Challenge Review:
Share with your group your experience of intentionally practicing humility this week.
1. Right standing with God is found in Jesus Christ alone.
2. Our life goal is to grow in Christ-like character by becoming like Him through our obedience to Him.
3. The future hope we have with Christ should shape decisions we make in the present.
Key Themes:I. Paul warns the Philippians to be on guard for people that teach that righteousness by faith is insufficient and other works must be added to be righteous. (1-3)
II. Paul reminds the Philippians that he was more righteous than anyone else but now considers it all trash compared to the righteousness that comes from God and is by faith, so that his goal is to know only Christ and to be conformed to Him in His suffering and death. (4-15)
III. Paul encourages the Philippians to live according to the truth they've received as people called out and set apart.(16-17)
IV. Paul exhorts the Philippians to cling to the hope of our eternal life with Christ by submitting all we are to God. (18-21)
Reflective Discussion Questions:
1. Why is Paul writing to the Philippians?(1)
a. What is Paul trying to protect the Philippians from?(2)
b. What does Paul mean when he says, "do not put confidence in the flesh?(3)
c. How have you shown you've put confidence in your flesh by boasting about your works instead of the work of Christ in you?
2. Why does Paul talk about the confidence he had in the flesh?(4-6)
a. What does Paul say about all of his external works that he used to take much pride in?(7)
b. How do God's children receive right standing with God?(9)
c. What does Paul say he wants to know more of in vs 10?
ci. What part of Paul's statement in vs 10 and 11 are the most difficult for you to affirm in your own life?
d. What encouragement does Paul give in following Christ? (13-14)
di. What makes Paul's exhortation about a future hope difficult for present day Christians to cling to/relate to?
3. What does Paul say about people that have trouble clinging to the hope found in Christ?(15)
a. What does Paul command the Philippian Christians to do regardless of where they sit in their knowledge of God?(16)
b. How are you being faithful with what God has already revealed to you? How does regular time spent with God shape the way you live?
4. What does Paul say about people that make the pursuit of their desires their first priority?(19)
a. Why does Paul tell the Christians to wait for our Savior?
b. How does the hope of Christ re-frame how you deal with present decisions and the temptation to live without heaven in mind?
Individual Challenge:
Key Themes:I. Paul warns the Philippians to be on guard for people that teach that righteousness by faith is insufficient and other works must be added to be righteous. (1-3)
II. Paul reminds the Philippians that he was more righteous than anyone else but now considers it all trash compared to the righteousness that comes from God and is by faith, so that his goal is to know only Christ and to be conformed to Him in His suffering and death. (4-15)
III. Paul encourages the Philippians to live according to the truth they've received as people called out and set apart.(16-17)
IV. Paul exhorts the Philippians to cling to the hope of our eternal life with Christ by submitting all we are to God. (18-21)
Reflective Discussion Questions:
1. Why is Paul writing to the Philippians?(1)
a. What is Paul trying to protect the Philippians from?(2)
b. What does Paul mean when he says, "do not put confidence in the flesh?(3)
c. How have you shown you've put confidence in your flesh by boasting about your works instead of the work of Christ in you?
2. Why does Paul talk about the confidence he had in the flesh?(4-6)
a. What does Paul say about all of his external works that he used to take much pride in?(7)
b. How do God's children receive right standing with God?(9)
c. What does Paul say he wants to know more of in vs 10?
ci. What part of Paul's statement in vs 10 and 11 are the most difficult for you to affirm in your own life?
d. What encouragement does Paul give in following Christ? (13-14)
di. What makes Paul's exhortation about a future hope difficult for present day Christians to cling to/relate to?
3. What does Paul say about people that have trouble clinging to the hope found in Christ?(15)
a. What does Paul command the Philippian Christians to do regardless of where they sit in their knowledge of God?(16)
b. How are you being faithful with what God has already revealed to you? How does regular time spent with God shape the way you live?
4. What does Paul say about people that make the pursuit of their desires their first priority?(19)
a. Why does Paul tell the Christians to wait for our Savior?
b. How does the hope of Christ re-frame how you deal with present decisions and the temptation to live without heaven in mind?
Individual Challenge:
Make a list each day of the things you want, submit your list to God and also write down one thing you know is a priority of God in His Kingdom and in your life. Ask God to give you a burden for His wants.
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