TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction to Philippians
Section One: Salutation and Opening Comments (1:1-11)
Lesson One: Salutation and Opening Comments (1:1-11)
Section Two: Expectations of Christian Living (1:12 – 2:30)
Lesson Two: Paul’s Proclamation of the Gospel (1:12-20)
Lesson Three: Encouragement to Live in a Worthy Manner (1:21 – 2:4)
Lesson Four: The Pre-eminent Example of Christ (2:5-11)
Lesson Five: Working Out One’s Salvation (2:12-18)
Lesson Six: The Coming of Timothy and Epaphroditus (2:19-30)
Section Three: The Heavenly Perspective (3:1-21)
Lesson Seven: Gaining Christ through the Sacrifice of All Things (3:1-11)
Lesson Eight: Letting Go in Order to Move Forward (3:12-21)
Section Four: Reliance upon God (4:1-23)
Lesson Nine: Dwelling upon Excellence (4:1-9)
Lesson Ten: The Philippians’ Support of Paul (4:10-19)
Final Thoughts and Salutation (4:20-23)
Introduction to Colossians
Section One: Salutation and Paul’s Praise (1:1-14)
Salutation (1:1-2)
Lesson One: Paul’s Praise for the Colossians (1:3-8)
Lesson Two: Paul’s Prayer on Their Behalf (1:9-14)
Section Two: The Divine Nature of Christ (1:15-20)
Lesson Three: The Pre-eminence of Christ in the Old Creation (1:15-17)
Lesson Four: The New Creation in Christ (1:18-20)
Section Three: Standing Firm in Christ (1:21 – 4:1)
Lesson Five: Paul’s Ministry to Christ’s Gospel (1:21 – 2:5)
Lesson Six: Christ Is the Substance of One’s Regeneration (2:6-15)
Lesson Seven: Warnings against Self-imposed Religion (2:16-23)
Lesson Eight: The Transcendent Christian Perspective (3:1-4)
Lesson Nine: Putting on the “New Self” (3:5-11)
Lesson Ten: Results of the Transformed Life (3:12-17)
Lesson Eleven: Relationships in the Lord (3:18 – 4:1)
Section Four: Final Remarks and Salutations (4:2-18)
Lesson Twelve: What Is Expected of Believers (4:2-6)
Lesson Thirteen: Paul’s Personal Circumstances and Salutations (4:7-18)




