1 / 24

Press On Philippians 3:1-14

Press On Philippians 3:1-14. Press On Misplaced Confidence (vs. 1-7) Knowing Christ (vs. 8-11) Running the Race (vs. 12-14). DISCUSSION GUIDE. 1. What was Paul’s instruction to the believers in Philippi? (Philippians 3:1) Paul told the believers to rejoice. DISCUSSION GUIDE.

gabrieleg
Download Presentation

Press On Philippians 3:1-14

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Press On Philippians 3:1-14

  2. Press On • Misplaced Confidence (vs. 1-7) • Knowing Christ (vs. 8-11) • Running the Race (vs. 12-14)

  3. DISCUSSION GUIDE 1. What was Paul’s instruction to the believers in Philippi? (Philippians 3:1) Paul told the believers to rejoice.

  4. DISCUSSION GUIDE 2. What three descriptors did Paul use regarding false teachers? (Philippians 3:2) Paul called these false teachers “dogs,” “those who do evil,” and “mutilators of the flesh.”

  5. DISCUSSION GUIDE 3. Why do you think Paul was so frustrated with these people? What are some things people today do to try to work their way into heaven?

  6. DISCUSSION GUIDE 4. What three descriptors did Paul give to “we who are the circumcision?” (Philippians 3:3) Paul says we who are the circumcision “worship by the Spirit of God,” “glory in Christ Jesus,” and “put no confidence in the flesh.”

  7. DISCUSSION GUIDE 5. Which of the following best describes the kind of worship that Paul is talking about? Worship is: • The music part of the weekend service at church. • The things we do at the weekend services at church like praying, reading from the Bible and listening to the preaching. • Something that comes from the heart of the individual worshipper. It is the time when the Spirit of God shows the believer the things of God and the believer responds by focusing on God and praising him.

  8. DISCUSSION GUIDE 6. What does Paul mean when he says we should “glory in Christ Jesus?”

  9. DISCUSSION GUIDE 7. What does Paul mean when he says we should “put no confidence in the flesh?”

  10. DISCUSSION GUIDE 8. What six autobiographical facts did Paul give? (Philippians 3:4-6) Paul says that he: • Was circumcised on the eighth day. • Is of the people of Israel. • Is of the tribe of Benjamin. • Is a Hebrew of Hebrews. • Is a Pharisee. • Was a zealous promoter of Judaism. • Was faultless when it came to keeping the Law.

  11. DISCUSSION GUIDE 9. Why were these things important to Paul?

  12. DISCUSSION GUIDE 10. Paul said he was willing to lose everything else in order to gain something. What was that thing? (Philippians 3:7-9) Paul said that he is willing to lose everything in order to gain the greatness of knowing Jesus.

  13. DISCUSSION GUIDE 11. What do you think Paul meant when he talked about knowing Christ and being “found in him?”

  14. DISCUSSION GUIDE 12. What three desires did Paul share with the believers in Philippi? (Philippians 3:10-11) Paul desired these three things: • He wanted to know Christ in the power of his resurrection. • He wanted to experience the fellowship of sharing in his suffering and become like him in death. • He wanted to attain the resurrection from the dead.

  15. DISCUSSION GUIDE 13. What do you think Paul meant by these three things? Would it be easy to know Christ in the power of his resurrection? Why would Paul want to experience the fellowship of sharing in Jesus’ suffering and death?

  16. DISCUSSION GUIDE 14. What does Paul admit about himself? (Philippians 3:12) Paul admits he has not attained all of these things and he is not perfect.

  17. DISCUSSION GUIDE 15. What do you think Paul meant when he said his desire was “to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me?”

  18. DISCUSSION GUIDE 16. In what ways is Paul’s spiritual life like the discipline of a runner? (Philippians 3:12-14) Paul’s spiritual life resembles a race in that Paul: • Has a goal. • Is not looking back. • Is straining for what is ahead. • Is reaching for the prize.

  19. DISCUSSION GUIDE 17. What kind of race are you running for Christ? What is the prize?

  20. Passionately Pursue a Greater Knowledge of Christ

More Related