
The life of believer is important
The life of believer is important
God’s people are marked
++By love
++By generosity
9 And it is my prayer that your love may abound more and more, with knowledge and all discernment,
10 so that you may approve what is excellent, and so be pure and blameless for the day of Christ,
The key to the believer
++Is not in what they do
++Is in who they are
Before we can do we must be.
Before we can do we must be.
14 Do all things without grumbling or disputing,
This is about our attitude
This is about our attitude
Do all things
++Without grumbling
++Without complaining
Attitude reveals the truth of who we are
Attitude reveals the truth of who we are
14 Do all things without grumbling or disputing,
15 that you may be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and twisted generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world,
Our ultimate joy is in our confidence in Christ.
Our ultimate joy is in our confidence in Christ.
5 Let your reasonableness be known to everyone. The Lord is at hand;
The Lord is Here
The Lord is Here
Declare it
++In what we believe
++In what we say
++What we do
6 do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.
7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
6 Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done.
7 Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.
We are living in the midst of it
We are living in the midst of it
We are in the middle
++A crooked generation
++A twisted world
We are guilty of
++Calling good evil
++Calling darkness light
Anxiety, fear and worry is no match for what God is Doing
Anxiety, fear and worry is no match for what God is Doing
God is
++Still on the throne
++The source of peace
When we pray about everything
++God pours out his peace
27 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.
When we pray about everything
God pours out his peace
++His Peace covers anything
2 “I know that you can do all things, and that no purpose of yours can be thwarted.
10 And the Lord restored the fortunes of Job, when he had prayed for his friends. And the Lord gave Job twice as much as he had before.