Feeding the Flock

"Proclaiming Christ"
The Outline: 
A1. PAUL’S CONCERN FOR THE PHILIPPIANS  (1:3-26)
Thanksgiving (1:3-8)
Prayer (1:9-11)
The Gospel (1:12-18)
The Hope (1:19-26)
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2.  The Gospel  (1:12-18)
THE PROGRESS OF THE GOSPEL  (1:12-14)
THE MOTIVES OF THE PREACHERS  (1:15-17)
THE REJOICING OF PAUL  (1:18)
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Cross Reference for "the gospel": 1 Corinthians 15:1–8 (NASB95, Emphasis mine)
Now I make known to you, brethren, the gospel which I preached to you, which also you received, in which also you stand, by which also you are saved, if you hold fast the word which I preached to you, unless you believed in vain.
 For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received, that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, and that He appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve. After that He appeared to more than five hundred brethren at one time, most of whom remain until now, but some have fallen asleep; then He appeared to James, then to all the apostles; and last of all, as to one untimely born, He appeared to me also.

"Growing in Love"
The Outline: 
A1. PAUL’S CONCERN FOR THE PHILIPPIANS  (1:3-26)
1. Thanksgiving  (1:3-8)
2. Prayer  (1:9-11)
3.  The Gospel  (1:12-18)
4.  The Hope (1:19-26)
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2. Prayer  (1:9-11)
THE INCREASE OF LOVE  (1:9)
THE DAY OF CHRIST  (1:10)
THE FRUIT OF RIGHTEOUSNESS  (1:11)
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Appendix: “Fruit” in the NT Epistles
Romans 1:13b; “…So that I may obtain some fruit among youalso, even as among the rest of the Gentiles.”
Romans 7:4c; “…In order that we might bear fruit for God.”
Romans 7:5b; “[Sinful passions] were at work in the members of our body to bear fruit for death.”
Romans 15:28; “Therefore, when I have finished this, and have put my seal on this fruit of theirs, I will go to Spain.”
1Corinthians 9:7b; “Who plants a vineyard and does not eat the fruit of it?
Galatians 5:22a; “But the fruit of the Spiritis …”
Ephesians 5:9; “(For the fruit of the Lightconsists in all goodness and righteousness and truth)”
Philippians 1:11a; “Having been filled with the fruit of righteousness…”;       Hebrews 12:11b; “[Discipline] …yet to those who have been trained by it, afterwards it yields the peacefulfruit of righteousness.”;       James 3:18; “And the seed whose fruit is righteousnessis sown in peace by those who make peace.”
Colossians 1:6a; “[The gospel] …which has come to you, just as in all the world also it is constantly bearing fruit and increasing…”
Colossians 1:10; “So that you will walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, to please Him in all respects, bearing fruit in every good workand increasing in the knowledge of God”
Hebrews 13:15; “Through Him then, let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that give thanks to His name.”
Jude 12; “These are the men who are …autumn trees without fruit, doubly dead, uprooted”

"Participants and Partakers"
The Outline:
A1. PAUL’S CONCERN FOR THE PHILIPPIANS  (1:3-26)
1. Thanksgiving  (1:3-8)
THE JOY OF FELLOWSHIP  (1:3-5)
THE COMPLETION OF A GOOD WORK  (1:6)
THE FEELING OF AFFECTION  (1:7-8)
2. Prayer  (1:9-11)
3.  The Gospel  (1:12-18)
4.  The Hope (1:19-26)
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1. Thanksgiving  (1:3-8)
     THE JOY OF FELLOWSHIP  (1:3-5)
     THE COMPLETION OF A GOOD WORK  (1:6)
     THE FEELING OF AFFECTION  (1:7-8)
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Note: Biblical “joy” is related to:
God’s presence (Psalm 4:7-8; 16:11)
The Gospel (Luke 2:10-11; John 15:11)
The Holy Spirit (Romans 14:17; Galatians 5:22-23)
The Word of God (Jeremiah 15:16; 1John 1:4)
Adversity and difficulty (1Thessalonians 1:6; 2Corinthians 6:10; James 1:2; 1Peter 1:3-6)
The hope of Glory (Romans 12:12; 1Peter 1:8; 4:13; Jude 24-25)
The people we’ve invested in (Philippians 4:1; 1Thessalonians 2:19-20)

"Servants and Saints"
In order to get started we need to know the main characters involved.
Outline: 
SALUTATION:  “GRACE…” (1:1-2)
•  The Author and The Assistant   (1:1a)
•  The Recipients  (1:1b)
•  The Blessing (1:2)
Note: To understand Paul's concept of 'Bond-Servant', see the description explained in the Old Covenant: Deuteronomy 15:12-17; Exodus 21:5-6

I want to thank the following people for their help in making this podcast website a possibility:
Al Manning at Soopcafe was the one who originally brainstormed with me and basically said ‘Go for it!’
Aaron Ahlquist at Ahlquist Creative set up my web page with Podbean to get things going.
Sandy Payne, a former associate DJ, gave some helpful feedback and ideas.
Phil Bankester, a musician and retired broadcasting instructor from Southern Illinois University, helped me with the microphone settings and studio set-up in my office. He also suggested to use some 'royalty free' music through a site called Soundstripe.com.
Mike Chylewski, a professional broadcaster well known around the Southern Illinois region, gave an evaluation of the 'beta' version of the first message in Philippians. He gave many helpful suggestions.
Also, my fellow elders at Neighborhood Bible Fellowship have been encouraging and prayerful for this project.
I want to thank my wife, Janet, for her love and devotion to me while I make this shift in my ministry.

The direction and the attitude modeled in the disciple-maker go a long way toward making sure real multiplication takes place.

There are some goals to keep in mind that keep the focus upon growing in Christ.

There are some objective study guides/resources that possess the advantage of keeping the right amount of content and application. The main tools that carry the discipleship forward are the Bible and you.

The commitment is carried out in regular one-on-one appointments or encounters.

The context of disciple-making is the mutual commitment between the teacher  and the learner to be accountable each other in their growth in Christ.

The Scriptural basis includes Paul's instructions to Timothy and his motivations toward the Thessalonians. 2Timothy 2:1-2; 1Thessalonians 2:8, 20; 3:8

The Scriptural basis for making disciples is found first in the Great Commission.  Matthew 28:18-20