WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.320 --> 00:00:03.688 What if the peace you're desperately searching for 2 00:00:03.824 --> 00:00:07.420 isn't something you find, but something you practice? 3 00:00:08.000 --> 00:00:11.848 Paul ends his instructions in Philippians with a 4 00:00:11.904 --> 00:00:15.400 powerful promise. The God of peace will be with 5 00:00:15.440 --> 00:00:19.240 you. But there's a condition attached that most of us 6 00:00:19.280 --> 00:00:23.064 miss. Today we're uncovering what it really 7 00:00:23.152 --> 00:00:26.820 takes to experience the presence of 8 00:00:26.860 --> 00:00:30.080 the God of peace in your daily life. 9 00:00:37.500 --> 00:00:41.160 Have you ever noticed how everyone talks about wanting peace, 10 00:00:41.500 --> 00:00:45.236 Peace of mind, peace in relationships, peace 11 00:00:45.268 --> 00:00:48.692 in our world? Yet peace seems more 12 00:00:48.716 --> 00:00:52.308 elusive than ever. Anxiety disorders affect 13 00:00:52.404 --> 00:00:55.988 nearly 20% of American adults. Our 14 00:00:56.044 --> 00:00:59.428 phones constantly alert us to the next crisis. 15 00:00:59.604 --> 00:01:03.268 Even Christian communities are marked by division 16 00:01:03.364 --> 00:01:06.196 and discord. We're a people 17 00:01:06.348 --> 00:01:09.240 desperately in need of peace. 18 00:01:09.980 --> 00:01:13.796 Welcome to the Noble Bereans Video Channel. I'm your host, 19 00:01:13.948 --> 00:01:17.780 Steve Sanders. As a lifelong Bible student 20 00:01:17.860 --> 00:01:21.364 and teacher who spent years studying Paul's letters, 21 00:01:21.412 --> 00:01:25.228 he's frankly one of my favorite authors in the Bible. I've 22 00:01:25.244 --> 00:01:28.828 read those letters in the historical and the cultural context, 23 00:01:29.004 --> 00:01:32.812 and I found that some of the most powerful biblical insights 24 00:01:32.956 --> 00:01:36.556 are often hiding in plain sight. The passage we're 25 00:01:36.588 --> 00:01:40.140 exploring today contains one of those hidden gems. 26 00:01:40.300 --> 00:01:43.980 Today we're diving deep into Philippians 4:4-9, 27 00:01:44.100 --> 00:01:47.772 where Paul outlines a spiritual practice that leads to 28 00:01:47.796 --> 00:01:51.452 the presence of the God of peace. We'll explore the 29 00:01:51.476 --> 00:01:55.084 original context, unpack the instruction and examine 30 00:01:55.132 --> 00:01:58.972 connections to Old Testament wisdom literature and discover 31 00:01:59.036 --> 00:02:02.652 how to apply these practices in our anxiety 32 00:02:02.716 --> 00:02:06.284 filled world. Join with me now as we read 33 00:02:06.372 --> 00:02:09.788 Philippians 4:4-9. 34 00:02:09.924 --> 00:02:13.680 Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I say rejoice. 35 00:02:14.100 --> 00:02:17.464 Let your gentleness be made known to all people. 36 00:02:17.652 --> 00:02:21.280 The Lord is near. Be anxious for nothing, but in 37 00:02:21.320 --> 00:02:24.496 everything by prayer and supplication, with 38 00:02:24.568 --> 00:02:27.792 thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to 39 00:02:27.816 --> 00:02:31.216 God, and the peace of God that surpasses all 40 00:02:31.288 --> 00:02:34.608 understanding will guard your hearts and your 41 00:02:34.664 --> 00:02:38.224 minds in Christ Jesus. Finally, 42 00:02:38.272 --> 00:02:41.920 brothers, whatever things are true, whatever things are 43 00:02:41.960 --> 00:02:45.802 honorable, whatever things are right, whatever 44 00:02:45.866 --> 00:02:49.338 things are pure, whatever things are pleasing, 45 00:02:49.514 --> 00:02:53.194 whatever things are commendable, if there is any 46 00:02:53.282 --> 00:02:56.090 excellence of character, and if anything 47 00:02:56.170 --> 00:03:00.010 praiseworthy, think about these things and the 48 00:03:00.050 --> 00:03:03.818 things which you have learned and received and heard about and 49 00:03:03.874 --> 00:03:07.350 seen in me. Practice these things 50 00:03:07.730 --> 00:03:11.496 and the God of peace will be with you. Before 51 00:03:11.568 --> 00:03:15.368 we dive into the hidden treasures of this passage, let's understand 52 00:03:15.504 --> 00:03:19.160 the context behind it. Paul's writing this letter from 53 00:03:19.200 --> 00:03:22.632 prison, likely somewhere in Rome around 62 AD. 54 00:03:22.816 --> 00:03:26.632 The Philippian Church was one of Paul's favorites. They 55 00:03:26.656 --> 00:03:30.104 had a special relationship and they happened to be the only 56 00:03:30.192 --> 00:03:33.720 church that consistently supported his ministry 57 00:03:33.800 --> 00:03:37.026 financially. But the church wasn't without 58 00:03:37.098 --> 00:03:40.722 problems. We see in chapter four, if we go back to the beginning, 59 00:03:40.786 --> 00:03:44.482 verses two and three, that two prominent women in 60 00:03:44.506 --> 00:03:48.338 the church were in conflict. This discord 61 00:03:48.514 --> 00:03:51.950 threatened the unity of the entire community. 62 00:03:52.410 --> 00:03:56.082 Paul's instructions in verses 4-9 aren't 63 00:03:56.146 --> 00:03:59.922 abstract theology. They're really practical guidance for 64 00:03:59.946 --> 00:04:03.610 a community that was experiencing tension and. And they were 65 00:04:03.650 --> 00:04:07.098 living in a hostile Roman environment where Christians were 66 00:04:07.154 --> 00:04:10.698 facing persecution. Paul himself writes from 67 00:04:10.754 --> 00:04:14.586 a prison cell, yet he speaks repeatedly 68 00:04:14.698 --> 00:04:18.442 of joy and peace. Before we get into 69 00:04:18.466 --> 00:04:21.770 this, there's a few things I want to point out. So let's go back over 70 00:04:21.810 --> 00:04:25.562 to the computer within the Logos software. I love the ability 71 00:04:25.626 --> 00:04:28.630 to go up here and to search for things. 72 00:04:29.350 --> 00:04:31.650 And so we're going to search for Philippi, 73 00:04:33.510 --> 00:04:37.150 and that pulls Philippi up in the factbook over 74 00:04:37.190 --> 00:04:40.926 here. Now we're going to scroll down. We see right away that it's 75 00:04:40.958 --> 00:04:44.542 a city in East Macedonia, northeast Greece. The letter to the 76 00:04:44.566 --> 00:04:48.270 Philippians was addressed to the church here. Now, this is what I really 77 00:04:48.310 --> 00:04:52.062 enjoy. I like opening up the media. And so this is 78 00:04:52.086 --> 00:04:55.390 going to pull up a map and it's going to show us where Philippi is. 79 00:04:55.430 --> 00:04:58.830 So you see it right here in the middle. If we scroll out, this is 80 00:04:58.870 --> 00:05:02.618 really interesting because we see a lot of things that are going on. 81 00:05:02.674 --> 00:05:06.362 So we see. Let's scroll back in just a little bit. We 82 00:05:06.386 --> 00:05:09.950 see Thessalonica over here. We see Berea 83 00:05:10.290 --> 00:05:13.978 here. We go down and we see Corinth. So these are 84 00:05:14.114 --> 00:05:17.450 all these places that we read about Paul visiting. So we 85 00:05:17.490 --> 00:05:20.794 see somewhat of the relationship of where that's at. Now, 86 00:05:20.882 --> 00:05:24.554 Philippi was up here near Neopolis, but look, 87 00:05:24.642 --> 00:05:28.410 he is a long way from home. By the way, there's Ephesus. So all these 88 00:05:28.450 --> 00:05:32.248 churches that we're used to. But this 89 00:05:32.304 --> 00:05:35.800 would have been Paul's home area. So a long way from these 90 00:05:35.840 --> 00:05:39.400 churches. He probably took a ship to some of these 91 00:05:39.440 --> 00:05:43.112 locations. I don't believe he would have walked this entire 92 00:05:43.176 --> 00:05:46.872 way. But still, we're a long way from where Paul lives. And 93 00:05:46.896 --> 00:05:50.328 there's a lot more that we could read through here and learn about 94 00:05:50.384 --> 00:05:53.864 Philippi or any other location that we wanted to. It's one of my 95 00:05:53.952 --> 00:05:57.530 favorite features within the Logos Bible app. 96 00:05:57.830 --> 00:06:01.182 So let's close out of that. You could go on, by the way, and you 97 00:06:01.206 --> 00:06:04.126 could read more about that. And if you wanted to read about these two ladies, 98 00:06:04.158 --> 00:06:07.582 you may have seen that I had that open a moment ago where I was 99 00:06:07.606 --> 00:06:11.406 studying up on Euodia. And so you can go and you can learn about 100 00:06:11.558 --> 00:06:15.022 the different People within the passage that we're reading about. 101 00:06:15.126 --> 00:06:18.830 Okay, so back to what we're doing in today's study. 102 00:06:18.950 --> 00:06:22.158 We've got a few points I want to make about this. Number one is the 103 00:06:22.214 --> 00:06:25.982 movement from anxiety to peace. Now, you can go back 104 00:06:26.006 --> 00:06:29.722 and reference verses 4 through 7 for this. So Paul 105 00:06:29.786 --> 00:06:33.418 begins in the beginning of this passage we're reading today 106 00:06:33.554 --> 00:06:37.034 with the command to rejoice in the Lord always. 107 00:06:37.202 --> 00:06:40.826 Now, he thinks this is so important, he repeats it a second 108 00:06:40.898 --> 00:06:44.350 time. Now, this isn't shallow positivity. 109 00:06:45.410 --> 00:06:48.650 You could think of it as a radical reorientation towards 110 00:06:48.730 --> 00:06:52.330 joy that's grounded in the Lord, not in the 111 00:06:52.370 --> 00:06:56.046 circumstances you're in. Remember, Paul's in prison when he's 112 00:06:56.078 --> 00:06:59.662 writing this. I don't know about you, but I think I would struggle 113 00:06:59.726 --> 00:07:03.358 to have joy while I was in prison. But Paul is 114 00:07:03.494 --> 00:07:07.070 telling people, this is how you have joy. Now, notice the 115 00:07:07.110 --> 00:07:10.958 connection in this passage to the phrase the Lord is 116 00:07:11.014 --> 00:07:14.654 near. This particular phrase has a double meaning 117 00:07:14.702 --> 00:07:17.934 in Greek. It refers both to the Lord's imminent 118 00:07:17.982 --> 00:07:21.118 return and his present nearness to 119 00:07:21.174 --> 00:07:24.972 believers. When we truly grasp God's presence 120 00:07:25.036 --> 00:07:28.428 with us, anxiety begins to transform into 121 00:07:28.484 --> 00:07:31.708 joy. Paul then provides a practical 122 00:07:31.804 --> 00:07:35.516 anecdote to anxiety. Be anxious for 123 00:07:35.588 --> 00:07:38.860 nothing, but in everything by prayer and 124 00:07:38.900 --> 00:07:42.620 supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be 125 00:07:42.660 --> 00:07:45.580 made known to God. Now, the Greek word there for 126 00:07:45.620 --> 00:07:48.988 anxiety literally means to be divided 127 00:07:49.084 --> 00:07:52.866 into parts. I don't know about you, but that's how I feel 128 00:07:52.938 --> 00:07:56.578 when I experience anxiety. When I've gone through times in my life 129 00:07:56.634 --> 00:07:59.666 where anxiety has taken hold of me, it 130 00:07:59.738 --> 00:08:02.722 fragmented my mind. Prayer 131 00:08:02.866 --> 00:08:06.226 reunifies us by bringing everything before 132 00:08:06.298 --> 00:08:09.810 God. The outcome is that the peace 133 00:08:09.890 --> 00:08:13.250 of God will guard our hearts and our minds like a 134 00:08:13.290 --> 00:08:17.058 military sentinel. Now, this Greek word here for 135 00:08:17.114 --> 00:08:20.512 guardians was used for soldiers protecting a 136 00:08:20.536 --> 00:08:24.208 city. God's peace stands watch over us, over 137 00:08:24.264 --> 00:08:27.920 our inner life. Point number two. As we move into verse eight, we get 138 00:08:27.960 --> 00:08:31.312 into this peace, producing thought life, if you will. 139 00:08:31.416 --> 00:08:34.976 Paul moves into the context of our thought life. 140 00:08:35.128 --> 00:08:38.640 The list in verse 8 bears striking resemblance to 141 00:08:38.680 --> 00:08:42.224 virtues that were celebrated in Greek philosophical 142 00:08:42.272 --> 00:08:45.968 tradition, particularly Stoicism, which I'm sure you've heard 143 00:08:45.984 --> 00:08:49.152 of. Now, this was popular in Philippi as a Roman 144 00:08:49.216 --> 00:08:52.800 colony, but Paul transforms these concepts. 145 00:08:52.960 --> 00:08:56.512 For example, the Greek concept of virtue 146 00:08:56.656 --> 00:09:00.432 appears in this list. But for Paul, these virtues aren't 147 00:09:00.496 --> 00:09:04.000 abstract ideals. They're embodied in Christ 148 00:09:04.120 --> 00:09:07.808 and the Gospel community. This verse connects deeply with Old 149 00:09:07.864 --> 00:09:11.232 Testament wisdom literature. Proverbs 23:7, for 150 00:09:11.256 --> 00:09:14.912 example, says, as a person thinks in their heart, so they 151 00:09:14.936 --> 00:09:18.712 Are. Now Paul understood that our thoughts in 152 00:09:18.736 --> 00:09:22.232 our lives shape our being. Peace isn't just 153 00:09:22.336 --> 00:09:25.864 an emotional state. It's cultivated through 154 00:09:25.952 --> 00:09:28.700 intentional, disciplined thinking. 155 00:09:29.680 --> 00:09:33.368 Point number three. This is the missing link. 156 00:09:33.464 --> 00:09:36.408 Here's where we find the hidden treasure that's often 157 00:09:36.464 --> 00:09:40.120 overlooked. After discussing thinking in verse eight, 158 00:09:40.160 --> 00:09:43.808 Paul moves to doing in verse nine. And the 159 00:09:43.864 --> 00:09:47.328 things which you have learned and received and heard about 160 00:09:47.464 --> 00:09:51.072 and seen in me. Practice these things. 161 00:09:51.256 --> 00:09:54.288 Now, the word practice here in Greek means a 162 00:09:54.344 --> 00:09:57.920 continuous habitual action. Paul 163 00:09:58.000 --> 00:10:01.776 says that peace comes through the regular practice 164 00:10:01.888 --> 00:10:04.880 of a way of life that has been modeled, 165 00:10:05.040 --> 00:10:08.720 observed and taught. And notice the 166 00:10:08.760 --> 00:10:12.588 shift. Verse seven promises the peace of God. But 167 00:10:12.644 --> 00:10:15.996 verse nine promises the God of 168 00:10:16.068 --> 00:10:19.196 peace will be with you. Now this is really 169 00:10:19.268 --> 00:10:22.988 profound. Through spiritual practice, we move from 170 00:10:23.044 --> 00:10:26.796 experiencing God's peace as a gift to 171 00:10:26.868 --> 00:10:30.636 experiencing the very presence of the 172 00:10:30.708 --> 00:10:34.332 peace giving God himself. So how do 173 00:10:34.356 --> 00:10:38.002 we practically apply this in our life? First we need to 174 00:10:38.026 --> 00:10:41.378 identify peace robbing thought patterns. 175 00:10:41.554 --> 00:10:45.042 Okay, take an inventory of your thought 176 00:10:45.146 --> 00:10:48.870 life. What anxious patterns do you notice? 177 00:10:49.210 --> 00:10:53.042 What media that could be social media, it could 178 00:10:53.066 --> 00:10:56.818 be traditional media. Whatever it is you're consuming, 179 00:10:56.914 --> 00:11:00.738 the relationships you're around, the habits that you have, 180 00:11:00.874 --> 00:11:04.334 how do these feed these thoughts? Practice 181 00:11:04.382 --> 00:11:08.078 becoming aware of what shapes your internal world, 182 00:11:08.134 --> 00:11:10.850 your mind, and frankly affects your spirit. 183 00:11:11.590 --> 00:11:15.374 Then intentional input filtering is the next 184 00:11:15.462 --> 00:11:19.182 practical application. So using Paul's criteria in 185 00:11:19.206 --> 00:11:22.990 verse 8 to evaluate what you allow into your 186 00:11:23.030 --> 00:11:26.878 mind. This isn't about ignoring reality, but 187 00:11:26.934 --> 00:11:30.638 choosing to dwell on what's true, what's noble, 188 00:11:30.734 --> 00:11:33.470 what's right, what's pure and lovely and 189 00:11:33.510 --> 00:11:37.134 admirable. Now this might mean you have to adjust 190 00:11:37.182 --> 00:11:40.878 your social media consumption, your news intake, or even 191 00:11:40.934 --> 00:11:44.766 your entertainment choices, but it will make a profound difference 192 00:11:44.798 --> 00:11:48.382 in your life. 3. Find 193 00:11:48.486 --> 00:11:52.046 living examples. Paul emphasized not just his 194 00:11:52.118 --> 00:11:55.912 teaching, but his lived example. Who do 195 00:11:55.936 --> 00:11:59.640 you know that embodies peace around you? What can 196 00:11:59.680 --> 00:12:03.384 you learn from observing them? Consider 197 00:12:03.472 --> 00:12:07.192 seeking out a mentor, someone who demonstrates the peace 198 00:12:07.256 --> 00:12:10.664 that you desire. 4. 199 00:12:10.832 --> 00:12:14.536 Create practice rhythms. Peace comes through 200 00:12:14.608 --> 00:12:18.328 practice, not passive wishing. You can't just 201 00:12:18.384 --> 00:12:22.162 assume it's going to take hold in your life. It takes work and Paul 202 00:12:22.226 --> 00:12:26.050 talks about that here. Create daily rhythms that 203 00:12:26.090 --> 00:12:29.938 include rejoicing. That's intentional gratitude 204 00:12:30.034 --> 00:12:33.522 and celebration. Many people keep a gratitude 205 00:12:33.586 --> 00:12:37.010 journal or they keep a list of things that they want to celebrate. 206 00:12:37.170 --> 00:12:40.882 For me, in my daily journal, I keep a gratitude 207 00:12:40.946 --> 00:12:44.754 list that I focus on when I'm going through prayer daily. Which takes 208 00:12:44.802 --> 00:12:48.068 us to our second point, and that's prayer bringing our 209 00:12:48.124 --> 00:12:51.844 anxieties to God. Now sometimes we can be asking 210 00:12:51.892 --> 00:12:55.316 God to Help us with those anxieties. But I believe that it's 211 00:12:55.348 --> 00:12:59.060 beneficial just to talk to God about the anxious things in your life, 212 00:12:59.100 --> 00:13:02.468 the things causing anxiety for you. Number 213 00:13:02.524 --> 00:13:05.364 three, thought discipline. Now, that's 214 00:13:05.412 --> 00:13:09.060 meditation on what is excellent in your 215 00:13:09.100 --> 00:13:12.782 life. And Paul gives us a great list to begin with there and 216 00:13:12.806 --> 00:13:16.334 then community. We've talked about this already. Learning from 217 00:13:16.422 --> 00:13:20.110 and with others. All right, Our fifth major point 218 00:13:20.150 --> 00:13:23.070 here is to start small and to be 219 00:13:23.110 --> 00:13:26.250 consistent. You can't expect to 220 00:13:26.630 --> 00:13:30.190 really transform your life, at least not all of it all at 221 00:13:30.230 --> 00:13:33.822 once. So choose one practice from this passage, 222 00:13:33.886 --> 00:13:37.470 this lesson that we're talking about, and commit it to daily 223 00:13:37.550 --> 00:13:40.490 life for two weeks. These small, 224 00:13:40.610 --> 00:13:44.202 consistent steps will lead to profound 225 00:13:44.346 --> 00:13:47.978 transformation. This insight we've talked about here from 226 00:13:48.034 --> 00:13:51.738 Philippians 4:4-9, is that peace 227 00:13:51.834 --> 00:13:55.242 isn't just something that God gives us, it's 228 00:13:55.306 --> 00:13:58.842 someone God is. And experiencing 229 00:13:58.986 --> 00:14:02.570 the presence of the God of Peace comes through 230 00:14:02.610 --> 00:14:06.030 practice, not just belief or knowledge. 231 00:14:06.480 --> 00:14:09.544 Paul understood this. He understood what? Modern 232 00:14:09.672 --> 00:14:13.400 neuroscience confirms that our brains are shaped by what 233 00:14:13.440 --> 00:14:17.160 we repeatedly do and think. Stop and think about that 234 00:14:17.200 --> 00:14:20.520 a minute. Our brains are shaped by what we 235 00:14:20.560 --> 00:14:24.408 repeatedly do and think. The pathway to peace 236 00:14:24.584 --> 00:14:28.312 is paved with practice. So 237 00:14:28.336 --> 00:14:31.992 today I encourage you to move beyond just admiring 238 00:14:32.056 --> 00:14:35.888 these verses to embodying them. Choose one 239 00:14:35.944 --> 00:14:39.220 practice from this passage and commit to it daily 240 00:14:39.560 --> 00:14:42.880 as you do. You're going to discover that the God of 241 00:14:42.920 --> 00:14:46.032 peace doesn't just give you temporary relief from 242 00:14:46.056 --> 00:14:49.184 anxiety. He dwells with you. He 243 00:14:49.272 --> 00:14:52.700 transforms you from the inside out. 244 00:14:53.160 --> 00:14:56.736 And remember Paul's powerful promise, the 245 00:14:56.808 --> 00:15:00.422 God of Peace be with you. Not just his peace, but, 246 00:15:00.496 --> 00:15:04.070 but his very presence and friends. 247 00:15:04.610 --> 00:15:08.362 That changes everything. Join with me now 248 00:15:08.466 --> 00:15:12.074 as we close in prayer. God, 249 00:15:12.122 --> 00:15:15.722 thank you. Thank you, Father, for you and thank you for 250 00:15:15.746 --> 00:15:19.498 Jesus. We're going to take a moment, God, now in silence, 251 00:15:19.594 --> 00:15:23.194 just to get our minds aligned with you, get our 252 00:15:23.202 --> 00:15:26.788 spirits aligned with you, get our thoughts 253 00:15:26.804 --> 00:15:28.000 aligned with you. 254 00:15:43.100 --> 00:15:46.160 God, we live in such an anxious world. 255 00:15:46.860 --> 00:15:50.480 It only takes moments on the Internet, on social media 256 00:15:51.270 --> 00:15:54.250 to have our minds just clouded with 257 00:15:54.950 --> 00:15:58.622 chaos. God, you're a God of peace and 258 00:15:58.646 --> 00:16:02.318 you are with us as your children. Your 259 00:16:02.374 --> 00:16:06.142 spirit fills us, God, help us to turn to 260 00:16:06.166 --> 00:16:09.806 you, to turn away from these feeds in our life 261 00:16:09.878 --> 00:16:13.050 that take the peace away from us 262 00:16:13.670 --> 00:16:17.326 and turn our eyes and our hearts toward you. Be with us and protect 263 00:16:17.358 --> 00:16:21.166 us, God, in this week ahead, help us to demonstrate you well 264 00:16:21.238 --> 00:16:24.600 in our lives. Help us, God, 265 00:16:24.940 --> 00:16:28.692 to be good ambassadors for you. It's in 266 00:16:28.716 --> 00:16:31.080 Jesus name we pray. Amen. 267 00:16:32.780 --> 00:16:36.580 If you've enjoyed what you've seen here today. Be sure to 268 00:16:36.620 --> 00:16:40.452 leave a comment to like the video and to share it with others. 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