The Worldliness of Worry

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The Worldliness of Worry

• Matthew 625-34
• Pg.849
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Worry Is From The World

• Treats worry as a problem of materialism.
• Rich poor are equally occupied with things.
  Mat. 625-34 Luke 1213-31 pg.902
• Anxiety is a threat to our devotion to Father.
• We are slow to deal with this type of threat.
• Too comfortable, with regular bouts of hysteria
  over some suspected future deprivation.

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Worry Is From The World

• Fears are as effective as our passions
• They consume our energies.
• Dominating our lives steal away our hearts.
• Satan cares less if it is greed or worries.
• Consequences of worldly anxiety can be fatal.

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Worry Is From The World

• He Commands us not to be distressed troubled.
• Three times Jesus warns us.
• From inordinate fretfulness over necessities of
  life.
• He is continuing his theme of God vs. Things.
• Cannot serve acceptably w/divided heart.

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Worry Is From The World

• Greek word for do not worry (merimnate)
• means drawn in two directions, distracted
• Seed sown on the thorny ground. Matt.1322
  pg.849
• Marthas state of mind over preparing the meal
  Luke 1041 pg.902

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Worry Is From The World

• The question of where ones ultimate trust is?
• This is not directed at the need to work for a
  living. Eph.428 pg.1037 1 Tim 58 pg1052
• Not directed at thoughtful concern for future
  needs. 2 Cor. 1214,pg.1025
• Not directed at our need to be concerned for
  Christians. 1 Cor.1225 Phil 220
• He strikes the primary concern of existence.
• Of mindless, fruitless fears.

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Worry Is From The World

• Primary concern
• choice between world Kingdom.
• Which will hold higher ground in your heart?

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Lessons To Learn From Nature

• Life is more than food body about clothes.
• The word life used here is the natural living.
• The fact we exists reflects Divine will.
• Jesus begins at the argument of creation.
• So, why would He allow us to starve?
• Cant we trust the one who created us?
• Continuation of life is not dependent upon blind
  chance.
• Have we forgotten the wonder of our origins and
  future?
• God create us in His image.

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Lessons To Learn From Nature

• Look thoughtfully at the rich provisions of the
  birds.
• How rich full indeed will His care be for us?
• Consider the magnificently arrayed wild lilies.
• Unattended they flourish by the sheer provision
  of God.
• Why make efforts to gain lifes provisions an
  agonizing struggle?
• A struggle that consumes our whole personality.
• Maybe because we have so little confidence in
  God? v.30

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Lessons To Learn From Nature

• Its absurd futile to be fretful.
• Over things we have no power.
• Will it extend your life?
• In anxiety we should be haunted by the question
• if God is for me, who can be against me Rom
  831-32 pg.999
• Do people really believe that Jesus died for
  their sins?

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Is Your Faith Too Small?

• Gentiles focus was over the things of life.
• What else was there for them?
• Is faith not thought out applied.
  Matt. 823-27 pg.849 1431168
• Is our faith too small to...
• Give us comfort in time of suffering?
• Give us courage in the face of trails?
• To save us unto heaven?

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Is Your Faith Too Small?

• How small is this faith that worries over things?
• Must be very small. Matt. 1720 pg.849
• Mastering our fear over things comes by time.
• Remind yourselves of what the cross says.
• About the unchanging faithfulness of our Fathers
  love.
• Prayerfully taking your burdened thoughts to Him
  Phil. 46-12, pg.1042

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God Above Everything

• Controlling passion must be for the Kingdom.
• God deserves our unreserved ambition.
• His kingdom we should invest in our hearts.
• His kingdom is the treasure that answers all
  needs.
• His righteousness is what we should expend our
  energies.

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God Above Everything

• Seek His righteousness
• Will have a transforming affect in our lives.
• Every facet of our life, marriage, family,
  profession, finances, lifestyle.
• Then all these things God will provide you.
• God does not forget our concerns and needs.
• Jesus assures us that by refocusing our desires
  on God and He will provide.

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The Worldliness Of Worry

• Where your treasures are you will be.
• If in the world
• You will be consumed by the worries of things.
• Because that is all you have.
• If in heaven
• You will be consumed by the transforming power of
  God
• Because thats your eternal destiny.

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Theres A Great Day Coming Are You Ready?

• Acts 238-39
• Repent and be baptized every one of you in the
  name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your
  sins

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