The Philippians are the saints in Philippi who shared Paul’s partnership in the gospel.
I thank my God in all my remembrance of you.
The Philippians are the saints in Christ Jesus at Philippi, with the overseers and deacons. Paul thanks God for their partnership in the gospel from the first day. Lydia’s household and the jailer’s household were the beginning. They sent help more than once. He writes from prison, joyful, and asks them to complete his joy by being of the same mind. Euodia and Syntyche are named so they will agree. The church in Philippi is the letter’s partners, not a problem to be solved first.
- Overseers and deacons are greeted in the opening. The church has both.
- The gift they sent is a fragrant offering. He has learned to be content either way.
- Their citizenship is in heaven. That is said to this church.
Saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi.
Partnership in the gospel from the first day.
Complete my joy by being of the same mind.
- The Philippians are the church at Philippi.
- Paul thanks God at every remembrance of them.
- They partnered in the gospel and sent help.
- Overseers and deacons are named in the greeting.
- Euodia and Syntyche are asked to agree.
- He writes joy from prison to partners.
- The City – Philippi.
- The Greeting – Saints, overseers, deacons.
- The Bond – Partnership in the gospel.
- The Gift – Help sent to Paul.
- The Ask – The same mind.
- The Joy – From prison.
- Philippians 1:1-5 – “To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with the overseers and deacons… thankful for your partnership in the gospel.”
- Acts 16:14-15 – “The Lord opened Lydia’s heart… she was baptized, and her household as well.”
- Acts 16:33 – “He was baptized at once, he and all his family.”
- Philippians 4:15-18 – “No church entered into partnership with me in giving and receiving, except you only.”
- Philippians 2:2 – “Complete my joy by being of the same mind, having the same love.”
- Philippians 4:2 – “I entreat Euodia and I entreat Syntyche to agree in the Lord.”
- Philippians 3:20 – “Our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ.”
- Philippians 1:21 – “For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.”
- Philippians 4:4 – “Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice.”
- Philippians 2:5-8 – “Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus… he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death.”
To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with the overseers and deacons.
Your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now.
Complete my joy by being of the same mind.
The Philippians are those partners. A church with overseers and deacons, thanked more than corrected.
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