Lesson 4 - Paul's Guide to Joy Part 3

We are going to take a look at Chapter 2 of Paul's letter to the Philippians (verses 12-18). Please, read it in at least two different versions.

1. What is it, here, that Paul tells us to work out?

2. What are we to do, whether in the presence of other Christians or alone?

3. What is done according to God's good purpose?

4. List out the results we will have as we apply verse 14 to our lives:

I must confess, here, that verse 14 is one that the Lord is always reminding me of! What a struggle this one little verse is in my life. Yet, even though I may not walk fully in this presently, by His grace, and through His love, it gets better every day. It is my most sincere prayer that all of us can truly learn to apply this to our lives, as walking and living joyfully is part of the fruit of our obedience to His Word.

5. Share with us (comment below - let's have a discussion) what you believe Paul meant by verses 17-18

Now, I would like us to look up Psalm 4:5-7. Read it a few times, and then re-write it in your own words.

6. Now, after that, can you better understand Paul and the joy he was speaking about?

[ ] Yes [ ] No

7. Explain . . .