Satisfied and Striving: How to be Content

by Rev. Grant Armstrong
Sunday, October 6, 2019
Philippians 4:6-14 
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SERMON NOTES:
I. Gratitude is the key ingredient to feeling content and complete.
II. Wholeness comes when our thoughts and actions align with God.
III. Christ gives us the strength to be content.

FOR DISCUSSION AND REFLECTION
- Name three things for which you are grateful today.
- What's one way you can catch yourself worrying and shift gears to gratitude instead?
- The Apostle Paul often instructs disciples to direct our thoughts. What types of challenges seem to hinder you from taking control of your thoughts?
- What type of strength do you need from Christ to experience contentedness?
- What is God saying to you through today's scripture?