Developing“KoinoniaCharacter”

Philippians 1:1 - 11

The characteristics of Christian community

rest on God’s ______ and ______.grace peace

“Grace and peace to you from God our Father and

the Lord Jesus Christ.” (Philippians

1:2/NIV)

• Grace – the joy of God as Father.knowing

reconciled• Peace – being to God and to each other.

1. Christian community is a community

of _____.joy

“I thank my God every time I remember you. In all my

prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy . . .”

(Philippians 1:3 & 4/NIV)

“But even if I am being poured out as a drink

offering upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I rejoice and share my joy

with you all.

You, too, I urge you, rejoice in the same way

and share your joywith me.”

(Philippians 2:17 & 18/NASB)

“Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it

again: Rejoice!”(Philippians 4:4/NIV)

2. Christian community is a community of __________.sacrifice

“It is right for me to feel this way about you all,

because I hold you in my heart, for you are all partakers with me of

grace,

both in my imprisonment and in the defense and

confirmation of the gospel.”

(Philippians 1:7/ESV)

“Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s

mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy

and pleasing to God – this is your spiritual act of worship.”

(Romans 12:1/NIV)

“Be imitators of God, therefore, as dearly loved children and live a life of

love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and

sacrifice to God.” (Ephesians 5”1 & 2/NIV)

3. Christian community is a community

of ____________.partnership

“In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy

because of your partnership in the gospel

from the first day until now,”

It is right for me to feel this way about all of you,

since I have you in my heart; . . .

all of you share in God’s grace with me.”

(Philippians 1:4, 5 & 7/NIV)

“We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ.”

(1 John 1:3/NIV)

4. Christian community is a community of

_______ & ________.growth advance

“And this is my prayer: that your love may

abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may

be able to discern what is best and may be pure and

blameless until the day of Christ, filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ – to the

glory and praise of God.” (Philippians 1:9 – 11/NIV)

“Now I want you to know, brothers, that what has

happened to me has really served to advance

the gospel.” (Philippians 1:12/NIV)

Developing“KoinoniaCharacter”

Philippians 1:1 - 11