Five Essentials in Living the Gospel out Philippians 4:1-9
… ______
Because of Jesus… I can
1)Love across ______:
Resolve the conflict/problem
*by being like minded
*with intervention from others
*for the Gospel
2) ______in spite of circumstances
Outward circumstances should not dictate our inner reality of joy!
Joy comes from our relationship with Jesus!
3) Be ______
The Lord is near
~God’s help is present and available
~God is watching. He notices how I treat people.
4. Have ______through anxiety:
Matthew 6:25-27 "Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes?
26 Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? 27 Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?
Fight anxiety with ______in God’s promises.
5. Join Right _____ and right ______:
True a mind that rationally engages God’s creation, rejects irrational thinking, and speaks the truth
Noble: dignified, honourable
Right: just
Pure: thought, speech, actions
Lovely: in creation and human lives
Admirable: commendable: the conduct that is spoken well of
What was Paul’s solution to the dispute between Euodia and Syntyche?
Why is division in the body of Christ so dangerous?
How might you encourage unity rather than division?
Why are “awkward conversations” sometimes necessary to have with others?
What would happen if you and others in your church lived lives of constant rejoicing?
What does Paul mean by “The Lord is near” (4:5)?
Who do you know that has a gentle spirit? How do they convey that gentleness?
What would it look like if you (we) were 10% more gentle? How do we get there?
What are gentleness busters? When are you least likely to be gentle?
How are people impacted when we lack gentleness?
What does anxiety do to you? How does it affect others around you?
What are the three things Paul tells us in Philippians 4:6-7 about dealing with anxiety?
What does Paul mean when he says to think about admirable things? How do you do this?