Philippians Lesson Plan

Philippians Lesson plan
Jennifer Bennett October 13, 2012

Philippians Lesson plan

Introduction:
Only one person should be talking at a time.
When someone else is talking, please do not have a side conversation with someone else.
Respect others point of views, not everyone will have the same opinion.
Say what you think in a respectful way.

Combing topic: think and act like Christ. Be like mind, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind.
Study text: student will study Philippians all four Chapters, than we will continue on with the lesson.

Philippians 1-1 1. What were your thoughts to Paul’s aims for his letters were? 2. After studying, how would you now explain Paul’s purpose?
Paul start out by writing a thank-you not to the believers at Philippi for their help in his hour of need, and he than uses the occasion to send along-some instruction on Christian unity. With Christ as your model of humility and services, you can enjoy a, oneness of purpose, attitude, goal, and labor a truth which Paul himself illustrates from his own life, and one the Philippians needed to hear.

Philippians 1-2
What is the most important lessons you have learned from the book of Philippians about the following topics?
Partnership in Christ:
Meaning of the word Exalt: To exalt someone means to praise of raise in rank, to give honor, to elevate, to glorify, to acknowledge. The book of Philippians teaches us that Paul did all these things during his time of affections, during a time when he himself was facing a time of pain and distress and persecution.
Philippians 2:3 “Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteems other better than themselves.” This means to regard highly or favorably; regard with respect or admiration: I esteem him for his honesty. In doing this we exalt one another.

Philippians 1-3
To partnership with Christ, one much be of the same Christ like mind just as Paul was. In Paul’s affections he Exalt the Lord. We should follow Paul’s example doing our own time of affections with boldness, having faith and knowing that Christ will be magnified in our body. There will come a time in the present and for sure in the near future when all Christians will need strong faith in Christ, which will be needed for all Christians to strive against and overcome the era of the pole horse, which is the age of the antichrist to come as described in Revelation 6:7-8. The era of the pale horse is a vision of death on a pale horse.
“And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, come and see.” “And I look, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was death, and hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sward, and with hunger, and with death, and with beasts of the earth”

Philippians 1-4
Joy: We have joy in Christ Jesus: only in Christ is real unity and joy possible. Only in Christ Jesus will we be able to escape the horror that will come up pm the face of this earth in the near future. Knowing that all Christians will be with Christ gives us all great joy and hope.
Circumstances and suffering: we have learned that we should rejoice in the spreading of the gospel in spite of our situation and circumstances; continue to give thanks to our Lord and Savior, for the good times as well as the bad times.
In Christ: when reading the book of Philippians, Paul’s appeal to have the peace of Christ in the 4th chapter Paul urges the Philippians to have peace with the brethren by living a life-style of unity, prayerful, dependence, and holiness. All Christians should have this kind of life-style, peace with the brethren, peace with the Lord, peace with all circumstances.
The Christian mind: The Christian mind should be Christ like, thanksgiving in our prayer always, not proud but humble, having complete faith in God, exhort the Lord at all times.

Philippians 1-5
Knowledge ad knowing:
Paul appeal to have the knowledge of Christ in chapter 3: Paul warns against confidence in the flesh. The bible teaches us that we should not lean on our own understanding but to seek God for all things including knowledge and God’s righteousness. Paul’s teaches here in this chapter that true righteousness is received through faith in Jesus Christ not by mechanical obedience to any law in having our own righteousness. Paul expresses this in 3:8, he warns against living for flesh in 3:17-21.
Courage and confidence:
Paul preached the gospel of Jesus Christ with boldness as he had complete confidence in the word of God and not confidence in the flesh.

Philippians 1-6
God at work in us:
This takes us to chapter 2:5 “let this be in you which was also in Christ Jesus”. I guess we should ask our self this question, do other people see Christ in me? When you are asked to do something, do you do it without complaining and disputing, grumbling, or arguing, is this kind of behavior Christ like? Paul stated in this chapter that all Christians should be blameless and harmless, children of God without fault in the midst of a crooked world.

When reviewing the lesson plan and the curriculum evaluation, I believe that my lesson is well understood for any youth leader to understand. However, I do feel that there are some weak points and strong point and can be fixed at anytime. I do believe that the bible use many times throughout the lesson, however weather is changes a student lives it’s up to that student, I can not change anyone, I can only teach the word of God. I think the material meets the development needs of the student, I think this lesson plan is a little weak for fourteen and sixteen years old, I think provide more changeling information and going deeper into each lesson would meet these needs.