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White River Christian Church

Mind Games: Contentment

Sermon notes for weekend worship services November 17 & 20 , 2016

Locations & Times

White River Christian Church - Noblesville Campus

1685 N 10th St, Noblesville, IN 46060, United States

Thursday 6:30 PM

Sunday 9:00 AM

Sunday 10:45 AM

White River Christian Church Livestream

Thursday 6:30 PM

Sunday 9:00 AM

Sunday 10:45 AM

Romans 12:1-2

Let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think.

Traditional Contentment = state of happiness & satisfaction contingent upon external factors.
Biblical Contentment = coping with what is and accepting what can’t be changed.

Contentment is learned... it's an attitude.

Philippians 4:10-13

There is a secret to coping with things...

You'll never fully realize God's secret of contentment until you lose all the other props that hold you up.

"...be sure of this; I am with you always, even to the end of the age."
Matthew 28:20

So, what is the secret to cultivating the attitude of contentment?

1 Timothy 6:6

Ideas to develop an attitude of contentment:
LEARN to give thanks in all things!

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

2 Corinthians 10:9-12

Ideas to develop an attitude of contentment:
LEARN to stop comparing yourself with others!

Philippians 3:10-11

Ideas to develop an attitude of contentment:
LEARN to be satisfied with little.

"The Lord is my shepherd; I have all I need."
Psalm 23:1

"Our problem isn't wanting things too much; it's not wanting him enough."
~ RC Sprouls

Ideas to develop an attitude of contentment:
LEARN to live above life's circumstances.

2 Corinthians 4:8-18

Ideas to develop an attitude of contentment:
LEARN to become preoccupied with the well-being of others.