This document provides commentary on Philippians 4:6-7. It discusses what it means not to worry and instead bring everything to God in prayer with a thankful heart. It defines worry as rumination without action, while concern is solution-oriented. True prayer involves adoration, supplication, and thanksgiving. When we pray this way, allowing God's love, wisdom and power to guard our hearts and minds, we experience the peace of God that surpasses understanding.
5. Philippians 4:6-7
6 “Be anxious for nothing,
but in everything by prayer
and supplication with
thanksgiving let your
requests be made known
6. unto God.
7 And the peace of God,
which surpasses all
comprehension, will guard
your hearts and your minds
in Christ Jesus.” Phil 4:6-7
7. The Bible term "be anxious"
means literally:
"to be torn apart."
8.
9. When the thoughts in our
mind and feelings in our
heart pull in different
directions, “we are torn
apart” and we tend to
worry. What is worry?
10. Worry is ruminating about
an issue that is plaguing us
without actually making
substantive progress in
addressing the issue. Worry
is a waste of time.
12. Concern comes up with
options, sets priorities, and
draws conclusions.
God expects us to be
responsible and take care of
the things over which we are
27. Paul seems to be making a
play upon two indefinite
pronouns: nothing and
everything.
"Worry about nothing; pray
about everything."
28. In verse 4 we were given one
of the new commandments
from God: Rejoice!
4 “Rejoice in the Lord
always; again I will say,
rejoice!”
29. *Now in verse 6 is another
commandment: Don’t worry
do pray (about everything).
* “Nothing” is the most
exclusive word in the
English language.
30. It leaves out everything.
*But the reason we are to
worry about nothing is
because we are to pray
about everything.
31. *This means that we are to
talk to the Lord about
everything in our lives.
*Nothing should be left out.
*Can you mention anything
in your life that is big to God?
32. *When we say that we take
our big problems to God,
what do we mean?
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36.
37. When a wheel comes off
your wagon, it may look like
an impossible problem to
you, but He will always hear
and answer your cry.
38.
39. *None of our problems are
difficult for Him.
*But what we call “little
things”, He wants us to
bring those to Him also.
40. "There is nothing too great
for God's power; and
nothing too small for his
Fatherly care.”
William Barclay
41.
42. God’s phone #Jeremiah 33:3
3“Call to Me and I will
answer you, and I will tell
you great and mighty
things, which you do not
know.”
43. As believers we need to get
in the habit of bringing
everything to Him in prayer
-- nothing excluded.
“Pray without ceasing.”
1 Thessalonians 5:17
44. Seven basic principles for
developing and maintaining
spiritual stability emerge
from Philippians chapter 4:
1)cultivating harmony in the
church fellowship,
45. 2)maintaining a spirit of joy,
3)learning to be content,
4)resting on a confident
faith in the Lord,
5)reacting to problems with
thankful prayer,
50. *The three synonyms used
in v6: prayer,
supplication, and
requests –
all refer to specific, direct
offerings of petition to God.
51. Philippians 4:6a
6 “Be anxious for nothing,
but in everything by prayer
and supplication with
thanksgiving let your
requests be made known…”
52. The assumption of the text
is that believers will cry out
to God when we have a
need or a problem, not with
doubting, questioning, or
even blaming God, but with
54. Instead of having a spirit of
rebellion against what God
allows, believers are to
trustingly “cast all our
anxiety on Him, because He
cares for us" (1 Peter 5:7).
55.
56. When we pray, we must
always remember three
things:
2) the love of God
3) the wisdom of God
4) the power of God
57. •
The love of God always
desires what is best for
us.
•
The wisdom of God
always knows what is
best for us.
58. 3) The power of God can
always bring to pass
that which is best for us.
59. He who prays with a perfect
trust in the
love,
wisdom and
power of God
will find God's peace.
60. Believers should always be
thankful for:
God’s love (Rom 5:5)
God's power
(Ps 62:11; Rev 4:11), and for
God’s promises (2 Cor 1:20).
61.
62.
63. “The future is as bright as
the promises of God.”
William Carey
64.
65. *God's promises support
the wisdom of gratitude.
*He has promised that no
trial believers face will be
too difficult for them to
handle (1 Cor 10:13).
66. 1 Corinthians 10:13
13 “No temptation has
overtaken you but such as is
common to man; and God is
faithful, who will not allow
you to be tempted beyond
67. what you are able, but with
the temptation will provide
the way of escape also, so
that you will be able to
endure it.”
1 Corinthians 10:13
68. *He has also promised to
use everything that happens
in believers' lives for our
ultimate good (Rom 8:28).
*Even suffering leads to our
ultimate good. 1 Peter 5:10
69. 10 After you have suffered
for a little while, the God of
all grace, Who called you to
His eternal glory in Christ,
will Himself perfect, confirm,
strengthen and establish you.
71. *They fear that God is not
loving enough, wise
enough, or strong enough
to prevent disaster.
72.
73. *It may be that this sinful
doubt is because their
knowledge of Him is faulty,
or that sin in their lives has
crippled their faith.
74. *Thankful prayer brings
release from fear and worry,
because it affirms God's
sovereign control over every
circumstance, and that His
purpose is the believer's
76. Worry is tension between
the mind and heart.
The peace of God will guard
(garrison) our hearts and
minds if we but meet the
conditions He gives.
77. Not just praying, but right
praying.
The Bible nowhere says that
any kind of praying will
bring peace to our hearts.
What is right praying?
78. It begins with adoration, for
this is what the word
"prayer" means in v. 6.
This is love, enjoying the
presence of God, honoring
Him in worship.
79. Rushing into His presence
and begging for peace of
mind will never get results.
We must bow before Him in
worship and let Him search
our hearts and minds.
80. Next comes supplication,
which means the earnest,
sincere desire of the heart.
True prayer comes from the
heart, not the lips.
81. What a joy it is to present
our requests to Him!
Hebrews 4:16
16 “Therefore let us draw
near with confidence to the
throne of grace, so that we
82. may receive mercy and find
grace to help in time of
need.”
Hebrews 4:16
83. Finally, there is appreciation
or thanksgiving ( Eph. 5:20
and Col. 3:15-17).
84. Colossians 3:15-17
15 “Let the peace of Christ
rule in your hearts, to
which indeed you were
called in one body; and be
thankful.
85. 16 Let the word of Christ
richly dwell within you, with
all wisdom teaching and
admonishing one another
with psalms and hymns and
spiritual songs, singing with
86. thankfulness in your hearts
to God. 17 Whatever you do
in word or deed, do all in the
name of the Lord Jesus,
giving thanks through Him
to God the Father. Col 3
87.
88. It takes faith to thank Him
for uncomfortable
circumstances or for
requests not yet granted.
89.
90. How God loves to hear His
children thank Him!
This is the way Daniel
prayed in Daniel 6:10.
91.
92. Daniel 6:10
10 “Now when Daniel knew
that the document was
signed, he entered his house
(now in his roof chamber he
had windows open toward
93. Jerusalem); and he
continued kneeling on his
knees three times a day,
praying and giving thanks
before his God, as he had
been doing previously.”
94.
95. No wonder he had such
peace in that lions' den!
*The lions did not want to
eat something with that
much backbone!
96.
97. The result of believing
prayer is that the peace of
God will stand like a sentinel
on guard upon our hearts.
98.
99. Philippians 4:7
7 “And the peace of God,
which surpasses all
understanding, will guard
your hearts and your minds
in Christ Jesus.”
100.
101.
102. "Peace with God" is the
result of faith in Christ (
Rom. 5:1); "the peace of
God" and the presence of
"the God of peace" will
come when the believer
116. It will come through the
person of Christ, the Prince
of Peace.
117. Also there is the peace that
comes when sins are
forgiven. Romans 5:1
"Therefore being justified by
faith, we have peace with
God through our Lord Jesus”
118.
119. Then there is the peace that
is tranquility.
The Lord Jesus said, "Peace I
leave with you, my peace I
give unto you..."
(John 14:27).
120.
121. That is a marvelous peace,
but it is not "the peace...
which passeth all
understanding."
122. But there is a peace that
sweeps over our souls at
certain times.
*If you look out at a sunset
beyond a great snowcapped
mountain and take in the
123. majesty of God's creation, a
peace comes over you that
"passeth all understanding."
124. And that same peace may
come when your heavenly
Father allows you to have
cancer and go to the
hospital frightened to
death, and then that night
125. when you commit it all to
Him and tell Him that you
want to know He is real;
He makes Himself real to
you and that peace that
"passeth all understanding"