Devotional Commentary of Philippians

Devotional Commentary of Philippians provides a devotional overview of sixteen passages of Scripture from the Book of Philippians.

Devotional Commentary of Philippians

The devotional commentary of Philippians provides sixteen devotions from sixteen passages of Scripture. These devotions introduce the main theme of each passage with the main points of the passage. See Philippians1:1-11 below.

Philippians 1:1-11

Experiencing Joyous Christian Fellowship (Philippians 1:1-11)

Fellowship: What is fellowship or what constitutes fellowship? The word fellowship seems to mean many things to many different people.

Often, we think of fellowship as being present at a meeting, or getting together for a cup of coffee of tea or even enjoying a game of golf with a friend. But does this constitute Christian fellowship?

In some ways, it does; but in other ways, it doesn’t. Let me explain! Christian fellowship is really much deeper than sharing coffee or having a game of golf. After all, Christian fellowship involves more than the physical. It must involve the spiritual.

In that sense, our Christian fellowship is sourced in our relationship with Jesus Christ and our ability to draw attention to it. In this ways, we express our spirituality in our joyous Christian fellowship.

Paul showed how this is possible in the first chapter of Philippians. In this passage, Paul uses three expressions that lead to joyful Christian fellowship.

They are...