"Pray, Think, and Practice"

July 15, 2018
PHILIPPIANS

Pray, Think, and Practice!
Philippians 4:6-9
Lesson 20

Main Idea: We must pray, think, and practice the truth of the gospel!

• Pray: We must make our requests known to God (6-7)
 Do not be anxious about anything (6a)
 Pray about everything (6b)
 The peace of God will guard you (7)

• Think: We must think about noble things (8)
 Whatever is…. (8a)
 True
 Honorable
 Just
 Pure
 Lovely
 Commendable

 Think about these things (8b)
 If there is any excellence
 If there is anything worthy of praise

• Practice: We must practice apostolic truth (8-9)
 What we have learned & received (Paul’s teaching)
 What we have heard and seen (Paul’s example)
 Result: The God of peace will be with you all!

“The antidote to anxiety is prayer.”
(D.A. Carson, Basics for Believers, p. 112)

“The way to be anxious about nothing is to be prayerful about everything!”
(J.H. Michel, as quoted in O’Brien, Philippians, p. 492)

Applications
Pray continually!
Think nobly!
Practice apostolic teaching!