1. Peace and Patience in The Practice of Godliness August 25, 2011 Fifth Avenue Chapel

2. Intro.  Peace and Patience: Chapters 13 and 14 in Jerry Bridges’ book The Practice of Godliness PRACTICE or WALK

3. “First Things First!” Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs Careers in Theory. (2010). Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. Retrieved from http://careersintheory.wordpress.com/2010/01/20/classics-maslows-hierarchy-of-needs/

4. P & P Hierarchy of Needs PEACE OF GOD PATIENCE WITH OTHERS PATIENCE WITH GOD PEACE WITH GOD PEACE WITH OTHERS PEACE WITHIN OURSELVES PATIENCE OF GOD

5. Peace of God Philippians 4:4-9  Peace WITH GOD  Romans 5:1 – “Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ...”  Peace WITHIN OURSELVES  Isaiah 26:3 – “You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You.”  Hebrews 12:11 – Now no chastening seems to be joyful for the present, but painful; nevertheless, afterward it yields the peacable fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.” What is Peace? Freedom from Disturbance

6. Peace of God Philippians 4:4-9  Peace WITH OTHERS  Romans 12:18 – “If it is possible as much as depends on you, live peacably with all men.”  Romans 14:19 – “Therefore let us pursue the things which make for peace and the things by which one may edify another.”  Hebrews 12:14 – “Pursue peace with all people, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord.”  Psalm 34:14 – “Seek peace and pursue it...”

7. Patience of God Romans 15:4-6 What is Patience? A “GODLY REACTION”  Patience WITH GOD  Psalm 40:1-2 – “I waited patiently for the Lord, and He inclined to me, and heard my cry.”  BIBLICAL EXAMPLES  Abraham and Sarah (Genesis 15-18)  Jesus Christ – “My time has not yet (fully) come.” John 7:6,8  GODLY REACTION to circumstance/adversity

8. Patience of God Romans 15:4-6  Patience WITH OTHERS  GODLY REACTION to suffering at the hand of another (1 Peter 2:20-24)  GODLY REACTION to provocation (James 1:19-20)  GODLY REACTION to others’ “shortcomings”  P RIDE – need forbearance and tolerance (Philippians 2:3-4)

9. Peace and Patience in the Practice of Godliness “I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you to walk worthy of the calling with which you were called, with all lowliness and gentleness, with longsuffering, bearing with one another in love, endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.” Ephesians 4:2-3