PREREQUISITE #1  HUMILITY

Philippians 1:1 (NIV)

1 Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus…

PREREQUISITE #2: UNITY

Philippians 1:1 (NIV)

1 …To all the saints in Christ Jesus at Philippi…

PREREQUISITE #3: DIVERSITY

Philippians 1:1 (NIV)

1 …together with the overseers and deacons:

PREREQUISITE #4: INTIMACY

Philippians 1:3-4 (NIV)

3 I thank my God every time I remember you.

4 In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy

Philippians 1:7-8 (NIV)

7 It is right for me to feel this way about all of you, since I have you in my heart; for whether I am in chains or defending and confirming the gospel, all of you share in God's grace with me.

8 God can testify how I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus. 

PREREQUISITE #5: SECURITY

Philippians 1:3 (NIV)

3 I thank my God every time I remember you.

Philippians 1:5-7 (NIV)

5 because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now,

6 being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.

7 It is right for me to feel this way about all of you, since I have you in my heart; for whether I am in chains or defending and confirming the gospel, all of you share in God's grace with me. 

PREREQUISITE #6: MATURITY

Philippians 1:9-11 (NIV)

9 And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight,

10 so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless until the day of Christ,

11 filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ--to the glory and praise of God.