Is there any encouragement from belonging to Christ? Any comfort from his love? Any fellowship together in the Spirit? Are your hearts tender and compassionate? —Philippians 2:1
Questions
-What encouragement or benefit have you received from belonging to Christ?
-Are you connecting on a deeper level (in the spirit)?
-Are your hearts tender and compassionate? How would you know?
Then make me truly happy by agreeing wholeheartedly with each other, loving one another, and working together with one mind and purpose. —Philippians 2:2
Questions
-What are you seeing in this verse?
-What keeps us from living this out?
Don’t be selfish; don’t try to impress others. Be humble, thinking of others as better than yourselves. Don’t look out only for your own interests, but take an interest in others, too. —Philippians 2:3-4
Questions
-How have you seen the issues addressed in this passage flesh themselves out in your own life?
-What would it look like to be more purposeful in your life this week?
You must have the same attitude that Christ Jesus had. Though he was God, he did not think of equality with God as something to cling to. Instead, he gave up his divine privileges he took the humble position of a slave and was born as a human being. When he appeared in human form, he humbled himself in obedience to God and died a criminal’s death on a cross. Therefore, God elevated him to the place of highest honor and gave him the name above all other names —Philippians 2:5-9
Questions
-What does this tell us about the attitude we should have?
-How should this attitude flesh itself out in our living?
Dear friends, you always followed my instructions when I was with you. And now that I am away, it is even more important. Work hard to show the results of your salvation, obeying God with deep reverence and fear. For God is working in you, giving you the desire and the power to do what pleases him. Do everything without complaining and arguing, so that no one can criticize you. Live clean, innocent lives as children of God, shining like bright lights in a world full of crooked and perverse people. —Philippians 2:12-15
Questions
-What is the outcome of living purposeful lives?
-What will you do this week to live a more God directed purposeful life?