Joy amid Stress

JOY amid STRESS
Finding Inner Joy in a Stressed World with the Study of Philippians

Objective: At the end of this course, you will 1) understand the basic concepts of calm living, 2) be able to respond to stress management issues raised in Philppians, and 3)consider using calming tools.

B705. Welcome to this in-depth online free course on the book of Philippians from the Bible Dialog Institute. Please apply to take this course now by emailing your full name, address, email address, and reasons for wanting to take this course, and type on the Subject line "Application for Philippians." When you apply, you agree to complete the below eight assignments to the best of your abilities. A certificate is issued to all who satisfactory complete the course.

(B706). This course is similar to the one above, but with a course project, four reading reports, a final test and a fee. This course may be started anytime and follows the guidelines and registration procedures of www.tagnet.org/brc/diploma.htm.)

Outline and Worksheet

Units	Passage	Key questions	Fitness Tools
1.Joy amid Stress	Phil 1: 1-3		Planning a Fitness Program
2.The Joy of Thanking	Phil 1: 3-11	How do I express my constant thanks to God?	Eating
3.The Joy of Trusting	Phil 1:12-30	How do I depend on God for daily strength?	Healing Meditation
4.The Joy of Befriending	Phil 2:1-13	How do my friends share my burdens?	Teamwork
5.The Joy of Caring	Phil 2:14-30	How do I share the burdens of my friends?	Disease Resistance
6.The Joy of Sacrificing Clutter	Phil 3:1-11	What things or activities crowd my life?	Weight
7.The Joy of Targeting Priorities	Phil 3:12-21	What are my three greatest priorities in my real life?	Walking
8.The Joy of Finding Peace	Phil 4:1-9	How do I know that all is fine with me and God and others?	Drug-free Living
9.The Joy of Being Content with Little	Phil 4:10-23	What do I really need to live stress-free?	Exercise
10. The Joy of Overcoming Fears	Gen 32:6-12		Deep breathing
11. The Joy of Handling the Blues	Psalm 107:10-16		Relaxing
12. The Joy of Forgiving	Matt 18:21-35		Attitude Change
13. The Joy of Living amid Stress	2 Cor 6:3-10, 7:4-7		Simplicity

Assignments

This is the general pattern for all units: Explore the designated sections of the Bible, Bible Dictionary, Bible Concordance, Commentary and the library links below. Then respond to each given questions with a complete paragraph each and email all together to edu@learnwell.org. Each paragraph needs to consist of a clear topic sentence, 3-6 sentences supporting the topic sentence, and a summary closing sentence, a total of at least 4 well-written sentences. In the subject heading, always write Philippians, the chapter under study, and your full name. Do not use attachments. Keep copies of your assignments. All assignments are graded on a pass-fail basis.

Post comments and questions on the bulletin board at (Group home page : http://groups.yahoo.com/group/galatians Group email :
galatians@yahoogroups.com ) and comment on the postings of others, in paragraph form. In your first posting, tell about your study interests.

Library

These links may lead to reliable and unreliable information. Use your own judgment to evaluate all pages.

Resources on Philippians: http://www.concordant.org/expohtml/StudiesInPhilippians/index.html http://www.theology.edu/philip.htm http://www.abideinchrist.com/messages/philprayltr.html http://www.abideinchrist.com/messages/philpsn.html http://www.pbc.org/dp/stedman/adventure/0251.html http://st-www.cs.uiuc.edu/users/chai/bs/phil/lesson1.html http://members.datafast.net.au/sggram/f128.htm http://www.campbellbaptist.org/Phil%201%201-2%20An%20Introduction%20To%20Philippians.pdf http://instructor.prairie.edu/StevenIbbotson/Philippians/syll.htm

Background in Acts 16: http://www.abideinchrist.com/messages/philprayltr.html

Course Instructor: R. Klimes, PhD, DMin