Casting Cares: 1 Peter 5:6-7, Luke 5:1-11 Tim “TA” Adams Associate Pastor December 29, 2013

A Broken World; Sin and Suffering affects us in three ways:

A Broken World; Sin and Suffering affects us in three ways: - result of living in a fallen world

A Broken World; Sin and Suffering affects us in three ways: - result of living in a fallen world - result of my personal sin

A Broken World; Sin and Suffering affects us in three ways: - result of living in a fallen world - result of my personal sin - result of someone else’s sin

1 Peter 5:7 “Casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you.”

Casting Cares: 1 Peter 5:6-7, Luke 5:1-11 Tim “TA” Adams Associate Pastor December 29, 2013

Toiled = Labor continuously, exhausting effort

“How is your present disappointment, discouragement, or grief a window on what has actually captured your heart?” - Paul Tripp

Luke 5:11 “So when they had brought their boats to land, they FORSOOK ALL and followed Him.” NKJV

VALUE SYSTEM

1 Peter 5:7 = Put it all on Him

Philippians 4:6-7 “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your request be made known to God…

Philippians 4:6-7 “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your request be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.”

I will give you PEACE that is rooted in my Son.

VALUE SYSTEM CHANGE

God offers Himself in the midst of the chaos

VALUE SYSTEM CHANGE = The value system change is not a change in circumstances but a CHANGE IN US.

Philippians 3:7 “But whatever gain I had, I counted as loss for the sake of Christ. Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord.”