(I might update these notes and add something after the meeting too)
Midweek Meeting Wednesday 10th June 2020
Philippians session 2: Philippians 1vv12-end
STUDY QUESTIONS
Look at v12. What has
happened to Paul? What events do you think he is referring to?
How has it “served to
advance the gospel?” (v12)
How / why do you think
Paul’s chains might have encouraged most of the brothers to speak the word of
God more courageously and fearlessly?
What can we learn about
Paul’s priorities from this whole section? (e.g. v12, v14, v18, v22, v25f)
What might we be concerned
about if we were in prison and what is he concerned about?
How would we feel if the
church down the road was unfairly critical of us and grew twice as fast as our
church?
How do you think Paul
would feel? (vv15-18)
What reasons does Paul
give for rejoicing (vv18-19)?
What is Paul confident
about? (vv19-20)
Looking at vv19-20, what
two ways does Paul think he might be delivered / saved from his imprisonment?
In what way does Paul
claim to be in a win-win situation in vv21-24?
Why would Paul like to die
and why would be like to live? (vv21-26)
What does Paul think about
dying and why? (vv20-21)
What is it that Paul
particularly looks forward to about the after-life in v23?
If Paul lives, what will
his aims in life be? (vv20-26)
Looking at vv27-30, are
there any similarities between Paul’s situation and the situation of the Philippians?
E.g. cf. vv15-17 and v28; vv29-30.
How does Paul want the
Philippians to live? (vv27-28)
How would you put these
things into your own words?
What would they look like
in practice?
What can we learn about
Christian suffering from this passage? From v12? vv29 and 30?
Can you sum up anything we
might learn from this passage?
How might we turn this
passage into praise or prayer?
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