JOY (Living Without Flip Flops) - Philippians 4.14-23

Know

• Have you ever given recklessly (no need to share the details) to the work of God? If so, what was that experience like for you?

Grow

• What is the difference between being complacent and being content?
• Hudson Taylor said: “When God's work is done in God's way for God's glory, it will not lack for God's supply”. Do you agree? Why or why not?
• If the sacrificial system had been fulfilled by Jesus and was no longer needed, why did Paul describe the generosity of the Philippians as an aromatic sacrifice (Leviticus 4:31)?
• What are ways that Cornerstone is giving to the work of God around the world? What do you know about the missionaries / organizations we support?
• How can we fulfil God’s command to go and make disciples (Matthew 28:19) without necessarily going overseas?
• In a letter that is filled with finding joy in Jesus, why is it important that the letter starts (1:2) and ends (4:23) with ‘the grace of Jesus’?
• Paul talks about the ‘saints of Caesar’s household’ greeting the Philippians. Using your imagination, how do you think Paul connected and interacted with these particular saints?

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• Take time to pray for your outreach project this Christmas. Pray that God prepares you and mightily uses your growgroup to share the hope found in the gospel in whatever you do.