Homework Answers – Week one

Look through the Handouts and familiarize yourself with the Bible Study Tools (Order any “Tools” you are interested in).

Look through the books given to you and familiarize

yourself with them.

Read Chapter one in Warren Wiersbe’s Commentary on the book of Philippians

Answer questions regarding “New Testament Survey of the book of Philippians” attached to this sheet.

New Testament Survey of the book of Philippians

1. Note the “Key Verses” of each chapter Chapter one: 1:21

Chapter two: 2:3

Chapter Three: 3:19-20.

Chapter Four: 4:6-7

2. Note the “Theme” of each chapter Chapter one: The single mind: Joy in spite of circumstances

Chapter two: The submissive mind: Joy in spite of people Chapter Three: The Spiritual mind: Joy in spite of Things Chapter Four: The Secure mind: Joy that defeats worry

3. Familiarize yourself with the outline. Read repeatedly to absorb it into your memory

4. Who wrote the book of Philippians? The Apostle Paul (Page 14)

5. Where was the Author when he wrote the book of Philippians?

A prisoner in Rome about A.D. 62 (Page 14)

6. What is the secret of Christian Joy? The way the believer thinks – his attitudes (Page 15)

7. What can rob us of our Joy? Circumstances People

Things Worry

8. List the four attitudes that maintain your Joy. The Single Mind The Submissive Mind

The Spiritual Mind The Secure Mind