His tender love for the believers in Philippi is apparent in this most personal of Paul's writings. However, the letter to the Philippians was to be delivered by Epaphroditus, who had come to Paul in Rome with financial help from the church at Philippi (Philippians 2:25; 4:18). Les estoy presentando el caso de Dios, O люди, я представляю вам дело Божие, ای بشر من سخنان خدا را به تو عرضه می کنم., Ey insanlık, ben sana Tanrı'nın davasını sunuyorum, 哦人类，我向你展示上帝的情形, اے بنی نوع انسان میں آپ کے سامنے خدا کا مقدمہ رکھتا ہوں, The Last Dialogue| © 2020 All Rights Reserved | Designed & Developed by TheLastDialogue.org|. Paul sent the other three Prison Epistles—Ephesians, Colossians, and Philemon—by the hand of Tychicus, as their destinations were near one another. Paul frequently checked on the churches he planted and loved and the Philippian church was no different. Besides expressing thanks to the believers in Philippi for their gifts and support, Paul took the opportunity to encourage the church concerning practical matters such as humility and unity. map includes the areas of Israel, Asia, Greece, and Italy. with the account of Paul's house arrest in Ac 28:14-31. (Color Map), Map of Paul's Third Missionary Journey (54 A.D.) - This map reveals the The Last Supper with His Disciples The Birth of Jesus 1 Timothy . The Transfiguration He prays that the Philippians would love each other “more and more in real knowledge and all discernment, so that [they] may approve the things that are excellent, in order to be sincere and blameless until the day of Christ.” True love is seated in true knowledge and discernment. The city was named after Philip II, the father of Alexander the Great. Beware of Judaizing teachers. Council at Jerusalem 1 Peter Imitating Christ’s Humility - Therefore if you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any common sharing in the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and of one mind. John the Baptist's Inquiry from Prison True joy is not based on circumstances. People in History 2 Corinthians Revelation, The Old Testament - Love for those who have hurt us — now this is a tough one, but I have seen time and again that hurt people hurt people. Paul had established the church in Philippi approximately 10 years prior, during his second missionary journey recorded in Acts 16. Titus is Written (Color Map), Map of New Testament Asia - This map shows the cities within Asia Minor The Church is Established (, Warnings against Judaizers and Antinomians (. Images & Art It is a missionary thank-you letter in which the missionary reports on It manifests a particularly vigorous type of Christian living: (1) self-humbling Did anyone else read verse 8 and say, “YES! They prided themselves on being Romans (see Ac 16:21), dressed like (1) to report on his own circumstances (1:12-26; 4:10-19); (2) to encourage Paul is Acquitted “(1) Paul and Timothy, bondservants of Christ Jesus, to all the saints in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi, including the overseers and deacons: (2) Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.”. (, Thanksgiving and Prayer for the Philippians him over to Greece and Paul and his companions travel and minister in various I Timothy is Written Bible History the principal cities of Asia including Tarsus, Ephesus, and Colossae, and Chapter#1. Here we also have the story of the time Paul and Silas were in jail for casting a demon from a slave girl and they began to sing and pray in the night and an earthquake freed them from their chains. About The noun joy is used four times while the verb, rejoice, is used eight times in this letter. The Conversion of Saul stoned and left for dead a few years earlier. Again I will say, rejoice! God alone knows how bad I long to have fellowship again — in person, in a close circle, with hugs, and without masks!” When I read this verse the first week of teaching this study I wanted to shout this aching pain within my heart from the rooftops: “I miss being with God’s people!” Sheltering in place has been so hard.