Paul admonishes the Church to give God thanksgiving through Jesus as they imitate Christ in their relations to one another and encourage one another to live faithfully for Him.

Contrasting the Consumer Church philosophy with the principles and methodology of ministry of the Apostle Paul.

Paul encourages and admonishes the Philippian church to pursue contentment and brotherly love in Christ.

Paul encourages and admonishes the Philippian church to pursue joy, peace, gentleness, contentment and brotherly love in Christ.

Paul warns the Philippian church against setting their hearts and minds on earthly things and admonishes them to set them instead on things above and things to come with the return of Christ.

In this section of Paul's letter to the Thessalonian church, he models qualities of Biblical leadership by defending his ministry and seeing the profound impact of the gospel on those who heard.

Paul teaches the Philippian church that their single-minded pusuit should be Christ, and warns them of the things that can distract them from this pursuit.

Paul admonishes the Philippian church to obedience and faithfulness while placing before them the faithful examples of Timothy, Epaphroditus and himself.

By the examples of Timothy and Epaphroditus and by the ultimate example of Christ, Paul admonishes the Philippian church to be united in a mindset of humble, grateful sacrificial obedience to God.

Paul and the Philippian Church exemplify a commitment to knowing, living out and proclaiming the Gospel, and the unity and fellowship that this commitment produces.