JOY (Living Without Flip Flops) - Philippians 4.8-9

Know

• In general, I think it’s fair to say, that kids today are exposed to more things than we were as children (internet, smart phones etc). What impact could this have on them do you think?

Grow

• What kind of rules should we have in our homes regarding social media / internet usage etc?
• Why is it so much easier to think on things that are bad than things that are good?
• org describes mindfulness as “the basic human ability to be fully present, aware of where we are and what we’re doing, and not overly reactive or overwhelmed by what’s going on around us”[i]. How is this similar or different from Paul’s command to think upon these things?
• Read Psalm 119:36. Why does the Psalmist ask God to ‘turn my eyes from looking at worthless things’ instead of ‘help me to turn my eyes from looking at worthless things’?
• According to 2 Corinthians 11:3, how can our thoughts be led astray from a sincere and pure devotion to Christ? What tactics does the enemy use?
• According to our scripture today, what is the connection between thinking on these things and putting them into practice?
• Why is it so difficult for us to be honest with each other regarding our sin?
• Why does Paul bookend verse 8 with ‘the peace of God’ (verse 7) and ‘the God of peace’ (verse 9). What is the difference between the two?

Show

• Take some time to plan out in more detail your Show (outreach) project this Christmas? Who’s doing what?

 

[i] https://www.mindful.org/what-is-mindfulness/