Tag: Philippians
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Questions for Reflection and Discussion – Philippians 3 7-14
We are studying Philippians 3:7-14 for Sunday, February 3 – rounding out our recent focus on Philippians. We will be thinking about what it means that Paul regards his past status and success as loss compared with having gained Jesus Christ. Here are a few questions about the text we might want to consider, whether…
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Study Notes – Philippians 3 7-14
We are studying Philippians 3:7-14 for Sunday, February 3. This is the continuation, and really the culmination, of Paul’s exposition of the mind of Christ in the earlier chapters of this letter to the church in Philippi. It illustrates, as I read it, just how we are to understand the message of chapter 2 and…
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Questions for Reflection and Discussion – Philippians 2 1-11
We are studying Philippians 2:1-11 for Sunday, January 27. This is the continuation of Paul’s letter to the Philippians that we began studying last week, and that contains the famous Christic hymn in verses 5-11. Here are a few questions we might want to consider in or before class: Verse 1 invokes “encouragement in Christ,…
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Study Notes – Philippians 2 1-11
We are studying Philippians 2:1-11 for Sunday, January 27. This is one of the most widely analyzed texts in Christian Scripture, probably because of its significance for foundational Christian theology – the doctrines of the Trinity and Christology – as well as for the life of the Christian community. Here are my notes on the…
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Study Notes – Philippians 1 12-21
We and the other users of the Uniform Series are studying Philippians 1:12-21 for Sunday, January 20 – the first week of a three-week focus on Philippians, as a matter of fact. It’s an old joke around my house that my favorite Bible text is the one I’m working on, but honestly, Philippians really IS…
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