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Philippians 4:1-13

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bulletReading the Text:
bullet NRSV (with link to Anglicized NRSV) at Oremus Bible Browser.
bullet The Bible Gateway: NIV, NASB, CEV, The Message, KJV, etc.
bulletThe Blue Letter Bible. KJV, alternate versions, Greek text with concordance, commentaries.
bulletThe World Wide Study Bible includes commentary, exposition and sermons.
bulletHistorical References, Commentary and Comparative Texts:
bullet "Peace," Comparative World Scriptures from United Communities of Spirit.
bullet Vision I.3, Shepherd of Hermas. (c.145)
bullet Chapter IX, Exhortation to the Greeks, Clement of Alexandria (c 200)
bullet III.18, Stromata, Clement of Alexandria (c 200)
bullet II.13, On The Apparel of Women, Tertullian (c. 202)
bullet I.4, To His Wife, Tertullian (c. 206)
bullet Chapter XIII, De Corona, Tertullian (c. 211)
bullet II.V.3, First Principles (De Principiis), Origen. (c.225)
bullet VI.36, Commentary on the Gospel of John, Philocalia [anthology of Origen prepared by St. Basil and St. Gregory Nazianzen], Origen. (c.230)
bullet VIII.LXX, Against Celsus, Origen (c. 246)
bullet Chapter 12, Ecclesiastical History: Martyrs of Palestine, Eusebius of Caesarea, (c. 320).
bullet IX.11, Ecclesiastical History, Eusebius of Caesarea, (c. 320).
bulletCommentary by St John Chrysostom: Homily XIV.
bullet"For this can but mean, If you exhibit such a life that you may rejoice. Or when your communion with God is not hindered, rejoice."
bullet Chapter 2, On Cleaving to God, Albertus Magnus, c. 1275.
bulletFrom the Geneva Notes.
bullet"He adds particular exhortations: and the first is, that the joy of the Philippians should not be hindered by any afflictions that the wicked imagine and work against them."
bulletFrom Matthew Henry's Commentary.
bullet"Joy in God is of great consequence in the Christian life; and Christians need to be again and again called to it. It more than outweighs all causes for sorrow."
bulletFrom Wesley's Notes.
bullet"Whose names, although not set down here, are in the book of life - As are those of all believers. An allusion to the wrestlers in the Olympic games, whose names were all enrolled in a book."
bulletFrom the Commentary on the Whole Bible (Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
bullet"Anciently, free cities had a roll book containing the names of all those having the right of citizenship."
bulletFrom The People's New Testament, B.W. Johnson, 1891.
bullet"Two good women of Philippi, who had apparently been estranged. Women were prominent in the founding of the Philippian church; Lydia was the first convert, and her house was a home of the missionaries."
bulletContemporary Commentary, Studies and Exegesis:
bullet "First Thoughts on Year C Epistle Passages in the Lectionary: Advent 3," William Loader, Murdoch University, Uniting Church in Australia.
bullet"Do we need to be told that it is a good thing to be elated, to be glad and happy? Some, who see Christianity as something dour and serious, need to hear it."
bullet Philippians 4:4-7, Advent 3C, Comments (commentary) and Clippings (technical notes for in-depth study), Chris Haslam, Anglican Diocese of Montreal.
bullet Kairos CoMotion Lectionary Discussion, Philippians 4:4-7. "A place of conversation regarding Progressive Christianity."
bullet"Gentleness is not passivity but spiritual judo to be balanced and willing to be rebalanced as contexts change, to be interior to the fear of another for the purpose of transformation of their sense of balance."
bullet "The Peace of the Season," Larry Broding's Word-Sunday.Com: A Catholic Resource for This Sunday's Gospel. Adult Study, Children's Story, Family Activity, Support Materials.
bullet"How have you slowed down this season? How have you enjoyed this season?"
bullet "The Soul of Christianity: Reasons for Joy," The Christian Century, 2005.
bullet"Perhaps radiance would be a better word. Radiance is hardly the word used to characterize the average religious life, but no other word fits as well the life of these early Christians."
bullet "Rejoice Anyway," William Dyrness, The Christian Century, 1994.
bullet"...God's people learned to rejoice in God's presence, even or especially when there seemed little visible evidence to support it."
bullet "Reasons to Rejoice: Christian Joy in a Secularized World," Arne Fritzson, Ecumenical Review, 1998.
bullet"Christian faith has a fundamentally positive way of perceiving life in God's world."
bullet "The Lord Is Near," Rev. Bryan Findlayson, Lectionary Bible Studies and Sermons, Pumpkin Cottage Ministry Resources. Includes detailed textual notes.
bullet "A Child of His Time," Ronald Goetz, The Christian Century, 1984. Reprinted at Religion Online.
bullet"Even those who have not yet come to trust in him and love him will this Christmas hear the clamor at the stable and will in their heart of hearts long for the truth of that which they cannot yet believe. In his still hiddenness, his manifest fame portends."
bulletPhilippians 4:1-9, Comments (commentary) and Clippings (technical notes for in-depth study), Chris Haslam, Anglican Diocese of Montreal.
bullet "First Thoughts on Year A Epistle Passages in the Lectionary," Pentecost 21, William Loader, Murdoch University, Uniting Church in Australia.
bullet"Paul is not just advocating the power of positive thinking. This about more than technique and persuasion. It is about filling one's mind with what Paul sees as the signs of God's life - not so that will feel good, but because this is another way of filling oneself with God's life and so allowing God's life to flow through us to the world around us."
bulletPhilippians 4:4-9, Comments (commentary) and Clippings (technical notes for in-depth study), Harvest Thanksgiving, Chris Haslam, Anglican Diocese of Montreal.
bullet Philippians 4:4-13, Christ and the Church: The Ministry of the Baptized, Wendell R. Debner, Word & World Texts in Context, Luther Northwestern Theological Seminary, 1987.
bullet"Lost Rejoicing in Christ," analysis and reflections by James Squire in Sabbatheology by The Crossings Community of St Louis.
bullet"In Christ we are freed from our worldly "reaction mode"-we are free to confound the world."
bulletArticles & Background:
bullet "Euodia & Syntyche: Quarrels among Sisters," Mathetria, Vol. 1, No. 3.
bullet"We do not know what the issue was that was so divisive between them but we can logically surmise that a quarrel between these two women could well have split the church."
bullet "In the Steps of the Moralists: Paul's Rhetorical Argumentation in Philippians 4," Rollin A. Ramsaran, Queen: A Journal of Rhetoric and Power.
bullet "A Mystery Story: Children, Cancer and Covenant," Diane M. Komp, Yale University Medical School. Theology Today, 1992.
bullet"Several years ago, I was visiting a Trappist monastery with a former brother of that community. During the prayers of the people, my companion asked prayer for "My friend Di and her ministry of healing." At lunch, several other guests asked me about my work. They were shocked to learn that I am a medical doctor. It is an interesting reflection on the semantics of health and medicine in our times that they did not expect a healer to be a doctor."
bulletArticles in ATLAS Journals. (Direct link when you are subscribed and logged in to ATLASerials online collection of Religion and Theology Journals.):
bulletBartlett, David L., "Rejoice in the Lord Always," The Living Pulpit, 1996.
bulletBloomquist, L. Gregory, "Subverted by Joy: Suffering and Joy in Paul's Letter to the Philippians," Interpretation, 2007. (See entire issue, focus on "Philippians.")
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bulletBugg, Charles, "Philippians 4:4-13," Review and Expositor, 1991.
bulletBurghardt, William, S.J., "Gospel Joy, Christian Joy," The Living Pulpit, 1996.
bulletCraddock, Fred B., "The Surprise and Joy of Advent," The Living Pulpit, 1997.
bulletCreal, Margaret, "In the Beginning, Rejoice," The Living Pulpit, 1996.
bulletCrouch, Andy, "Furrowed Brows, Inc.: The Culture War's Biggest Casualties May Be Christian Joy," Christianity Today, 2006.
bulletDebner, Wendell R., "Christ and the Church: The Ministry of the Baptized," Word & World, 1987. (Pentecost A)
bulletDorgan, Margaret, DCM, "Listen for the Festive Music," The Living Pulpit, 1996.
bulletDyrness, William, "Rejoice Anyway," The Christian Century, 1994.
bulletFritzson, Arne, "Reasons to Rejoice: Christian Joy in a Secularized World," Ecumenical Review, 1998.
bulletGoetz, Ronald, "A Child of His Time," The Christian Century, 1984.
bulletGrab, Ginger, "Books and Articles on the Theme of Joy," The Living Pulpit, 1996.
bulletHoward, David M., Jr., "'Surprised by Joy': Joy in the Christian Life and in Christian Scholarship," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, 2004.
bulletJegen, Carol Frances, "Rejoicing in God," The Living Pulpit, 1996.
bullet Joy issue focus of The Living Pulpit, 5.4, 1996.
bulletKelcourse, Felicity Brock, "Not Bread But a Stone?" The Living Pulpit, 2003.
bulletKelly, Geffrey B., "A 'Mysticism of Joy' in the Lord -- In Life As In Death," The Living Pulpit, 1996.
bullet Komp, Diane M., "A Mystery Story: Children, Cancer and Covenant," Theology Today, 1992.
bulletMeehan, John T., "In the Midst of Our Chaos, We Can Rejoice," Religion and Intellectual Life, 1990.
bullet "Quotations on the Many Views of Joy," The Living Pulpit, 1996.
bulletRasmussen, Larry, "Joy and Transcendence," The Living Pulpit, 1996.
bulletRead, David H.C., "Communicating Joy," The Living Pulpit, 1996.
bulletSelover, Thomas, "God as the Wellspring of Harmony, Peace and Joy: An East-West Rhapsody," Dialogue and Alliance, 2002/03.
bulletSmith, Huston, "The Soul of Christianity: Reasons for Joy," The Christian Century, 2005.
bulletStafford, Tim, "The Joy of Suffering in Sri Lanka: How Christians Thrive in the Land Where Ethnic and Religious Strife Is Always Just around the Corner," Christianity Today, 2003.
bulletWray, Judith Hoch, "Preaching Joy," The Living Pulpit, 1996.
bulletSermons:
bullet "The Meaning of Joy," Paul Tillich. From The New Being (1955), at Religion OnLine.
bullet "Prayer that Transforms," Wyvetta Bullock, 30 Good Minutes, Chicago Sunday Evening Club, 2008.
bullet "Joy Because Of, Joy in Spite Of," Benjamin Reeves, 30 Good Minutes, Chicago Sunday Evening Club, 2006.
bullet "Joy...That Lasts!" Benjamin Reaves, 30 Good Minutes, Chicago Sunday Evening Club, 2004.
bullet"Rejoice (Philippians 4:4)," Frank Thomas, Ginghamsburg Church, August 2000. Real Video Sermon, On-Line Illustrated Sermon, related Bible Study and Devotion.
bullet "No Bad Days," the Rev. Dr. Henry H. Mitchell, 30 Good Minutes, Chicago Sunday Evening Club, 1997.
bullet "Faith to Rid You of Your Fears," Dr. Arthur Caliandro, 30 Good Minutes, Chicago Sunday Evening Club, 1997.
bullet "God's Anxiety Reduction Plan," John Jewell, 2000.
bullet "Antidote for Anxiety," John Jewell, 1998.
bullet "It's Your Choice," the Rev. Dr. Douglas Oldenburg, Day 1, 1996.
bullet "The Search for Joy," the Rev. Earl Palmer, 30 Good Minutes, Chicago Sunday Evening Club, 1995.
bullet "A Perspective on the Spiritual Journey," Dr. Arthur Caliandro, 30 Good Minutes, Chicago Sunday Evening Club, 1995.
bulletWith Children:
bullet "In His Hands," "Are You a Knocker or a Puller?" and "How Does Your Garden Grow?" Charles Kirkpatrick, Sermons4kids.com.
bullet "Joseph & the Colorful Coat," "Pray about Everything," Jim Kerlin, childrensermons.com.
bulletDrama:
bullet "War and Peace," Erina Caradus, dramatix.
bullet "Let's Have A Party," Edgar Mayer, dramatix.
bullet "Harvest Thanksgiving," Michelle Pitman, dramatix.
bullet "Exasperating Daryl," Glenn A. Hascall, dramatix.
bullet "Worry Works Wonders," Susan Irvine, dramatix.
bulletGraphics & Bulletin Materials:
bullet Clip Art, Philippians 4:1, Philippians 4:6, Philippians 4:12-13, Fr. Richard Lonsdale, Resources for Catholic Educators.
bullet Philippians 4:4, Heartlight - Free Christian PowerPoint Backgrounds.
bullet More Reps, Reverend Fun Cartoon, gospelcom.net. Check for printing permissions at right-hand side of destination page
bulletHymns and Music:
bullet Contemporary/Praise Song suggestions, Together to Celebrate, David MacGregor.
bullet Hymns with Scripture Allusions: Philippians 4:4, 6, 7, 11. The Cyber Hymnal.
bulletAt Digital Hymnal (midi files, guitar chords, karaoke files, projection text):
bullet Fairest Lord Jesus
bullet In Our Work and in Our Play
bullet Leaning on the Everlasting Arms
bullet Rejoice, the Lord Is King
bullet "Joy in the Lord," Philippians 4:4-7, scripture texts set to music, Peter L. Haynes, Long Green Valley Church.
bulletFine Arts Images Linked at The Text This Week's Art Index:
bulletStudy Links and Resources for the Book of Philippians