Feeding the Flock

"God at Work"
 
Outline: 
B1. EXHORTATION: EXAMPLE OF CHRIST (1:27-2:18)
   1. Unity  (1:27-2:2)
   2. Humility  (2:3-11)
   3. Joy  (2:12-18)
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3. Joy  (2:12-18)
   GOD AT WORK  (2:12-13)
   THE WORD OF LIFE  (2:14-16)
   A DRINK OFFERING  (2:17-18)
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Three Aspects of Salvation:
 
Time
“Have Been Saved”
“Are Being Saved”
“Shall Be Saved”
Nature
Penalty of Sin
Power of Sin
Presence of Sin
Teaching
Justification
Sanctification
Glorification
Area
Spirit
Soul
Body
Scripture
Romans 3:24; 5:11Corithians 15:1-52Timothy 1:9
Romans 6:17-181Corinthians 1:182Corinthians 2:15
Romans 8:23-24Romans 13:11Hebrews 9:28

"The Real Glory"
The Outline:
B1. EXHORTATION: EXAMPLE OF CHRIST (1:27-2:18)
   1. Unity  (1:27-2:2)
   2. Humility  (2:3-11)
   3. Joy  (2:12-18)
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2. Humility  (2:3-11)
    ONE ANOTHER  (2:3-4)
    THIS ATTITUDE  (2:5-8)
    THE NAME ABOVE EVERY NAME  (2:9-11)
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APPENDIX: The Steps of Christ’s Humility
As God, He had a right to glory; But He became a servant
As a heavenly Servant, He had a right to be served; But He became a man
As a Man of royalty, He had a right to be honored; But He humbled Himself
As a humble Man, He had a right to rule; But He became obedient
As an obedient Man, He had the right to live; But He died
As a dying Man, He had a right to dignity; But He died on a cross
 

"Worthy of the Gospel"
 
The Outline: 
SALUTATION: “GRACE…” (1:1-2)
A1.PAUL’S CONCERN FOR THE PHILIPPIANS  (1:3-26)
   B1. EXHORTATION: EXAMPLE OF CHRIST (1:27-2:18)
      C1. TIMOTHY  (2:19-24)
      C2. EPAPHRODITUS  (2:25-30)
   B2. EXHORTATION: EXAMPLE OF PAUL  (3:1-4:9)
A2.THE PHILIPPIANS’ CONCERN FOR PAUL  (4:10-20)
SALUTATION: “GRACE…”  (4:21-23)
Note: This outline is called Parallel Inversion Structure
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B1. EXHORTATION: EXAMPLE OF CHRIST (1:27-2:18)
   1. Unity  (1:27-2:2)
   2. Humility  (2:3-11)
   3. Joy  (2:12-18)
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1. Unity  (1:27-2:2)
    WORTHY OF THE GOSPEL  (1:27)
    UNALARMED BY OPPONENTS  (1:28-30)
    INTENT ON ONE PURPOSE (2:1-2)

"To Live is Christ"
 
Here is the Larger Outline for the Book of Philippians:
SALUTATION: “GRACE…” (1:1-2)
  A1.PAUL’S CONCERN FOR THE PHILIPPIANS  (1:3-26)
      B1. EXHORTATION: EXAMPLE OF CHRIST (1:27-2:18)
          C1. TIMOTHY  (2:19-24)
          C2. EPAPHRODITUS  (2:25-30)
       B2. EXHORTATION: EXAMPLE OF PAUL  (3:1-4:9)
  A2.THE PHILIPPIANS’ CONCERN FOR PAUL  (4:10-20)
SALUTATION: “GRACE…”  (4:21-23)
Note: This outline is called Parallel Inversion Structure
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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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4.  The Hope (1:19-26)
    CHRIST EXALTED  (1:19-20)
    TO LIVE IS CHRIST AND TO DIE IS GAIN  (1:21)
    PROGRESS AND JOY IN THE FAITH  (1:22-26)
 

"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.

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