Philippians 1:1-11 What Can I Pray For You?



Last Sunday, we looked at several items on Paul's opening letter to the church in Philippi. His opening remarks are:

1:1-2

  • He greets the church as a "saint"
  • He greets the leaders who are elders and deacon
  • He greets them with grace and peace
  • This grace and peace comes from God the Father and the Lord Jesus 
      Are there any of these points above that you have question or thoughts about?  (Remember, as a small group facilitator - you do not have to know all the answer.  You can study later and return with an answer.  It's ok to say, "that's a good question, and lets give you an answer next week as we study this more.")


There are three prayer requests that Paul prays for the church:  
1.  1:3-6.  Pray for gospel -partnership, because of your partnership in the gospel (v.5)

     Why is the gospel the center of everything a Christian does? 


2.  1:7-8, Pray for cooperation, defending and confirming the gospel, all of you share in God's grace with me.   
  • by defending what you believe
  • by confirming what you believe
     What can Christians do be better at defending and confirming the gospel?   

3.  1:9-11, Pray for spiritual maturity,  abound more and more...
  • mature in love (v.9)
  • mature in discernment (v.10)
  • mature in purity (v.10)
  • mature in being filled (v.11) 
Identify two areas that you need to grow a lot and what would you look like when these are developed in you?  










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