Last week, we got to see the heart of Paul’s theology, as summed up in Philippians 3:7-11. As with the rest of Paul’s work, we see
This week, we look at Chapter 4, where Paul gets down to brass tacks. There are some things that need to be addressed, and now that we all have a baseline of what it means to be alive in Christ, to count everything else as loss, and to stand firm in the faith, Paul can do some pruning. We finish with a beautiful meditation on what it means to give and to receive as a Christian, and through it all, a reminder that our life is now In Christ!
Join us at 11:15 AM as we look at these topics and discuss how to apply the timeless power of the Gospel in our lives today.
If you’d like the “final” version of the notes I used to prepare this study, I’ve posted them here:Philippians Bible Study.
Archaeology:
Wikipedia
Application for Philippi as a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Bibliography:
Dumit, Julene Gernant (1997). Philippians: Joy in Christ. St. Louis, MO: Concordia Publishing House.
Horn, E.T. and Voight, Andrew (1896). Annotations on Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, Thessalonians. New York, New York: The Christian Literature Company.
Hunsinger, George (2020). Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible: Philippians. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Brazos Press.
Lenski, R.C.H. (1937). Commentary on the New Testament: The Interpretation of St. Paul’s Epistles to the Galatians, to the Ephesians, and to the Philippians. Hendrickson Publishers, Inc.
Manor, Jonathan (undated). Notes on Philippians. Unpublished work.
Muller, Jac. J (1955). The Epistle of Paul to the Philippians. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Wm B. Eerdmans Publishing Company,
Silva, Moises (2005). Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament: Philippians, 2nd ed. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Academic.
Wright, N.T. (2019). The New Testament in Its World. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan Academic.
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