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It teaches that rejoicing, prayer, and focusing on “right” thinking and doing guard the heart and mind, and calls believers to practice whatever is true, honorable, just, pure, lovely, commendable, and worthy of praise. The message contrasts common societal responses with the Bible’s approach, addresses anxiety’s roots, and distinguishes healthy concern from destructive, corrosive worry.","Philippians 4 :4-9  \nPeace: The Antidote to Anxiety  \nThe Summit Church, Standalone  \nMPT: Rejoicing, praying, and meditating on the right things (Jesus!) is the believer’s path to peace during disunity, anxiety, and worry. MPS: God desires for us to live a life free of anxiety and full of peace.The peace of God will guard our heart (feelings) and mind (thinking) when we focus on right praying, right  \nthinking, and right doing.  \n[ MLK Video: Mahalia Jackson]  \nMLK    \n● 25 by 25  \n● Sermon series coming later  \nTEXT  \nOpen your Bible to Philippians 4    \nMy name is Curtis   welcome back or welcome for the first time    \nSTAND  \n(Avi to read)  \n4 Rejoice in the Lord always, again I will say, rejoice. 5 Let your reasonableness be known to everyone. The Lord is at hand; 6do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. 7And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.  \n8 Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if thereis any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. 9What you have learned and received and heard and seen in me—practice these things, and the God of peace will be with you.  \nPRAY // Be Seated  \nINTRODUCTION  \nAccording to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, the  most common mental illness in the United States is ANXIETY1 :  \n● 20% of ppl 18 and up (the other 80% are just lying)  \n● ⅓ of students between 13-18 years old  \n● Those who are 60 years and older (like PJD) are the least affected group. (They’ve either realized that most of what we worry about is ridiculous or they’ve grown too jaded to care anymore. )  \nIf I said,“Raise your hand if you’re anxious” does that make you anxious?  \n● Humor me: close your eyes…scale of 1-10 how stressed/anxious are you? Imagine the thing causing you stress. (Keyword= imagine. Otherwise you’ll start pointing at people.)  \nWe’ve all been anxious, right? Get all worked up over something you can’t stop thinking about to the point where you’re:  \n● On edge  \n● Irritable  \n● Can’t sleep  \n● Fatigued  \n● Difficulty concentrating  \n● Body is tense  \nAnd what’s society's solution?  \n● Think positive thoughts  \n● Focus on your breathing (STORY Conference)  \n● Avoid hard things at all cost  \n● Go on a vacation  \n1 [https://adaa.org/understanding-anxiety/facts-statistics](https://adaa.org/understanding-anxiety/facts-statistics)  \n● Buy this to be happy  \n● Drink this or take this pill  \nObviously none of those things are working because our society is becoming increasingly more anxious year over year. We’re anxious just talking about our anxiety.  \nYour anxiety might stem from:  \n● Job or finances: You hoped the promotion and the accompanying paycheck would rid you of your stress but all it’s done is elevate your anxiety.  \n● A relationship (or lack thereof)  \n● Kids  \n● Life purpose  \n● Spiritual  \n● Past trauma  \n● Me trying to write this message on Wednesday and traffic + computer—LITERALLY GETTING ANXIOUS WHILE WRITING A MESSAGE ON OVERCOMING ANXIETY  \nNow a quick caveat here: I’m not talking about healthy anxiety. There’s a sense in which anxiety could be a God-given emotional response for our benefit.  \n● For instance, if a lion were to walk on to this stage right now, I would have a healthy anxiety about it.  \n● Or anxiety for you might even be a disordered physiological response, the sort of thing with a clinical diagnosis. That’s not sinful.  \n● It’s important to know that the Bible is not forbidding healthy concern, but unhealthy anxiety.2  \nFear—which can be a good thing—is a response to an actual threat. 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