Philippians
Philippians 4:1-23 "Unity, Anxiety, Thoughts and Giving"
December 15, 2024 • Jared Clements
This week we will conclude our study through the book of Philippians and Paul will focus on encouraging the believers one final time to maintain the unity of the believers. He'll teach them about what to do when anxiety creeps in, he'll speak of what their thought life should be and he talks to them about giving. Cross References Verse 2 1 John 4:20-21 Verse 3 Matthew 5:9 Verses 6-7 Matthew 6:25-27 Luke 12:29-31 Verse 8 2 Corinthians 10:4-5 Romans 12:2 Verse 9 1 Timothy 4:12 Verses 14-19 Acts 20:35 Luke 6:38 Matthew 6:19-20 2 Corinthians 9:6-8 Verses 21-23 Philippians 1:12-13
Philippians 3:12-21 "Pressing Towards The Prize"
December 8, 2024 • Jared Clements
Today we'll be looking at how Paul will make it clear that though he is not perfect nor has he attained perfection that he is forgetting what is behind and pressing forward to those things which are ahead. We'll see Paul weep as he speaks of those that are enemies of the cross and then he'll remind the church in Philippi that they are citizens of heaven rather than of this world. Cross references Verse 12 Hebrews 12:1-2 Verses 13-14 Luke 9:62 1 Peter 1:3-4 Verses 17 1 Corinthians 11:1 Philippians 2:29 Verses 18-19 Romans 9:1-3 Verses 20-21 2 Corinthians 5:1-5 John 14:1-6
Philippians 3:1-11 "Counting All Things As Loss"
November 24, 2024 • Jared Clements
This week Paul we will look at a warning that Paul gave to the church in Philippi. He'll speak of the righteousness that is found by faith alone in Jesus and he will give his personal testimony and speak of the fact that when he came to know Jesus everything else went to the wayside. Cross References Verse 1 Romans 8:38-39 2 Peter 1:12-13 Verse 2 Isaiah 56:10-11 Matthew 7:15 Acts 20:29-30 Acts 15:1 Acts 15:5 Galatians 2:16 Verse 3 Colossians 2:11-12 Verse 6 Acts 8:3 Verses 7-8 John 10:10 John 4:13-14 Acts 27:10 Verse 9 Romans 3:21-22 Genesis 15:6 Galatians 3:24 Ephesians 2:8-9
Philippians 2:19-30 "Men Who Laid Down Their Lives"
November 17, 2024 • Jared Clements
This morning we'll look at two men that chose to lay down their lives and their ambitions and gave their efforts to bless and minister to Paul. First, We'll look at Timothy who is said to be a son in the faith to Paul who had proved his character. Then we'll look at Epaphroditus who was said to be a brother, a fellow worker and a fellow soldier to Paul. Cross references: Introduction Proverbs 27:17 Verse 20 1 Corinthians 16:10 Verse 21 Philippians 1:15 Colossians 3:1-2 2 Corinthians 4:18 Verses 26-28 2 Timothy 4:20 1 Timothy 5:23 James 5:14
Philippians 2:12-18 "Shining as Lights in the World"
November 10, 2024 • Jared Clements
This week Paul will exhort the church in Philippi in several ways. He will tell them that complaining and disputing must be absent from the believers life. He will speak of the need to hold on to the Word of life. He will talk about how we are to shine as lights as we live in a crooked and perverse generation. Cross References Verse 12 Philippians 3:14 1 Timothy 4:7-8 Verse 14 Philippians 4:8 Romans 14:19 Verse 15 Matthew 5:14-16 Isaiah 5:20 Acts 2:40 Verse 16 Hebrews 2:1 Verses 17-18 Hebrews 12:1-2
Philippians 2:1-11 "Jesus Our Great Example"
November 3, 2024 • Jared Clements
This week Paul will continue to encourage this church to have unity as he states that the believers in Philippi should not be filled with selfish ambition or conceit and that they should consider others better than themselves. Paul will then speak of Jesus our great example and how He left glory to come and serve those He came in contact with and then humbled Himself to the death of the cross. Then we'll see that Jesus is highly exalted above all other names and that at His name every knee shall bow and tongue confess. Cross References Verse 1 2 Corinthians 1:5 Ephesians 1:13-14 Verse 2 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 Verse 4 John 13:35 Verse 5 1 John 2:6 Verse 6 Colossians 1:16-17 John 10:30 John 5:18 Verse 7 Galatians 4:4-5 Matthew 20:28 Verse 8 Deuteronomy 21:22-23 2 Corinthians 8:9 Luke 22:41-42 Verses 9-11 John 14:6
Philippians 1:19-30 "Conduct Worthy of the Gospel"
October 27, 2024 • Jared Clements
This week we'll finish chapter 1 of Philippians and we'll ask the question for you what does it mean to live? We'll see the example of Paul and how he consistently lived in a way that said his life was about Christ...and if he died he knew that it was gain. We'll also talk about the need to live life in a way that is worthy of the gospel of Jesus Christ. Cross References Verse 21 John 14:1-3 Romans 12:1 Verse 23 Luke 23:42-43 2 Corinthians 5:8 Verse 27 Colossians 1:13-14 2 Corinthians 5:20 Romans 12:4-5 Ephesians 4:1-6 Verses 28-30 Luke 12:4-5 John 15:18-21
Philippians 1:10b-20 "Furtherance of the Gospel"
October 20, 2024 • Jared Clements
This week we'll finish up verse 10 as we talk about having a sincere love that is without offense. Then we'll see Paul begin to give what we might consider a missionary update as he shares how his imprisonment had actually led to the furtherance of the gospel. Cross References Verse 10 James 3:9-10 Verse 11 Galatians 5:22-26 Psalm 115:1 Verse 12 Job 13:15 Verse 13 Isaiah 61:3 Verse 14 Hebrews 10:24-25 Verses 15-18 Galatians 1:6-9 Verses 19-20 Luke 18:1 2 Timothy 2:1 1 Thessalonians 5:17
Philippians 1:6-10a "He Finishes the Work"
October 13, 2024 • Jared Clements
Today we'll be talking about the simple fact that the Lord will always finish the good work that He has started in our lives...We'll talk about sanctification and how it is both positional and a step by step process the Lord does in our lives. We'll also talk about love and our need to grow in God's love each day. Cross References Verse 6 Genesis 3:15 Ephesians 1:4 1 Corinthians 1:9-11 1 John 3:2-3 Philippians 2:12-13 1 Peter 1:13-16 John 15:1-5 1 Peter 2:1-3 Psalm 119:9 Psalm 119:11 Verse 9 John 13:35 Verse 10 Isaiah 5:20 Hosea 4:6
Philippians 1:1-5 "Every Remembrance of You"
October 6, 2024 • Jared Clements
Today we'll begin our study in the book of Philippians and this week we'll look at an introduction to Paul's relationship with the church in Philippi. This letter written by Paul as he was on house arrest in Rome is a great encouragement to believers today that no matter what happens we can walk in the joy of Jesus. Cross References Introduction 2 Corinthians 11:23-28 Philippians 2:5 Verse 1 Philippians 2:20-22 Exodus 21:1-6 Philippians 3:7-8 Verse 2 Ephesians 2:8-9 Verses 3-4 2 Corinthians 11:28