PREACH IT

Three ways of teaching Philippians 1:12-30


Suffering isn't all bad

Suffering brings opportunities (12-18)
Suffering doesn't last forever (19-26)
Suffering is really a privilege (27-30)


Paul's three alternatives

The chains he was enduring: defeat or opportunity? (12-18)
The choice he was facing: living or dying? (19-26)
The challenge he was giving: stand or surrender? (27-30)


God at work in difficult times

At work in the circumstances (12-18)
At work in our attitudes (19-26)
At work in our suffering (vv 27-30)