Analysis For Philippians 4: 1-2

     Paul’s theme is to tell about his labors for the Gospel and encourage them in their faith.

Paul outlines 3 major ideas in the way that all believers should relate to one another. Paul begins with the posture that we should take with one another. That posture has 3 goals: humble and gentle (without exception), dealing with one another in love, and eager to maintain unity in the church as a whole. Sadly, we have lost sight of this posture not just interracially but also inter-denominationally and cross culturally. While all of these goals are extremely difficult to begin to achieve they are even more necessary to maintain. We are then reminded of the way and reason that we should seek to maintain this unity. That way is through the cross of Jesus Christ where we were reconciled unto God. Because of this reconciliation to God he has

Napoleon betrays his own principles time and time again for his own benefit. When Boxer the horse overworks himself and his lung collapses, Squealer, the main propaganda of Napoleons regime notifies everyone that Boxer is going to be taken into a veterinary hospital for recovery. However, the animals begin to realise that Boxer is instead being taken away to be slaughtered, Boxer tries to escape when he finds out the harsh truth, but is too fatigued from overworking himself. Squealer reappears at the farm to mitigate the outcry on the farm regarding Boxer’s whereabouts. He tells them that they have misunderstood the situation and that despite the veterinarian’s actions, nothing they did could save Boxer’s life. Napoleon’s corrupt ideas of betrayal

One goal of President Trump is to build a wall near the southern border. According to the LA Times, President Trump insists that,“We will build a great wall along the southern border. And Mexico will pay for the wall. One hundred percent. They don't know it yet, but they're going to pay for it. And they're great people and great leaders but they're going to pay for the wall. On day one, we will begin working on intangible, physical, tall, power, beautiful southern border wall. We will use the best technology, including above and below ground sensors that's the tunnels. Remember that, above and below”(LA Times 7). President Trump is claiming that if a border wall is established, Americans will be benefitting from it, even though he is kicking out immigrants from the U.S. in order to create those opportunities.

In identifying himself as a slave of Christ at the very beginning of the letter, Paul intended that the Philippians—who had been struggling with issues of steadfastness amidst conflict (Phil 1:27–30; 4:1), unity among believers (Phil 2:1–2; 4:2–3), humility (Phil 2:3–9), and joy amidst persecution (Phil 2:17–18; 3:1; 4:4)—would be reminded that they too are slaves of Christ Jesus, and that that identity would inform their responses to those situations.

The first analysis represents the theory that Philippians 2:5-11, was written to exemplify to others Jesus’ unique behavior as the superior illustration of a humble and exalted Christ that gives his service to others, and the purpose of the passage is to give encouragement to others to follow the same unselfishness (Harris, 2014, p.377). In Philippians 2:9-11, the passage explains how God honors Jesus’ self-sacrificing

Men, Hebrews 4:14-5:10. Americans are a bit fast and loose with assigning roles or positions. For high level employment there is a multilevel interview process, background check, and various degrees of vetting. Lineage seldom comes into the equation. For most church roles we plug people into places where "they have the heart for it." We've all heard it, wether they're qualified or not. But for the role of priest in the time of Hebrews the requirements were a little less casual. Priests then were appointed. No one assumed the role, but were called to the role by God. Jesus is called to be high priest on our behalf. But in the time of Hebrews a priest was generally selected from a particular line of priests dating back ages. In Jesus's case,

Men, Hebrews 4:1-13. The author spends a lot of ink writing about entering "God's rest". We often think in passive terms with the concept of Holy rest. In some cases that is true but not here. The author is speaking of accepting Christ, not just a half hearted prayer, but a ceiling Him, His forgiveness, and His ways. He contrasts again his audience and the Exodus, how they heard the message of God through Moses but did not follow. The "rest" spoken of here is a "rest" of confidence, secure in the faith. It's following the Lords ways in such a way that we do not fall into disobedience. This is a "rest" in purity and truth. For God will know if our belief is genuine. Vs12 says that the Word of God is living and active, and sharper than any 2

It is no accident that Phil 2:14–18 is preceded by the “Christ Hymn” (vv. 5–11). The obedience to which Paul calls the Philippians (v. 12, 14, 17–18) is impossible without the preparatory work, example, and present power of Jesus Christ. Each verse, each proposition, each word revolves around and radiates from him. So the passage is far from a mere moral exhortation. It gives a view of the entirety of Scripture, of whom Christ is the center and focus.

interest, setting the passage into its immediate context. Additionally, make comments on significant factors such as language, genre, form / source / redaction and other relevant bible passages. Philippians 2: 3-11

Even though this turned out to be a rather lengthy outline, I must say it is far more difficult to critique a written sermon than an oral one. Without hearing the inflections of one’s voice it is typically difficult to gauge whether or not something is being stated as fact, or simply implied. However, the content of this outline seems to be clearly stated.

This excerpt is taken from Wednesday’s sermon. There are elements that make a strong Church, we need to incorporate these elements so we can have a strong church and see the power of God move for the cause of revival. How do we have a strong church, by being strong spiritually! We have to have the Word of God, let us Fill our lives with a knowledge of God’s Word. Bible preaching is essential because Bible preaching causes men to have faith. We must be a praying church and we must pray with fervency. The desire to approach the throne of God a continual basis should be our desire. To pray is the will of God for our lives. We must be a worshiping Church. Let the praises ring out because praise brings victory. We need to be a united church. We

The epistle of Philippians is written by Paul with credit given to Timothy. This position is supported by the verse 1 of chapter 1 stating this fact. Pauline authorship had been accepted by the early church fathers Polycarp and Ireaneus, which serves as strong support. However in the 18th century, F. C Baur argued that Philippians may not have been Pauline due the presence of Gnostic doctrines and ideals. He further questions the origin of the epistle due to the statement made in Philippians 1:12, as it could not be proved by using the other prison epistles said to be written in Rome. Nonetheless, the evidence is circumstantial at best and inconsequential at worst. As such, it is generally accepted and no longer disputed that the epistle is instead Pauline. However, the origin of the letter is matter of debate. There are three possibilities as to the origin or location of the writing of Philippians. What is known is that the epistle was written by Paul during one of his three imprisonments. What can be argued is which imprisonment. Paul was imprisoned in Ceasarea for two years (58—60 AD) as account in Acts 28:14-31 by Luke. The mention of the praetorian guard in verse 1:13 could be one clue, as one did exist in Caesarea. However, Paul mentions that he has no appeal in verses 1:19—26. Paul did appeal his jailing in Caesarea. Moveover, there is no strong evidence that favors

The details that I discovered after thoroughly observing the text was Paul desire for unity among the Philippians as they obtain his way of thinking, and the possession of humility that would assist them in their Christian walk. This procedure (Observation Text) has allowed me to focus more on detail rather than extracting a thought from a particular text without information to support it. Duvall proclaims, “If you move straight from your initial reading of a passage to the application of the passage, you will remain tied to your previous understanding of the text.”1 It is very challenging to discard old habits that has invaded our theological comprehension because of a lack of knowledge concerning Scripture, yet in order to properly exegesis

Although many Christians apply Philippians 4:13 as a declaration that the strength of Jesus is the propelling force that allows us to exceed our ability in challenging situation, this is taking the verse out of context. During this letter to the church of Philippi, the Romans had imprisoned Paul and Paul was unsure of his future. With this in mind, he wanted to communicate encouragement to the congregation that tended to worry about life and not have faith in God’s strength. In addition to encouraging them, Paul further explains that he has found contentment in good times as well as bad times. As he discusses his contentment, he proclaims that he is content because of Jesus’ strength. Therefore, Philippians 4:13 is proclamation that illustrates