In/Joy Life
Philippians 2:12-30
Staying Positive – Philippians 2:12-30
Opening Reflections
1. What do you think God promises when it comes to following Jesus?
2. What are the potential factors that could lead people to give up following Jesus in these present times?
Considering the Text
3. Why does Paul expect the Philippians to continue working out their salvation as they always have?
4. What does it mean to work out your salvation with fear and trembling (v 12)?
5. What does this work look like in v 13?
6. What does this work look like in vv 14-16?
7. Discuss what a “crooked and warped generation” might look like, and how are followers of Jesus meant to shine into it?
8. How does Paul explain his own relationship with the Philippians, and what response is he looking for from them (v 17)?
9. In vv 19-30, how does Paul describe his relationships with Timothy and Ephaphroditus?
10.In what ways are Timothy and Ephaphroditus examples of conduct worthy of the gospel (1:27)?
11.How should we honour servants like Ephaphroditus as Paul calls us to do in v 29?
Life Application
12.What sorts of things do you hear Christians grumbling and complaining about?
13.How do we personally avoid grumbling and complaining?
14. In what ways do you think this passage helps us to serve the church and shine a light into the world?
