Rejoice and be at peace

Contemporary Service

Welcome

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Worship - Blessed Be Your Name

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Draw Me Close

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Heart Of Worship

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Release - Youth And Children’s Church

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Table Prayer...”How Can I Pray For You?”

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Teaching - Rejoice And Be At Peace - Philippians 4:4-9

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Closing Song - Trust In God

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Traditional Service

Prelude

 

Carrying The Light Of Christ

 

Call To Worship - Choir - Into My Heart - 485

 

Blessing Of Tithes And Offerings/ Doxology

 

Welcome - Derek Hutchinson - Worship Leader

 

Announcements

 

Hymn - The Joy Of The Lord - 541

 

Joys and Concerns

 

Hymn - Heaven Came Down - 510

 

Scripture Reading - Philippians 4:4-9

 

Sermon - Rejoice And Be At Peace

 

Closing Hymn - I Will Serve Thee - 660

 

Carrying The Light To The World

 

Benediction

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Sermon Outline

Rejoice and Be at Peace

Philippians 4:4-9

I. A choice

a. We face a choice each day.

b. Life is a series of seasons, ups and downs.

c. We need more than our ability to muster up positive thoughts.

d. “Yo-yo” living

e. We have a true choice...we can rejoice in the Lord or we can be anxious in ourselves.

f. Philippians 4:4-5

g. When you think of God do you feel positive or negative?

h. We have a choice: the joy of living close to God or living in a torturous anxiety.

i. Philippians 4:6-7

j. Prayer plus petition plus thanksgiving.

k. The ACTS model: Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, Supplication

l. The promise: the peace of God will guard your heart and your mind.

II. What’s on your mind

a. A lot of this is about what’s going on between our ears.

b. Two kinds of people...life as it comes or one long inner narration.

c. Philippians 4:8

d. Is it true? Is it noble? Is it right? Is it pure? Is it lovely? Is it admirable? Is it excellent? Is it praiseworthy?

e. Think about THESE things!

III. Putting it in to practice

a. Philippians 4:9

b. What you have learned or received or heard or seen in me...put it into practice.

c. Keep your eyes on Jesus.

d. A life lived close to Jesus.

e. A life lived with joy.