Peace Over Anxiety | Week 2 | January 14th, 2024
“do not be anxious about anything….”
– Philippians 4:6
“The presence of anxiety is unavoidable, but the prison of anxiety is optional.” – Max Lucado
“do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.”
– Philippians 4:6
Worship
Supplication
Thanksgiving
“On the way to Jerusalem he was passing along between Samaria and Galilee. And as he entered a village, he was met by ten lepers, who stood at a distance and lifted up their voices, saying, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.” When he saw them he said to them, “Go and show yourselves to the priests.” And as they went they were cleansed. Then one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, praising God with a loud voice; and he fell on his face at Jesus’ feet, giving him thanks. Now he was a Samaritan. Then Jesus answered, “Were not ten cleansed Where are the nine? Was no one found to return and give praise to God except this foreigner?” And he said to him, “Rise and go your way; your faith has made you well.”
– Luke 17:11-19
Request
We pray not to inform God, but to be conformed by God.
“When Daniel knew that the document had been signed, he went to his house where he had windows in his upper chamber open toward Jerusalem. He got down on his knees three times a day and prayed and gave thanks before his God, as he had done previously. Then these men came by agreement and found Daniel making petition and plea before his God.”
– Daniel 6:10-11
“Then the king went to his palace and spent the night fasting; no diversions were brought to him, and sleep fled from him.”
– Daniel 6:8
“And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”
– Philippians 4:7
The peace of God:
At salvation we have peace with God – positional
Now we have the peace of God – emotional
Jesus as Savior brings peace with God
Jesus as Lord brings the peace of God
The path of peace is paved with prayer.