I Am Ready For Anything

1
I Am Ready For Anything

• I can do all things through Christ which
  strengtheneth me.
• Philippians 413
• January 11, 2009
• Rev. David B. Hanson

2
Rejoice in the Lord

• Philippians 44
• Rejoice in the Lord always and again I say,
  Rejoice.
• 1. Do not worry
• Philippians 46
• Be careful for nothing but in every thing by
  prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let
  your requests be made known unto God.

3
Rejoice in the Lord

• Philippians 44
• Rejoice in the Lord always and again I say,
  Rejoice.
• 2. Live peacefully
• Philippians 47
• And the peace of God, which passeth all
  understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds
  through Christ Jesus.

4
Rejoice in the Lord

• Philippians 44
• Rejoice in the Lord always and again I say,
  Rejoice.
• 3. Think properly
• Philippians 48
• Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true,
  whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things
  are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever
  things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good
  report if there be any virtue, and if there be
  any praise, think on these things.

5
Things I Can Do

• Philippians 411-12
• 11 Not that I speak in respect of want for I
  have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith
  to be content.
• 12 I know both how to be abased, and I know how
  to abound every where and in all things I am
  instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both
  to abound and to suffer need.
• 1. To be content
• 2. To be abased
• 3. To abound
• 4. To be full
• 5. To be hungry
• 6. To abound
• 7. To suffer need

6
Strength of Samson and Paul

• Samson
• Judges 1628
• And Samson called unto the LORD, and said, O Lord
  God, remember me, I pray thee, and strengthen me,
  I pray thee, only this once, O God, that I may be
  at once avenged of the Philistines for my two
  eyes.
• Paul
• I Corinthians 1125-26
• 24 Of the Jews five times received I forty
  stripes save one.
• 25 Thrice was I beaten with rods, once was I
  stoned, thrice I suffered shipwreck, a night and
  a day I have been in the deep