53. Philippians

All For Christ 

In Philippians, Paul writes emphasized the humility of Christ and urged the believers to be like Christ.  Although Paul had much to brag about, he counted all his accomplishments as worthless compared to his walk with Jesus Christ.  He encouraged them to take all their cares to the Lord in prayer, and the peace of God would sustain them.
 For your convenience – Bible online                                                         Philippi
Ch.1 Paul lives entirely for Christ
Ch.2 Let the humility of Christ be in the believer
Ch.3 What Paul has accomplished is nothing compared to having Christ
Ch.4 Paul’s advice to his friends
Questions
What was Paul confident about?  (1:6)
What was Paul’s conflict of interest?  (1:21-24)
What did he hope to hear about their lives?  (1:27)
What mind was Paul talking about?  (2:5-8)
Who did Paul hope to send to them for a visit?  (2:19)
What kind of relationship did Paul have with Timothy?  (2:22)
If Paul wanted to brag, what could he brag about?  (3:5-6)
Paul counted all things as loss compared to what?  (3:8)
Did Paul dwell on the past?  (3:13-14)
Who did Paul implore to be in agreement?  (4:2)
What was his advice about worry?  (4:6-7)
What did he encourage them to meditate on?  (4:8)

A note from your Bible study mentor – 

How much of Christian faith is based on tradition today? On what are believers to base their faith? It seems the church at Colossae had mixed their faith with some traditions. In this letter to the Colossians, Paul encouraged them to see the preeminence of Christ and cautioned them to avoid falling back into legalism and tradition.