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Trace Paul's life and missionary journeys from Jerusalem across the Mediterranean world to Rome in a search for answers on how Paul was transformed from enemy of the faith to its great defender. Before the apostle Paul was a friend of the faith, he was an enemy.
In Paul’s letters to the Corinthians, he explains in a bold and forthright manner the ways in which the members of the church there had strayed from the pure gospel of Jesus Christ.
May 2, 2021 · God comes to rescue us, save us, and give abundant life. Paul faced many challenges that are listed in 2 Corinthians 4:8-12; 6:3-10, and 11:23-28. According to these verses, Paul was hard-pressed on every side. He was perplexed, persecuted, struck down, and delivered to death. He was put in prison. He faced riots.
- I. Translation
- III. Paul’s Circumstances: Perspective, Joy, and Mission in Life
- IV. Principles For Application
Yes, and I will continue to rejoice, 1:19 for I know that this will turn out for my deliverance through your prayers and the support of the Spirit of Jesus Christ. 1:20 My confident hope is that I will in no way be ashamed but that with complete boldness, even now as always, Christ will be exalted in my body, whether by life or death. 1:21 For to m...
If you have not read the lesson on 1:12-18a, we encourage you to do this now. This is now the second section of this entire section from 1:12-26. Thus we start in the outline with point B.
54 For a similar use of apobhsetai meaning “will turn out,” see Luke 21:13. 55 See BAGD, 801. 56 See Gordon D. Fee, Paul’s Letter to the Philippians, The New International Commentary on the New Testament, ed. Gordon D. Fee (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1995), 130-32; Peter T. O’Brien, Philippians, The New International Greek Testament Commentary (Grand ...
Jun 29, 2004 · Paul’s selfless attitude in v. 18a is the positive model. Here is someone we can pattern our life after (cf. Phil 4:9). d. The Result: Christ is Preached! (1:18a) For Paul, Christ was everything (1:21): when he was facing the possibility of death, the resurrected Christ was enough (1:20; 3:10-11).
Read Philippians 1:12-26 (NIV) with the eagerness the Philippians might have felt for news from Paul. Think about how remarkable Paul’s attitudes are and notice how he found joy in all circumstances. 1. How does Paul describe his circumstances? How has his imprisonment affected others? 2. How might your circumstances serve to advance the gospel? 3.
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May 10, 2013 · First, Paul shows the changes that God works in us through the gospel (4:20-21) and then he shows us how the process of changes works in our ongoing experience (4:22-24). 1. The changed life begins by coming to know Christ personally (4:20-21). Paul describes the changed life in four ways: A. The changed life begins when you learn Christ.
