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*Word Study*:
V. 4
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*Rejoice-* present imperative- rejoice continually in present sufferings
 
V. 5
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*Gentleness-*They said that /epieikeia/ ought to come in when strict justice became unjust because of its generality.
There may be individual instances where a perfectly just law becomes unjust or where justice is not the same thing as equity.
A man has the quality of /epieikeia/ if he knows when /not/ to apply the strict letter of the law, when to relax justice and introduce mercy.
Ø  Let us take a simple example which meets every teacher almost every day.
Here are two students.
We correct their examination papers.
We apply justice and find that one has eight per cent and the other fifty per cent.
But we go a little further and find that the man who got eighty per cent has been able to do his work in ideal conditions with books, leisure and peace to study, while the man who got fifty per cent is from a poor home and has inadequate equipment, or has been ill, or has recently come through some time of sorrow or strain.
In justice this man deserves fifty per cent and no more; but /epieikeia/ will value his paper far higher than that.[1]
Ø  The Christian, as Paul sees it, is the man who knows that there is something beyond justice.
When the woman taken in adultery was brought before him, Jesus could have applied the letter of the Law according to which she should have been stoned to death; but he went beyond justice.
As far as justice goes, there is not one of us who deserves anything other than the condemnation of God, but he goes far beyond justice.
Paul lays it down that the mark of a Christian is his personal relationships with his fellow-men must be that he knows when to insist on justice and when to remember that there is something beyond justice.[2]
#. *The Lord is at hand*
 
V.
6
#. *anxious for nothing*-to have an anxious concern, based on apprehension about possible danger or misfortune—‘to be worried about, to be anxious about[3]
#. *But in everything- *Paul was trying to make a contrast between no worry and total trust* *in prayer
#. *by prayer – (prosuchce)*in general, to speak to God or pray to God
#. *supplication- (deesis) *in requesting needs to God to be met
 
 
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*thanksgiving*- *(eucharistia)* Regarded as one manner of prayer, it expresses that which ought never to be absent from any of our devotions (Phil.
4:6; Ephes.
5:20; 1 Thess.
5:18; 1 Tim.
2:1); namely, the grateful acknowledgment of past mercies, as distinguished from the earnest seeking of future.[4]
Ø  Root word /charis /meaning “gift, grace” is contained in the word for thankfulness.
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*requests (haitema) *individual requests or petitions to God that make up the/ prosuche/ as a whole.
Derived from the verb /haiteo,/ to ask for.
Lk.
23:24 shows that Pilate granted the requests made by the Jews to crucify Jesus.
V.
7
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*peace of God* *(eirene) *Metaphorically peace of mind, tranquility, arising from reconciliation with God and a sense of a divine favor[5]*  /Rom.
5:1- peace of mind knowing of our justification /*
#. *understanding (nous) *“mind,” denotes, speaking generally, the seat of reflective consciousness, comprising the faculties of perception and understanding, and those of feeling, judging and determining.
Its use in the NT may be analyzed as follows: it denotes (a) the faculty of knowing, the seat of the understanding[6]
#. *will guard- *a military term, “to keep by guarding, to keep under guard,” as with a garrison (a military post) (/phrouros/, “a guard, or garrison”), is used, (a) of blocking up every way of escape, as in a siege; (b) of providing protection against the enemy, as a garrison does; see 2 Cor.
11:32, “guarded.”
kjv, “kept,” i.e., kept the city, “with a garrison.”
It is used of the security of the Christian until the end, 1 Pet.
1:5, rv, “are guarded,” and of the sense of that security that is his when he puts all his matters into the hand of God, Phil.
4:7, rv, “shall guard.”
In these passages the idea is not merely that of protection, but of inward garrisoning as by the Holy Spirit; in Gal.
3:23 (“were kept in ward”), it means rather a benevolent custody and watchful guardianship in view of worldwide idolatry (cf.
Isa.
5:2).
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#. *thoughts- *This word denotes the result of the activity of /noús/, i.e., “what is thought,” “thought,” “concept,” “point,” “resolve,” or “plan.”
Only Paul uses it in the NT, and always in a bad sense (except in Phil.
4:7).
Thus, in the plural, it means corrupt thoughts in 2 Cor.
3:14; 4:4; 11:3, the devices of Satan in 2 Cor.
2:11, and opposing thoughts that are captured and brought into Christ’s service in 2 Cor.
10:5.
In Phil.
4:7 (also plural) the reference is to thoughts that proceed from the hearts of believers.[8]
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V.
8
#. *true-* truth, upright, true in chcaracter” (Phil.
4:5)
#. *noble- *On the one occasion that it qualifies things rather than persons (Phil.
4:8), we have translated it by ‘honest,’ an unsatisfactory rendering; and this, even though we include in ‘honest’ all which was included in it at the time when our Translation was made.
Alford has here changed ‘honest’ into ‘seemly’; if changed at all, I should prefer ‘honorable.[9]*
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Ø  comes from a word meaning “to revere,” or “to worship*.*[10]*
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#. *just- *righteous, It describes whatever is in perfect harmony with God’s eternal, unchanging standards, again as revealed in Scripture.
Believers are to think on matters that are consistent with the law of God.[11]
#. *pure- *speaks of purity in all things
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*lovely- *that is lovely in God’s eyes
#. *of good report- *It describes what is highly regarded or well thought of.[12]*
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#. *meditate on these things- *it means “to evaluate,” “to consider,” or “to calculate.”
Believers are to consider the qualities Paul lists in this verse and meditate on their implications.
The verb form calls for habitual discipline of the mind to set all thoughts on these spiritual virtues.[13]*
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V. 9
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*learned- *translates a form of the verb /manthanō,/ which is related to the noun /mathētēs/ (disciple).
/Manthanō/ refers to teaching, learning, instructing, and discipling.
Paul is referring here to his personal instruction and discipling of the Philippians[14]* *
#. *received- *that which is passed on in traditions
#. *heard – *second hand knowledge of Paul from others
#. *saw- *personal experience which they were eye witnesses to
#. *practice these things- *the means by which this object is attained, as, for instance, hindrances moved out of the way, and the like; and also that the idea of continuity and repetition of action[15]* *
Ø  in conclusion a few excellent words of Bishop Andrewes: “There are two kinds of doers: 1. ποιηταί, and 2. πρακτικοί, which the Latin likewise expresseth in 1. ‘agere, ’ and 2. ‘facere.’
‘Agere, ’ as in music, where, when we have done singing or playing, nothing remaineth:  ‘facere, ’ as in building, where, after we have done, there is a thing permanent.[16]
*Dominating Theme: *Christians should press on in the faith amidst trials and tribulations
*Integrating Thoughts: *Christians can press on in the faith by understanding three truths:
#. (v.
4-5) Gladness and gentleness points out the position of the person
#. (v.
6-7) Grateful prayer brings the protection of Godly peace
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(v.
8- 9) Godly pondering and preparation provides the presence of the God of Peace.
*Motivating Thrust:*
Ø  To press on as citizens of heaven, we should express joy in our salvation and gentleness toward others
Ø  To press on from a worry filled life, we should pray to God with a thankful heart, expecting the promise of His peace
Ø  To press on toward the assurance of God’s presence, we should meditate and obey on the Word of God. 
 
*Title: Pressing on in the Christian faith*
*Text: Philippians 4:4-9*
*INTRODCUTION*
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*A.    **The Rapport for the time*
 
I am a student at Mid America Baptist Theological Seminary and I am happy to be here today to deliver a applicable message from the word of God that I know you will be able to take home and use to strengthen you walk with God.
Now I have to apologize on behalf of the seminary because in my preaching class, they never told us an appropriate amount of time to preach to a congregation.
Now I believe that an appropriate amount of time is 55 minutes of loud, foot stomping preaching (wait for laughter and gasps) but since this is my first time to ever preach in front of anyone besides my reflection and my wife, I will make sure I keep it to a good 30 minutes.
But knowing when to stop is the problem since my watch is broken, so I will begin to wrap it up when I begin to see groups of people getting up and leaving in time to make their Sunday lunch reservations.
*B.
**The Reading of the text*
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