SNIPPET
The real challenge of Christian living is not to remove every uncomfortable situation. That is not the will of God. As long as we live in this world, there will be trouble. The real challenge is that in the midst of troubles, we trust in Jesus Christ, the ultimate source of peace, the Prince of Peace who bore our sins on the cross of Calvary. … The reason why we let our requests be made known unto God is because we know who our God is… Each time we live our lives trusting in the Almighty God, focusing on Him, we have the peace of God. It is as if the peace of God is on duty to guard our hearts and minds. But each time when we take our eyes away from God, that is where we are left to the chaos of a troubled soul, a troubled heart, and a troubled mind. The sad reality is that we do not have to.
INTRO
Life is full of trouble. From within, from without, every single day brings new challenges, almost all of which we simply cannot run away from. And so the world grasps with all its might for a solution to man’s perpetual struggle. But what does the Bible have to say on the matter? What do you do in the face of anxieties? How must the Christian respond, both to daily annoyances as well as long term fears?
Hello again and welcome back to Tried and True with Paul Cheng. In today’s episode, we look at what the Apostle Paul deems the 1st of 2 keys to having the ‘peace of God that passes all understanding.’ this first key is prayer. focusing mainly on Philippians 4 verses 6 and 7, Pastor Paul draws out two major consequences of prayer, how and why prayer brings to the believer peace, no matter the hardship or burden they bear. Perhaps as you listen to this, you’re carrying burdens of oyur own that you don’t know how to respond to. Let’s learn from the Apostle now, as Pastor explains these critical verses.
OUTRO
you’ve been listening to pastor Paul in his ongoing sermon series on the epistle to the philippians. proverbs 16 verse 3 says “Commit thy works unto the Lord, and thy thoughts shall be established.” psalm 37 verse 5 says ”Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.” as Christians, we know that part of what defines us is our trust in God, as our Saviour and Lord. But perhaps we forget that everything in between, of seemingly less importance than our salvation, is also part of what we ought to trust in God for, knowing that he isn’t a distant observer, but he is our loving heavenly father, he can be our closest friend, if we let him. Hopefully you can think of some things you’d like to make known to God now, not for HIS benefit as if he doesnt already know them, but for YOUR own benefit, to activate the supernatural peace promised to us in today’s verses. But before you do that, thank you for joining us today. I’m your host Joshua Nah, and next Monday we’ll be uncovering the second key to achieving peace in times of trouble: exposure to God’s Word and how such exposure supernaturally transforms a person’s life. If you can’t wait that long, check back here on Wednesday when we commence a new series titled, “Discipleship: our calling from Christ.”