TUMWATER CHAPEL: SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 18TH - PASTOR CECIL A. THOMPSON (Continuation) Philippians CHAPTER ONE

Philippians CHAPTER ONE

 PASTOR CECIL A. THOMPSON (Continuation)

¹Paul and Timothy, bondservants of Jesus Christ, To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi, with the bishops and deacons: ² Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.   

³ I thank my God upon every remembrance of you, ⁴ always in every prayer of mine making request for you all with joy, ⁵ for your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now, ⁶ being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ; ⁷ just as it is right for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart, inasmuch as both in my chains and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel, you all are partakers with me of grace. ⁸ For God is my witness, how greatly I long for you all with the affection of Jesus Christ.

STUDY QUESTIONS 

1. What does it mean to be a bondservant? v. 1
2. Who do these bondservants serve? Who is their Master? v. 1
3. What does it require to be a saint? v. 1
4. Where are these saints located that Paul is writing to? v. 1
5. What categories of people does Paul mention? v. 1
6. What does the word of “grace” mean? v. 2
7. What does the word “peace” mean? v. 2
8. Where do blessing originate? v. 2
9. What does Paul do whenever the thinks of the church at Philippi? v. 3
10. What request does he pray for them to receive? v. 4
11. Does Paul pray more than once for the saints in Philippi? v. 4
12. What is Paul’s attitude in making this request? v. 4
13. How often does Paul Pray for the church at  Philippi? v. 4
14. How does Paul involve this church in his ministry? v. 5
15. When did this collaboration begin and where is it now? v. 5
16. What is Paul confident about? v. 6
17. What is your definition of the “good work” mentioned here?
18. Who is responsible for the “good work” at Philippi? v. 6
19. When will the “good work” be completed? v. 6
20. What does “the day of Jesus Christ” mean? v. 6
21. Does that include us today?
22. Is it right for Paul to have these feelings for this church?  v. 7
23. Where does Paul have this church? v. 7
24. What are the extremes of the gospel that Paul mentions? v. 7
25. In what ways can we be partakers in the gospel today?
26. In what ways are we called to suffer for the gospel?
27. How would you rate the amount of suffering you are doing for the gospel?
28. How would you define the terms “defend” and “confirm”? v. 7
29. How does “grace” play a part in our ministry? v. 7
30. Who does Paul say is witness of his love for the Philippians? v. 8
31. Do we share the same love for our church that Paul did?
32. Are words ever enough?
33. In what meaningful ways can we demonstrate our love for our church?