The book of philippians is a powerful letter of encouragement. Summary of philippians in nine steps philippians 14. I can do everything through him who gives me strength. I ran out of time so well go back and pick that verse up. You will hear john pipers voice and watch his pen underline, circle, make connections, and scribble notes all to help you learn to read gods word for yourself. The unanimous testimony of the early church was that the apostle paul wrote philippines. It was written to show his appreciation and love to the philippians in a thankyou letter. Philippians 1, new international version niv the bible app. Of the four prison epistles, paul likely wrote philippians last, near the end of his roman imprisonment in ad 61 or 62. The main themes that run through philippians are imitating christs example and rejoicing in every. A verse by verse examination of the apostle pauls epistle of joy to the beloved philippian church.
Highly recommend this book and the others in the series i have read so far romans, galatians, daniel. The early church was unanimous in its testimony that philippians was written by the apostle paul see 1. Now were going to get right back into where we left off in the last lesson. The epistle to the philippians, commonly referred to as philippians, is a pauline epistle of the. Internally the letter reveals the stamp of genuineness. Philippians was among the last letters paul penned, having written it from roman custody sometime around 61 ad.
How to use this study guide how to use this study guide this study guide is a tool that helps you unpack the book of philippians. It was at philippi, which the apostle visited on his second missionary journey. All this in four short chapters for these reasons and others, philippians is a book of the bible that deserves not just our. Commentary on the book of philippians by matthew henry.
I was looking at it and didnt have time to read it, and that would be in philippians chapter 2. Philippians is one of pauls shortest letters and one of the smallest books in the new testament but there are such powerful teachings in this little dynamo. Commentary on the book of philippians philippians 1 1paul and timothy, bondservants of christ jesus, to all the saints in christ jesus who are in philippi, including the overseers and deacons. In all my prayers for all of you, i always pray with joy 5 because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now, 6 being confident of this, that he who. The book of philippians was written in approximately a. Philippians 4 new international version niv closing appeal for steadfastness and unity. Philippians summary we have detailed a brief summary of the book of philippians for bible study or sunday school lessons. Matthew henry 18 october 1662 22 june 1714 was an english commentator on the bible, who published his works in 1706, sixvolume exposition of the old and new testaments 17081710 or complete commentary, provides an exhaustive verse by verse study of the bible, covering the whole of the old testament, and the gospels and acts in the new testament.
The joy of the christian experience is the dominant theme running through the book of philippians. In this 6lesson indepth bible study, you will learn how to experience gods joy, peace and contentment. Since it is primarily a practical letter, philippians contains little historical material there are no old testament quotes, apart from the momentous treatment of pauls spiritual autobiography 3. His goal is to help you not only see what he sees, but where he sees. The apostle paul wrote the letter to express his gratitude and affection for the philippian church, his strongest supporters in ministry. Its an ongoing series of 812 minute videos in which the camera is on the text, not the teacher. Book of philippians introduction and summary learn religions.
Philippians derives its name from the greek city where the church to which it was addressed was. Philippians 1 niv paul and timothy, servants of christ bible. He then shares several key things on how to do this. Philippians derives its name from the greek city where the church to which it was addressed was located. There is, likewise, little direct theological instruction, also with one momentous exception. A roman colony, philippi was situated in macedonia, or currentday northern greece. Philippians 1, king james version kjv the bible app. Even when things go wrong, you can have joy by warren w. Philippi was the first town in macedonia where paul established a church. Book of philippians is a letter from paul and timothy to christians in the city of philippi. The book of life is the roll of the citizens of the heavenly kingdom. The book is about christ in our life, christ in our mind, christ as our goal, christ as our strength, and joy through suffering. There are 15 explicit references to some form of either the noun joy chara in greek or the verb rejoice chairo in this short letter. This is being aired by permission of the holder litchfield associates, all rights.
Summary of the book of philippians story of the bible. Discover practical insights into the book of philippians. Philippians these are all of the chapters of the book of philippians. The epistle is attributed to paul the apostle and a coauthor named timothy, and is addressed to the christian church in philippi. Watch our overview video on the book of philippians, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. The words joy and rejoice are used 16 times in the epistle. Clicking on a chapter will show you the text of that chapter of philippians in the bible new international version. Paul prays for the philippian believers with joy chara because of their partnership with him in the gospel. New testament book called the queen of the epistles. The book of philippians is one of pauls most personal letters, written to the church in philippi. The epistle to the philippians, commonly referred to as philippians, is a pauline epistle of the new testament of the christian bible. The book of philippians free online bible study lessons.
His attitude shows all christians to rejoice in every situation even suffering, for jesus christ is our example and our prize. The book of philippians shows christians how to live jesus. The book of philippians shows how living as a christian means seeing your own story as a living expression of jesus story. They key personalities are the apostle paul, timothy, epaphroditus, euodia, and syntyche. Under house arrest as a prisoner in rome, yet full of joy and thankfulness, paul wrote to encourage his fellow servants living in philippi. Pastor drew hunter helps readers grasp the message of isaiah, a prophetic book about the god who saves his people from their sins. Nothing in the letter would have motivated a forger to write it. Stay connected amidst social distancing receive weekly bible studies to share with family and friends.
It is his most personal and most passionate epistle. Check out this commentary, summary and key verses from the book of philiipians. The book of philippians is a prison epistle letter written while in prison. Knowing jesus is a deeply personal and transformative encounter. Has been great for both my daily reading as well as for helping guide discussion for a bible study i lead. Fantastic book for a deep, methodical study of philippians. Paul sent the other three prison epistlesephesians, colossians, and philemonby the hand of tychicus, as their destinations were near one another. What can we learn from this book written nearly 2000 years ago.
Upon completion of the study, it is recommended that you discuss your answers and insights with other bible students who also completed the workbook. Philippians is a rejoicing book, the words joy and rejoice are found in not less than 18 times in. With christ as your model of humility and service, you can enjoy a. Our goal is to provide you with more than enough content to create lifechanging reflection and, if. The apostle pauls letter to the philippians is often called the joy book. Book of philippians bible survey what are the pauline epistles. Book of philippians overview insight for living ministries. The holy bible book 50 philippians kjv dramatized audio. The passages quoted do not necessarily involve the doctrine of an unconditional, irreversible predestination, or the phrase, to blot out of my hook, could not be used. Paul prays for the church to grow in knowledge and depth of insight so we will be filled with the fruit of righteousness. Look at the book is a new online method of teaching the bible. Paul had been imprisoned at rome sends the church at philippi a love letter of thanks, commending them for their liberal giving. From internal considerations it appears that colossians, ephesians, and philemon were written early during pauls roman imprisonment and taken together to asia minor by tychicus col.
This is the holy book of philippians, known as the epistle of paul the apostle to the philippians. This summary of the book of philippians provides information about the title, authors, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the book of philippians. This book is known as one of pauls prison epistles colossians, ephesians, philemon, and philippians. The epistle to the philippians, one of pauls prison epistles, was written in rome. This summary of the book of philippians provides information about the title, authors, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and. Philippians can be called resources through suffering. The book of philippians paul writes a thankyou note to the believers at philippi for their help in his hour of need, and he uses the occasion to send along some instructions on christian unity. Youll find david jeremiahs introduction to the book of philippians on page 16531655 of the jeremiah study bible. The book of philippians chapter one workbook eeonline biblestudy.