Philippians #32: Joy in Jesus “Trust God in Everything” Phil. 4:6-7
- Anxiety is just a PC word for FEAR.
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- Anxiety in the Philippian church likely had to do with persecution.
- The fear of losing your life was legit in the early church.
- But not just that.
- Job loss.
- Being outcasted as a Christian.
- Fear of not providing for your family because you wouldn’t deny Jesus.
- The Jewish believers feared being expelled from their families.
- Their anxiety was not a disorder or a diagnosed thing to “cope with.”
- It was a NATURAL response to their real-life situation.
- And God’s Word tells them: Anxiety is NOT the answer.