Studies in Philippians

1. Coffee Cup Verses
Highlights from Philippians

3. The Vision. . .
•Get people to Heaven
from Hatch.
•Get Hatch a little
more like Heaven.

4. BOGO

5. I can do all this
through him who
gives me strength.
Philippians 4:13 (NIV)

6. How to study
the Bible.

7. How to study the Bible
• Various translations

10. How to study the Bible
• Various translations
• Commentaries

11. Those translations that give the
impression that Paul meant he could
do anything and that nothing was
beyond his powers (KJV, ASV,
MOFFATT, GOODSPEED, RSV, KNOX,
NEB, NASB, NIV) are misleading to
the point of being false. πάντα does
literally mean “all things.” But the real
meaning of this or any word is
determined by its context.
Gerald F. Hawthorne, Philippians, vol. 43, Word Biblical
Commentary (Dallas: Word, Incorporated, 2004), 266.

13. …it perfectly clear that this
contentment did not arise
from his own inherent or
innate resources. Quite the
reverse. His self-sufficiency
was entirely due to the
sufficiency of Another,
Peter Thomas OBrien, The Epistle to the Philippians: a Commentary on the Greek Text, New International
Greek Testament Commentary (Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1991), 526527.

14. How to study the Bible
• Various translations
• Commentaries
• Context

15. I can do all things. . .
•Rejoice always. Verse 4.
• Be gentle. Verse 5.
• Don’t be anxious. Verse 6.
• Think on true, noble, etc.
Verse 8
• Be content no matter
what. Verses 10ff.

16. How to study the Bible
• Various translations
• Commentaries
• Context
• Cross references

18. But he said to me, “My grace is
sufficient for you, for my power
is made perfect in weakness.”
Therefore I will boast all the
more gladly about my
weaknesses, so that Christ’s
power may rest on me.
2 Corinthians 12:9 (NIV)

19. To this end I
strenuously contend
with all the energy
Christ so powerfully
works in me.
Colossians 1:29 (NIV)

20. The LORD gave this command
to Joshua son of Nun: “Be
strong and courageous, for
you will bring the Israelites
into the land I promised them
on oath, and I myself will be
with you.”
Deuteronomy 31:23 (NIV)

21. Have I not commanded you?
Be strong and courageous.
Do not be afraid; do not be
discouraged, for the LORD
your God will be with you
wherever you go.
Joshua 1:9 (NIV)

22. For this reason I kneel before the
Father, from whom every family in
heaven and on earth derives its
name. I pray that out of his glorious
riches he may strengthen you with
power through his Spirit in your
inner being, so that Christ may
dwell in your hearts through faith.
Ephesians 3:14–17 (NIV)

23. How to study the Bible
• Various translations
• Commentaries
• Context
• Cross references
• Bombard with questions

24. Writer’s friends. . .
•Who?
•What?
•Where?
•When?
•Why?
•How?

25. I can do all this
through him who
gives me strength.
Philippians 4:13 (NIV)

26. How did Paul get
such confidence?

27. How to study the Bible
• Various translations
• Commentaries
• Context
• Cross references
• Bombard with questions
• How do the latest scientific
findings inform our
understanding?

30. The main lesson
is that you
should aspire not
to have high
confidence, but
to have high
competence, and
I will show you
how to make
that happen.

31. Biographers are quick
to attribute the success
of eminent people to
their colossal levels of
confidence, while
downplaying the roles
of talent and hard
work, as if it were in
anyone’s hands (or
minds) to achieve
exceptional levels of
success merely through
sheer self-belief.

32. Optimism and
confidence are
not helpful if
they’re unrealistic
and blind us to
improvements
we need to make
or dangers we
need to avoid.

33. Contrary to
popular belief,
people who
are
overconfident
are less
popular with
others.

34. Deceiving ourselves
into thinking we’re
better than we really
are means that we will
overestimate our
ability to perform,
dismiss negative
feedback as
inaccurate, and end
up doing much worse
than if we’d had a
realistic self-view.

35. Low confidence alerts
us to our weaknesses,
so lowering our
confidence will create
the much-needed
awareness to
improve, and help us
close the gap
between confidence
and competence.

36. For by the grace given me I say to
every one of you: Do not think of
yourself more highly than you
ought, but rather think of yourself
with sober judgment, in
accordance with the faith God has
distributed to each of you.
Romans 12:3 (NIV)

37. In short, robust
research evidence
categorically
contradicts the
cliché idea that
thinking highly of
yourself will make
you successful,
highlighting a big
gap between
feeling good and
being good.

38. Competence
comes
before
confidence.

39. Arrogant Humble
Arrogant Humble

40. Competent Competent
Incompetent Incompetent

41. Arrogant /
Competent
Humble /
Competent
Arrogant /
Incompetent
Humble /
Incompetent

43. I can do all this
through him who
gives me strength.
Philippians 4:13 (NIV)

44. How did Paul get
such confidence?

45. I can do all this
through him who
gives me strength.
Philippians 4:13 (NIV)