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PHILIPPIANS
OV ERV IE W BIB L E C HART
CHRIST
SPIRIT
POSITIVE
REACTION
UNIQUENESS
TONE
KEY WORDS
THEME
KEY VERSE
CHRIST IN
PHILIPPIANS
JOY IN LIVING
FOR CHRIST
JOY IN SERVING
CHRIST IN UNITY
JOY IN KNOWING
CHRIST
JOY IN RESTING IN
CHRIST
Philippians
1
Philippians
2
Philippians
3
Philippians
4
Even when we don’t
get what we want
In spite of
circumstances
Even with conflicts
Starts with right attitude
Maintained through
right theology
Encouraged by right
models
A warning
A testimony
A goal
A command
Unity
Peace
Final words
My life
My model
My goal
My contentment
His help (Phil. 1:19)
His fellowship (Phil. 2:1)
His worship (Phil. 3:3)
His peace (Phil. 4:7)
To the past:
To every situation:
“Forgetting the past and looking
“Not that I was ever in
forward to what lies ahead, I press
need, for I have learned
how to be content
on to reach the end of the race and
with whatever I have.”
receive the heavenly prize.”
(Phil. 4:11)
(Phil. 3:13–14)
Not one quotation from the Old Testament; Christ mentioned over forty times; most positive
and joyful of all of Paul’s letters, yet written while he was chained to a Roman guard
To difficulty:
“I want you to know, my dear
brothers and sisters, that everything
that has happened to me here has
helped to spread the Good News.”
(Phil. 1:12)
To others:
“Do everything without
complaining and
arguing.”
(Phil. 2:14)
Warm, encouraging, affirming
“Rejoice,” “Christ,” “mind,” “act”
By centering our lives around Christ, we can experience true joy.
Philippians 1:21
Jesus is the Son of God from heaven, who humbled Himself by becoming human,
suffered for us, and was exalted by the Father (Phil. 2:5–11).
Copyright © 1982, 1997, 2010 by Charles R. Swindoll Inc. All rights reserved worldwide.
Chart taken from The Swindoll Study Bible. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers.