08/10/2020
Hey church, here are the discussion/reflection questions from Pastor Tim's message last Sunday called "Joy in Everything" from Philippians 4:4-9:
1. Have you been feeling more anxious and stressed during the coronavirus pandemic? How has your mental health has been impacted?
2. What would happen if you lived a life of constant rejoicing?
3. Is your graciousness evident to your family, friends, neighbors, co-workers, and fellow church members alike?
4. What does Paul mean by "the Lord is near" (v. 5)?
5. What does anxiety do to you? How does it affect others around you?
6. How is prayer the antidote to anxiety? How can you worry less and pray more?
7. What does it mean that the peace of God "transcends all understanding" (v. 7)? How does it guard your heart and mind?
8. In this day and age, are Christians more known for the qualities in v. 8 or their opposite? How are these qualities to shape our attitudes and direct our words and actions?
9. How can truth be gleaned from business, the arts, universities, the media, science, film, etc.?
10. How well do you know the Word? Are you able to sift for truth in a discerning way? How can you become more grounded in the gospel?
11. What godly examples of faithful maturity have you encountered, and how can you learn from them?
12. Have you come to experience God's peace in the first place by receiving Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord?