Do you desire peace?

God is the God of peace.Rom. 15:33; 16:20

1 Thes. 5:23; Heb. 13:20

Between men.Isa. 2:4

Between men and God.Isa. 59:1, 2; 1:18

Within man.Isa. 48:18, 22

We ought to covet the peacethat comes from God.

Depart from evil and do good;Seek peace and pursue it.

-Psa. 34:14

Phil. 4:6-7

Prayer alone…does not bring peace with GodActs 10:1, 2; 11:13, 14Acts 9:9-11; 22:16

The Philippians were Christians when Paul wroteActs 16; Phil. 1:1

Phil. 4:6-7

Peace through prayer is for the saints.•Seeking forgiveness, 1 Jn. 1:5-9•Anxieties.

Phil. 4:6-7

Anxieties.•For material things,Acts 11:27-30; Gal. 2:10JobHouseFood

Phil. 4:6-7

Anxieties.•For family,Prov. 1:8,9; Lk. 9:57-62HealthProsperitySoul

Phil. 4:6-7

Anxieties.•For brethren,2 Cor. 11:28; Gal. 4:11StrugglesTemptationsGrowth

Phil. 4:6-7

Anxieties.•Cast them on the Lord,1 Pt. 5:6, 7

Phil. 4:6-7

Do nothing else?Phil. 4:9

•Labor for material goods,1 Thes. 4:11, 12•Labor to guide family,Eph. 6:4; Prov. 22:6•Teach & help brethren,1 Thes. 5:14; Gal. 6:10

Phil. 4:6-7

Do not forget to thank GodPhil. 4:6

•Food & clothes•Faithfulness of family•Encouragement of brethren•Spiritual blessings in Christ

Phil. 4:6-7

Surpasses understandingPhil. 4:7

•Our full comprehension•Non-Christians have no understanding•Guards our hearts and minds

Col. 3:15

God calls man to peace by the gospel,Acts 10:36; 2 Thes. 2:13, 14; Rom. 2:6-10

•Not by dreams•Not by visions•Not by mystic experience

Col. 3:15

The one body is the church,Eph. 1:22, 23; 4:4

•Peace with God,Eph. 2:11-13•Peace with man,Eph. 2:14-16•Peace within man,Eph. 2:17-22

Col. 3:15

False peace,2 Pt. 2:19

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Do you desire peace?

God is the God of peace.Rom. 15:33; 16:20

1 Thes. 5:23; Heb. 13:20

We ought to covet the peacethat comes from God.

Depart from evil and do good;Seek peace and pursue it.

-Psa. 34:14