Navigating the Bible: Philippians

“And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise. Keep putting into practice all you learned and received from me - everything you heard from me and saw me doing. Then the God of peace will be with you.” - Philippians 4:8-9 I think Philippians has a special place in a lot of people’s hearts. This letter from Paul just tends to bring a smile to people. And I think that’s for a couple of reasons. One: it’s a book about joy. Paul mentions a few times to rejoice or that he rejoices and that talk about joy just tends to perk you up. Second: It’s a book of encouragement. Paul continuously points the readers back towards Christ and, in the NLT at least, the section heads include: “Paul’s Joy is that Christ is Preached,” “Have the Attitude of Christ,” “Shine Brightly for Christ,” and “The Priceless Value of Knowing Christ.” Pretty focused and encouraging if I do say so myself. To guide us through Philippians today is Dr. Matthew Harmon, Professor of New Testament Studies at Grace College and Theological Seminary and author of a commentary on Philippians. Doable Discipleship is a podcast produced and hosted by Jason Wieland. It premiered in 2017 and now offers more than 450 episodes. Episodes release every Tuesday on your favorite podcast app and on YouTube. (https://www.youtube.com/saddleback). Subscribe to the Doable Discipleship podcast at Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/doable-discipleship/id1240966935) or Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/1Zc9nuwQZOLadbFCZCmZ1V) Resources Related to This Episode: https://www.amazon.com/Philippians-Mentor-Commentary-Matthew-Harmon/dp/1781914281 Related Doable Discipleship Episodes: Navigating the Bible: Ephesians - https://youtu.be/BbtVXrdC2FI Navigating the Bible: Galatians - https://youtu.be/1vudZh57HH0 Navigating the Bible: 2 Corinthians - h