The Letter to the Philippians — an open chain beside an unrolled letter, light rising over the page

Wafilipi 1 — Kuishi ni KristoWafilipi 1Length: Long

Eat

Read the passage slowly, read it again, then retell it in your own words. If you can't retell it, read it once more.

  • Read
  • Reread
  • Retell

Digest

Answer from what the passage actually says — stay in the text.

  1. Fungu hili linanifundisha nini kuhusu Mungu?

    • Paulo amepatwa na nini, naye anaendelea kuzieleza minyororo yake vipi — kama kikwazo, au kama kitu kingine? (mst. 12–18)
  2. Linanifundisha nini kuhusu watu — na kunihusu mimi?

    • Paulo anasema "kwangu mimi kuishi ni Kristo, na kufa ni faida" (mst. 21). Ni nini kingehitajika kubadilika ili sentensi hiyo iwe kweli kwako?
  3. Nitatii nini wiki hii? (hatua moja halisi, na siku yake)

    • Paulo anaomba upendo wao "uzidi sana katika ufahamu na utambuzi wa kina" (mst. 9). Ni nani utakayemwombea sala hiyo, kwa jina, kila siku wiki hii?
  4. Nitamwambia nani?

    • Kwa sababu ya minyororo ya Paulo, wengine "wanathubutu zaidi kulinena neno la Mungu bila hofu" (mst. 14). Ujasiri wa nani ungeamshwa na habari yako — nawe utamwambia nani wiki hii?

Grow

Growth is God's part, not yours. Do the cycle faithfully and trust Him to give the growth (1 Corinthians 3:6–7).

Pray

Yesu, ulianza kazi njema ndani yangu nawe utaiendeleza hadi kuikamilisha katika siku yako. Nifundishe niseme pamoja na Paulo kwamba kuishi ni Kristo — hali yangu iwe ipi.