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From Fear to Faith

Philippians 4:6-7                                                                                                                       01/06/08

You know the adage that the first step in overcoming a problem is to admit you have the problem.  I would say that the first step in overcoming worry is not only to admit that you are a worrier, but to also admit that this is a serious sin against the Lord.  Of course we feel justified in worrying about certain things.  All parents worry about their children don’t they?  Isn’t it only natural?  While it is right to be concerned about your child, it is wickedness to worry about him or her.  Paul says “Be anxious for nothing.”  That is a universal negative.  It includes not worrying about your children, your finances, your relationships, your health, your future, your circumstances, the threat of terrorism, or bodily harm. Take a sheet of paper and write at the top of that sheet – Top Three Things to Worry About.  For number one write nothing.  For number two write nothing, and for number three write nothing!

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Reasonable Relationships

Philippians 4:2-5                                                                                                                       12/30/07

Apparently there had been some trouble and disharmony brewing in the church at Philippi.  It didn’t seem to be anything earth shattering, but it was enough of a problem to concern Paul.  All throughout this letter he hinted at the problem, but now in this section, he speaks directly to the situation he was thinking about.  In chapter 1 Paul had said, “stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel.” (Philippians 1:27)  In chapter 2 he told them to be “like–minded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind.” (Philippians 2:2)  Here in chapter 4 Paul gets specific about the disharmony that exists between two women in the church.  He urged them to “to be of the same mind in the Lord.”  Or, as the NASB puts it, “live in harmony in the Lord.”  I think we can safely say from all this, that God wants us to learn to get along with each other and be reasonable in our relationships.  Are you easy to get along with, or do you make things difficult in your relationships with other believers?

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