Any father would feed his children before he would feed the birdsĪ. It is cruel to think that God would care more for birds than He would for usĬ. God is sensitive to our needs - so why worry?ī. Because our heavenly Father knows our needs (v. THE LORD’S CLASSIC TEXT ON WORRY (Matthew 6:24-34)Ī. Surveys have shown that 80% of the things we worry about never happenī. Mark Twain once said, “I have worried over a great many things in life, the most of which never happened.”ī. Some people worry about things that will never happenĪ. Some worry about growing old - but we grow old…ģ. Some worry about dying - but we will all die (Heb. Some worry that their children will marryĢ) Men & women were created for marriage (Gen. People worry over things that will inevitably happenĪ. Lloyd George, former Prime Minister of England, once said, “I have made it a practice of my life always to close the gate behind me.” - And that is what we need to do with things that have already happened!Ģ. If the past involves sin, obey the conditions of pardon and God will abundantly forgiveĦ Seek the Lord while he may be found call upon him while he is near ħ let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts let him return to the Lord, that he may have compassion on him, and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.Ģ) When God forgives you, forgive yourselfį. Past deeds cannot be undone, or past words unsaidĮ. Worrying about the past is like trying to put toothpaste back into the tubeĭ. Worrying about that which has already happened is like trying to saw sawdust!Ĭ. People worry about things that have already happenedī. However, the problem is this: “It is easy to let our CONCERNS becomes our CARES, and our FORETHOUGHTS to become our FEAR-THOUGHTS.” DISCUSSION: (Discussion of this sermon on worry and anxiety.)ġ. Concern over becoming ill will cause us to practice rules of good healthĬ. For example, being concerned about having an automobile wreck will cause us to practice rules of safety.Ģ. Now, we know that life cannot be lived free from all sense of anxiety and concernġ. One worrier said to another, “I have so many troubles that if anything happened to me today it would take me two weeks before I could get around to worrying about it.”ī. It seems that worry is the watchword of our world todayĢ. We are living in a time that many refer to as an “Age of Anxiety”ġ. Sermon on Worry and Anxiety - Sermon outline by Tom Moore explaining what the Bible says about the necessity of overcoming worry.and anxiety.Ī.
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