20231015 Enemies of Gratitude - Trading worries for peace through prayer

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The Passage: Philippians 4:1-9  

The One Thing: Trading worries for peace through prayer.  

Growgroup Discussion Starters 

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K1 What did the Holy Spirit highlight to you in this morning’s teaching? 

Grow 

G1 4:4-5 | How is your balance of joy and gentleness? Why do you think Paul emphasises both? Why do they need each other? Which are you strongest in? 

G2 Think about the image of worry being like a “full and unflushed toilet”, prayer being the flush and God’s peace being the clean water that fills back in. Did you appreciate this picture? Why or why not? Can you think of a different analogy? 

G3 What are you most worried about? Verbalize it to God. Don’t worry about how it sounds or what you say. Just tell him.  

G4 God / the Lord is mentioned 4 times between verse 4 and 7. In what ways are these verses all about God? 

G5 Totality words are used 5 times between v 4-7. What are they? Why do they matter? 

G6 In what ways did Jesus in his suffering hold on to (a) joy (b) gentleness (c) prayer instead of worrying (d) God’s peace? How can his example give you hope.  

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S1 Take a phrase from Philippians 4:1-9 and carry it in your heart. Meditate on it regularly over the course of a day. Then choose a different phrase and do the same. What do you hear? 

 

For further study / meditation: 

Joy passages: Luke 6:23, Luke 10:209, Luke 15:5-6. Acts 5:41, John 14:28, 1 Peter 1:8-9, 2 Cor. 6:10 

Gentleness passages: Titus 3:1-2, 1 Tim 4:2-3, James 3:16-18