Do you desire peace? God is the God of peace. Rom. 15:33; 16:20 1 Thes. 5:23; Heb. 13:20 Between men. Isa. 2:4 Between men and God. Isa. 59:1, 2; 1:18.

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Do you desire peace? God is the God of peace. Rom. 15:33; 16:20 1 Thes. 5:23; Heb. 13:20 Between men. Isa. 2:4 Between men and God. Isa. 59:1, 2; 1:18 Within man. Isa. 48:18, 22

We ought to covet the peace that comes from God. Depart from evil and do good; Seek peace and pursue it. -Psa. 34:14

Phil. 4:6-7 Prayer alone… does not bring peace with God Acts 10:1, 2; 11:13, 14 Acts 9:9-11; 22:16 The Philippians were Christians when Paul wrote Acts 16; Phil. 1:1

Phil. 4:6-7 Peace through prayer is for the saints. Seeking forgiveness, 1 Jn. 1:5-9 Anxieties.

Phil. 4:6-7 Anxieties. For material things, Acts 11:27-30; Gal. 2:10  Job  House  Food

Phil. 4:6-7 Anxieties. For family, Prov. 1:8,9; Lk. 9:57-62  Health  Prosperity  Soul

Phil. 4:6-7 Anxieties. For brethren, 2 Cor. 11:28; Gal. 4:11  Struggles  Temptations  Growth

Phil. 4:6-7 Anxieties. Cast them on the Lord, 1 Pt. 5:6, 7

Phil. 4:6-7 Do nothing else? Phil. 4:9 Labor for material goods, 1 Thes. 4:11, 12 Labor to guide family, Eph. 6:4; Prov. 22:6 Teach & help brethren, 1 Thes. 5:14; Gal. 6:10

Phil. 4:6-7 Do not forget to thank God Phil. 4:6 Food & clothes Faithfulness of family Encouragement of brethren Spiritual blessings in Christ

Phil. 4:6-7 Surpasses understanding Phil. 4:7 Our full comprehension Non-Christians have no understanding Guards our hearts and minds

Col. 3:15 God calls man to peace by the gospel, Acts 10:36; 2 Thes. 2:13, 14; Rom. 2:6-10 Not by dreams Not by visions Not by mystic experience

Col. 3:15 The one body is the church, Eph. 1:22, 23; 4:4 Peace with God, Eph. 2:11-13 Peace with man, Eph. 2:14-16 Peace within man, Eph. 2:17-22

Col. 3:15 False peace, 2 Pt. 2:19 Peace In One Body No peace Outside The One Body No peace Outside The One Body

Do you desire peace? God is the God of peace. Rom. 15:33; 16:20 1 Thes. 5:23; Heb. 13:20

We ought to covet the peace that comes from God. Depart from evil and do good; Seek peace and pursue it. -Psa. 34:14