Teacher: Pastor Chet Lowe

Main Scriptures: Philippians 4, Romans 8, 1 Corinthians 13

• Philippians 4
  • v. 6-7 The church in Philippi is anxious and in need of peace
    • Fear is the enemy of our faith, and prayer is a weapon to guard our hearts and minds
  • v. 8 Wrong thinking can lead to wrong living, and right thinking can lead to right living
    • Our renewal starts with the way we think about things (Romans 12:2)
    • Our thinking affects our being (Titus 2:1-2)
  • According to scripture, there are two kinds of thinking (Romans 8:5-8)
    • Worry is not productive but destructive—it leads to death
    • Focusing our minds on spiritual things leads to life and peace
      • Spiritual thinking is thinking like Christ, and He thinks on whatever is
        • True
          • God is true and His truth sets us free (John 14:6, Isaiah 26:3)
          • The enemy is a liar and a deceiver, and his lies produce depression and anxiety
        • Noble
          • Nobility sets the standard of what is worthy of respect (Revelation 19:13-16)
          • Watching and listening to ignoble things leads to death
        • Just/right
          • God is always right (Deuteronomy 32:4)
          • We gain right thinking by knowing what God thinks about things (Matthew 6:33, 2 Peter 1:3)
        • Pure
          • Jesus was completely pure (1 Peter 1:19, 2 Corinthians 5:21)
          • Pure thinking leads to pure living (Titus 1:15) and impurity leads to anxiety
          • We have the power of the resurrection to take captive our thoughts (2 Corinthians 10:5)
        • Lovely/friendly
          • Jesus is altogether lovely (Song of Solomon 5:16)
          • Thinking about others frees us from depression and anxiety (John 15:12-13)
        • Good report/admirable
          • Our testimony is a powerful tool in the hands of God and is under attack by the enemy
  • v. 9 Putting these “whatevers” into practice WILL lead toward peace and away from anxiety