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Bible Study on Phil 1:4-5

Greetings

Question #1 - Your name, Where you are, “If we had a reunion celebration what favorite food would you want?”

Question #2 - “Explain a time when you were happy.”

Prayer

Phil 1:3-8

Historical background - Acts 16

Current situation

Paul’s most personal letter (over 100 uses of I, me, and my)

Review

Paul & Timothy considered themselves slaves of Jesus Christ

Everyone in the church are saints

We are all in Christ Jesus

Grace & peace are from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ

He continually remembered them and thanked God (Paul chose to be thankful)

Verse 3 - Key Word - Relationships (you 55 times )

Verse 4 “always in every prayer of mine making request for you all with joy,”

Paul was a man of prayer - always, making request, for you all, with joy

Phil 1:9-11; Acts 16:25; Eph 1:15-23, 3:14-21; Romans, Corinthians, Thessalonians, Timothy, Philemon

How do you become a person of prayer?How do we pray always? 1 These 5:16-18How do we make requests? What requests?Do we pray for people that may not be our closest friends?Key Word - Joy (18 times - 4:4)What’s the difference between happiness and joy?Happy - Lucky; fortunate; successfulJoy (noun) - “The passion or emotion excited by the acquisition or expectation of good; that excitement of pleasurable feelings which is caused by success, good fortune, the gratification of desire or some good possessed, or by a rational prospect of possessing what we love or desire; gladness; exultation; exhilaration of spirits.” (Rejoice - verb)Grace, Joy, and Gift are relatedPs 5:11, 16:11, 32:11, 51:12; Matt 28:8; Lk 15:7, 10; Jn 15:11; Rom 14:17, 15:13, 2 Cor 8:1-5; Gal 5:22; 1 Thess 2:19-20; Heb 12:1-2Why was Paul full of joy?Paul chose to rejoice!

Verse 5 “for your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now,”

Thanking God for - their fellowship in the GospelKey Word - Fellowship (in common, union, participation, partnership, sharing, contribution)Phil 2:1, 3:10; Acts 2:42; 1 Cor 1:9; 2 Cor 6:14, 8:4; Eph 3:6; 1 Jn 1:3, 1:6-7Gospel (9 times) 1 Cor 15:1-4How did they have fellowship with Paul from “from the first day until now?” - How can you (we) have fellowship?

Application

Prayer

Five Inquiries for Disciples

1. What is God teaching you in His Word?

2. How are you applying God's Word & growing?

3. Who are you evangelizing & discipling?

4. How can I pray for you?

5. How may I serve you?

Next Week:

Verse 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;”