“Joy that Lasts”
A Journey through the book of Philippians - Part 1
Philippians 1:1-11		March 8, 2009

Audience: The church of Philippi.
Author: Paul, who began this church in AD _______.
Date Written: Approximately AD ________, from Rome during Paul's imprisonment there.
o	Philippi was named after Philip of Macedon (the ____________ of Alexander the Great).

Acts 16:7-40 tells how the church began. 
o	The Macedonian ____________ (v.7-10)

o	____________ (v.11-15)

o	The __________________ of the slave girl (v. 16-18)

o	Paul & Silas in _________________ (v.19-40)

Philippians 1:9-11

o	Love w/o Knowledge = __________________
o	Knowledge w/o Love = __________________

A healthy, life-giving church must…
o	always ____________ in _______________!
o	always ____________ in _______________!

Why does this matter?
o	Because Jesus is ____________  _________! (v.10) 

In response to this message, the Lord wants me to…
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