Daily Readings (Page 275)

How had the Philippians helped Paul in the past and in the present?  How do you think Paul felt about receiving their help?  Is there someone we can help today?

Do you think Jesus was a contented person?  Why or why not?  What do you think is “the secret of being content”?

Paul says he has learned to be content.  How does this learning process take place?  Can you say you are contented in any situation you are in, whether you have much or little?

Knowledge alone does not complete our learning process; it is doing what we know that does.  What Scriptural knowledge do you practice today?

Giving is a privilege of every Christian, no matter how much we have. Is this true of the way you give? Why or why not?

Check each characteristic in this list that we ought to have in our life.  How may you depend on God to fill you with each of them?

“Think about these things.”  How does thinking about such things help us?

Anxiety saps our energy and takes away everything that leads to a joyful spirit.  Learn to surrender your anxieties and pray with a thankful heart.

Paul repeats the injunction to rejoice; and he added that we are to do so all the time.  Make a list for rejoicing today.

Paul pleaded for reconciliation and unity.  Let us learn to strive to do the same with one another in church.