Philippians: Discovering Contagious Joy

There are two kinds of people: (1) those choosing joy, and (2) those choosing misery. In reality, circumstances have little to do with it. Persecuted and imprisoned, the apostle Paul pens a letter with one central theme: “Rejoice in the Lord always, again I say, Rejoice!”

Table of Contents

• Chapter 1………. Contagious Joy—It’s Your Choice (Intro.)
• Chapter 2………. Choosing Joy in Spite of Circumstances (1:12-20)
• Chapter 3………. Paul’s Joyful Dilemma—And Ours, Too! (1:21-30)
• Chapter 4………. The Joy of Humble Obedience (2:1-11)
• Chapter 5………. Finding a Joy-Shared Balance (2:12-18)
• Chapter 6………. The Joy of Faithful Friends (2:19-30)
• Chapter 7………. The Type-A Question: “Where’s the Joy?” (3:1-11)
• Chapter 8………. Looking for Joy in all the Wrong Places (3:12-16)
• Chapter 9………. The Joy of Heavenly Citizenship (3:17-4:1)
• Chapter 10………Joy Thieves (4:2-9)
• Chapter 11………The Joy of Peaceful Contentment (4:10-13)
• Chapter 12………A Joyful Goodbye (4:14-23)