Philippians
The letter to the Philippians is all about joy. Paul writes that he is full of joy and that the Philippians should also be joyful. He mentions joy 14 times in this letter.
Paul writes about joy even though he is in prison. He knows that it doesn’t matter where he is. Jesus is always with him. Because of that, he can be joyful no matter what happens.
1:6
Paul wrote about a wonderful promise in verse 6.
Read the verse out loud. What does God promise?
Talky suggests talking with a friend or a parent about this. If you are a Christian, you can say, I’m a work in progress. Be patient with me. God is still working on me.
What does this mean?
Why is God’s work in you not complete yet?
What does God still need to do in you?
1:12–14
Paul was in prison but he was allowed to live in a house. It was a bit like being under house arrest. He was chained night and day to a palace guard.
These guards worked in shifts that were four hours long.
Paul used this chance to tell the guards about Jesus. And a number of them became followers of Jesus.
2:1–2
Paul mentions four things in verse 1 that the Christians in Philippi experienced. Because of that, Paul wanted them to do one more thing.
Thinky found the four things they experienced. Can you find them?
What does Paul want the Philippians to do?
You will find the answer in the first line of verse 2.
Can you also do it? How can you do it every day at home and at school?
2:3–4
Paul doesn’t want the Philippians to be proud. He tells them how they should act toward one another. This is what he said.
- Be humble. Read verse 3.
- Value other people more than yourself. Other people are more important than you. Read verse 3.
- Think about how you can put others first. Think of others before you think of yourself. Read verse 4.
Talky says you should find some friends to talk about this. Talk about why these things are important and decide how you can do these things today.
3:13–14
Have you ever taken part in a race? What does it feel like to run toward the finish line? Some people say they forget everything except the finish line in front of them. Paul says this is how he lives. It’s as if he is in a race and running toward the finish line. He wants to win the prize!
Hearty is happy that there isn’t just one winner in the race that Paul is talking about. The winner of that race isn’t just the person who finishes first. Every person who reaches the finish line is a winner!
4:8
Crafty thinks that the human brain is very interesting. Draw a person’s head with the brain inside it.
Write on the brain everything you should think about.
Read verse 8. Write Philippians 4:8 under the picture.
Color the paper with bright colors.
Then put it on the wall. It will remind you of the things you should think about.
