REJOICE RESEMBLE RELAX REQUEST REFOCUS

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REJOICERESEMBLERELAXREQUESTREFOCUS
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• Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again
  Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident all. The
  Lord is near. Do not be anxious about anything,
  but in everything, by prayer and petition, with
  thanksgiving, present your prayers to God. And
  the peace of God which transcends all
  understanding will guard your hearts and your
  minds in Christ Jesus. Finally brethren, whatever
  is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right,
  whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is
  admirableif anything is excellent or
  praiseworthythink about such things. --Phil.
  44-9

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These are anxious times
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REJOICE

• Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it
  again Rejoice! The Lord is near! (v. 4-5b)

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RESEMBLE YOUR LORD

• Let your gentleness be evident to all. (v. 5a)

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RELAX

• Do not be anxious about anything. (v. 6a)

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REQUEST

• But in everything, by prayers and petition,
  with thanksgiving, present your requests to God
  (v. 6b)

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REFOCUS

• Whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever
  is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely,
  whatever is admirableif anything is excellent or
  praiseworthythink about these things. (v. 8)

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Time to focus on what is true

• If you have any encouragement from being united
  with Christ . . . (21a)

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Focus on what is noble
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Focus on what is right, pure, lovely, admirable
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Focus on anything that is excellent, praise
worthy
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Above all focus on Jesus and his love.
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Again I say

• REJOICE . . .
• RESEMBLE CHRISTS GENTLENESS . . .

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