Main Idea: Being fully content in Christ alone allows believers to faithfully endure any temporal life condition.

Contentment in Christ Is the Biblical Command for All Believers – v.17

• Matthew 6:33

Contentment in Christ Requires a Reordering of What Believers Understand to Be Important – v.18-20

• Galatians 3:27–29
• 2 Corinthians 4:16–18
• Philippians 4:11, 12
• Matthew 5:6

Contentment in Christ Does Not Require Believers to Pass Up All Opportunities for Temporal Advancement – v.21

• 1 Timothy 6:6–10
• Hebrews 13:5

Contentment in Christ Reflects the Realities of the Gospel in the Believer’s Life – v.22-24

• 2 Corinthians 12:9, 10

So What?

• Do you find your contentment in Christ alone, or are you continually seeking satisfaction in earthly status that will surely pass away?
• John 4:13, 14
• Habakkuk 3:17, 18