Harbour Lake Baptist Church Through The Bible In One Year Study Guide for The Book of Philippians 1. Read Chapters 1-4 from the book of Philippians by next Wednesday. 2. Answer the following Questions about the Book of Philippians as you read: a. The Single Mind (Chapter 1) 1) To whom did Paul address the letter of Philippians to? (Philippians 1:1) 2) What was Paul confident of as it pertained to the Philippians believers? (Philippians 1:6) 3) Why did Paul pray that the Philippians love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight? (Philippians 1:10-11) 4) According to Paul, his persecution and imprisonment was really serving to advance what? (Phil 1:12) 5) Because of Paul s imprisonment in chains, what were most of the brothers in the Lord encouraged to do? (Philippians 1:14) 6) Regardless of the motive the preachers in his day had, for Paul, the most important thing was what? (Philippians 1:18) 7) For Paul, to live is... what? To die is... what? (Philippians 1:21) 8) Paul advised the believers in Philippi to contend as one man for the faith of the gospel without being frightened in any way by those who oppose them, because this would be what sign to non-believers? (Philippians 1:28b) 1
b. The Submissive Mind (Chapter 2) 1) What did Paul want the Philippian Christians to do to make his joy complete? (Philippians 2:2) 2) Paul advised the Philippians to do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, rather they were to do what? (Philippians 2:3b) 3) What did Paul want the Philippians to have that should be the same as that of Christ Jesus? (Philippians 2:5) 4) What did Jesus do when He found Himself in appearance as a man? (Philippians 2:8) 5) According to Paul, what will every tongue eventually confess? Why? (Philippians 2:11) 6) Why does God work within a believer to do? (Philippians 2:13) 7) Paul instructed the Philippians to do what in Philippians 2:14? 8) Who did Paul hope to send to the Philippian church to receive news from them? (Philippians 2:19) 9) Who had the Philippians sent to Paul while he was imprisoned in Rome? (Philippians 2:25) 10) What happened to Epaphroditus that had the Philippians very concerned? (Philippians 2:27a) 11) According to Paul, God had mercy on Epaphroditus for what reason? (Philippians 2:27b) 12) Why did Paul say the Philippians should honor men like Epaphroditus? (Philippians 2:30) 2
c. The Spiritual Mind (Chapter 3) 1) What did Paul encourage the Philippian Christians to do? (Philippians 3:1a) 2) Who did Paul warn the Philippians to watch out for? (Philippians 3:2a) 3) No matter how decorated Paul was a Jewish Pharisee, he considered everything a loss compared to what? (Philippians 3:8b) 4) According to Paul, the righteousness that he had before God, came about how? (Philippians 3:9c) 5) Why did Paul desire to become like Jesus in his death? (Philippians 3:11) 6) Paul did not consider himself perfect, but one thing he did do was what? (Philippians 3:13b-14) 7) Paul was telling the Philippians with tears that many live as what? (Philippians 3:18b) 8) The mind of the enemies of Christ are always on what? (Philippians 3:19b) 9) Where did Paul say that a believer s citizenship CURRENTLY is? (Philippians 3:20a) 10) According to Paul, believers eagerly await what from heaven? (Philippians 3:20b) 11) What did Paul say that Jesus will do by His power when He comes for us? (Philippians 3:21b) 3
d. The Secure Mind (Chapter 4) 1) What did Paul plead with Euodia and Syntyche to do? (Philippians 4:2) 2) What did Paul encourage all the Philippian saints to always do? (Philippians 4:4) 3) Paul counseled the Philippians to not be worried (i.e. anxious ) about anything, but to do what? (Philippians 4:6) 4) What is the result of praying instead of worrying according to Paul? (Philippians 4:7) 5) What things does Paul encourage believers to think about? (Philippians 4:8) 6) What did Paul say that he had learned from his walk with Christ? (Philippians 4:11) 7) What secret had Paul learned? (Philippians 4:12) 8) What did Paul believe he could do through Christ? (Philippians 4:13) 9) What did the Philippian church do (that no other church did) that Paul never forgot? (Phil 4:15) 10) What did Paul call the gifts that Epaphroditus brought to him from the Philippians? (Philippians 4:18b) 4
11) What did Paul say that God would meet according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus? (Philippians 4:19) 5