Church and Culture Part 5, Psalm 23 and Philippians 4:6-9
Questions:
1. What stood out to you in the message?
2. What is the scariest thing that has happened to you?
3. What is Paul’s prescription for fear and anxiety in Philippians 4:6-7? How does that compare with common cultural prescriptions for fear and anxiety?
4. What does Paul tell us to focus our thoughts on in Philippians 4:8-9? What does this say about your consumption of news, videos/tv, podcasts, music?
5. On a scale of 1 to 10, what is your level of worry or fear about your life? The life of your family or kids? The direction of our government? The direction of our society? What does Philippians 4:6-9 tell you to do with these worries and fears?
6. Pastor Chad spoke about fears that come from the inside and from the outside; specifically, those from the outside whom we listen to that build us anger and fear in our minds. What commentators, news outlets/personalities, bloggers, podcasts, etc. do you know of that make people mad or angry? Which ones do you or have you listened to?
7. Pastor Chad gave suggestions for overcoming fear in your life. What steps should you take to overcome fear and anxiety in your own life?
Scripture Passages:
Matthew 26-28, Mark 1-2