Outline of Paul's Letter to the Philippians
Published August 3rd, 2019
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Outline of Philippians I. OPENING 1:1-2 II. THANKSGIVING AND PRAYER 1:3-11 A. PAUL'S THANKSGIVING 1:3-8 B. PAUL'S PRAYER 1:9-11 III. REPORT ON PAUL'S SITUATION 1:12-26 A. THE GOSPEL IS PROGRESSING 1:12-18a B. HIS EXPECTATION OF RELEASE 1:18b-26 IV. CALL TO CHRIST-LIKE CONDUCT 1:27-2:18 A. CALL TO LIVE AS CITIZENS WORTHY OF THE GOSPEL 1:27-30 B. CALL TO HAVE THE ATTITUDE OF CHRIST 2:1-11 C. CALL TO OBEY, NOT GRUMBLE AND REJOICE 2:12-18 1. Obey by Working out Your Salvation 2:12-13 2. Do All Things Without Grumbling or Disputing 2:14-16 3. Rejoice in the Sacrifice! 2:17-18 V. PLANS CONCERNING TIMOTHY AND EPAPHRODITUS 2:19-30 A. PLANS TO SEND TIMOTHY 2:19-24 1. A. Sending Timothy 2:19 2. B. Timothy - His Kindred Spirit 2:20 3. C. All Others Seek Their Own Interests 2:21 4. B'. Timothy - His Proven Character 2:22 5. A'. Sending Timothy 2:23-24 B. THE SENDING OF EPAPHRODITUS 2:25-30 1. A. Sending Epaphroditus 2:25-26 2. B. His Sickness and Deliverance 2:27 3. A'. Sending Epaphroditus 2:28 4. B'. How They Should Receive Him 2:29-30 VI. CALL TO KNOW CHRIST 3:1-4:1 A. WARNING ABOUT JUDAIZERS AND PAUL’S EXAMPLE 3:1-11 1. Call to Rejoice 3:1a 2. Warning about Judaizers 3:1b-4a 3. Paul’s Example - His Background 3:4b-6 4. Paul’s Example - His Frame of Mind 3:7-11 B. CALL TO KEEP PRESSING ON 3:12-16 C. CALL TO FOLLOW PAUL’S EXAMPLE 3:17-4:1 1. A. Follow my Example 3:17 2. B. The Earthly-Minded 3:18-19 3. B'. The Heavenly-Minded 3:20-21 4. A'. Stand Firm 4:1 VII. FINAL INSTRUCTIONS 4:2-9 A. EUODIA AND SYNTYCHE 4:2-3 B. REJOICE 4:4 C. BE GENTILE 4:5a D. ENCOURAGEMENT AND MOTIVATION 4:5b E. BE NOT ANXIOUS 4:6-7 F. DWELL ON THE EXCELLENT 4:8 G. PRACTICE THESE THINGS 4:9 VIII. CONCERNING THE PHILIPPIANS‘ GIFT 4:10-20 A. THE GIFT: APPROPRIATE BUT NOT NECESSARY 4:10-14 1. A. Appropriateness of the Gift 4:10 2. B. Not Necessary: Contentment 4:11 3. C. Abundance and Need 4:12 4. B'. Not Necessary: Strength 4:13 5. A’. Appropriateness of the Gift 4:14 B. THE REAL PROFIT OF THE GIFT 4:15-20 1. A. Past Giving of the Philippians 4:15-16 2. B. Paul's Motivation 4:17 3. A'. Present Giving of the Philippians 4:18-19 4. B'. Paul's Motivation 4:20 IX. CLOSING 4:21-23
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