Colorado State Bible Studies

Paul’s life was continually filled with harsh troubles and difficult circumstances and yet he remains a model for us of joy and contentment.  Why?  His peace was not based on external comforts or freedoms.  Rather, his trust was rooted in Jesus Christ and the furtherance of the gospel.  His delight

Philippians is a book that can offer new joy and peace in our daily walk as we study. The Philippians were living at the time of Nero’s reign in the Roman Empire.  Under his command, Nero began an intense persecution directed towards Christians.  So Paul wanted the Philippians to be

Today we will focus our study on Paul’s prayer for the saints he loved dearly.  In the previous studies, we have seen the deep, divine love he shared and showed for the Philippians.  Here, Paul intercedes on their behalf for spiritual benefit, growth and well being.  Paul’s prayer is full

Joy and rejoice capture Paul’s central message in Philippians.  As we continue studying Paul’s life, it becomes clearer that joy existed in Paul’s life because it flowed from an undisputable, unchanging relationship with the Sovereign God. The joy Paul had was unrelated to his circumstances.  It was rooted in his

Confident that God had given him clear direction, Paul sails with Timothy and Luke on his second missionary journey to Philippi in Macedonia, a Roman colony.  Upon Paul’s arrival, he seeks out the Jews and finds there were not enough to even form a synagogue. (It took 10 men). But

This week, we begin our study of the book of Philippians.  In this short book of only four chapters, there is a clear overall theme. The word joy appears sixteen times in the text and Christ is mentioned over fifty times. That is not by chance. Real joy is found