Read the following from Philippians. Watch for the theme of "joy" as you read.
Philippians is a prison epistle. It is not certain at what imprisonment Paul wrote
this.
1:19-26 Paul's choice to live or die
v. 21--for me to live is Christ
2:1-13 the example of Christ
vv. 6-7--Christ in the form of God emptied himself
vv. 12-13--work out your salvation; God is at work
3:1-21 the example of Paul
v. 7--counted gain as loss
v. 9--no righteousness of my own
v. 10--share Christ's sufferings
v. 12--I press on
v. 20--our commonwealth is in heaven
v. 21--change our lowly body to be like his glorious body
4:1-20 concluding exhortations
v. 6--don't worry but pray
v. 7--the peace of God which passes all understanding
v. 8--things to think on
v. 11--learned to be content
v. 13--I can do all things in him who strengthens me
