1. Working Through Worry
Luke 10:38-42
By David Dann

2. Worry is a common, everyday problem.
Working Through Worry
Worry is a common, everyday problem.

3. Working Through Worry
Luke 10:38-40
38 Now it happened as they went that He entered a certain village; and a certain woman named Martha welcomed Him into her house.
39 And she had a sister called Mary, who also sat at Jesus' feet and heard His word.
40 But Martha was distracted with much serving, and she approached Him and said, "Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Therefore tell her to help me."

4. Working Through Worry
Luke 10:41-42
41 And Jesus answered and said to her, "Martha, Martha, you are worried and troubled about many things.
42 "But one thing is needed, and Mary has chosen that good part, which will not be taken away from her."

5. Worry is a common, everyday problem.
Working Through Worry
Worry is a common, everyday problem.

6. Worry is a common, everyday problem. Why do we worry?
Working Through Worry
Worry is a common, everyday problem.
Why do we worry?

7. Worry is a common, everyday problem. Why do we worry?
Working Through Worry
Worry is a common, everyday problem.
Why do we worry?
Circumstances?

8. Worry is a common, everyday problem. Why do we worry?
Working Through Worry
Worry is a common, everyday problem.
Why do we worry?
Circumstances?
Training?

9. Working Through Worry
Ezekiel 16:44
44 "Indeed everyone who quotes proverbs will use this proverb against you: 'Like mother, like daughter!'"

10. Worry is a common, everyday problem. Why do we worry?
Working Through Worry
Worry is a common, everyday problem.
Why do we worry?
Circumstances?
Training?

11. Worry is a common, everyday problem. Why do we worry?
Working Through Worry
Worry is a common, everyday problem.
Why do we worry?
How can we work through our worries?

12. Working Through Worry
Matthew 6:34
34 "Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble."

13. Worry is a common, everyday problem. Why do we worry?
Working Through Worry
Worry is a common, everyday problem.
Why do we worry?
How can we work through our worries?

14. Working Through Worry

15. Working Through Worry
ANALYZE

16. Working Through Worry
ANALYZE
Examine The Cause

17. ANALYZE Working Through Worry Luke 12:50
50 "But I have a baptism to be baptized with, and how distressed I am till it is accomplished!"
Examine The Cause

18. ANALYZE Working Through Worry 2 Corinthians 13:5
5 Examine yourselves as to whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Do you not know yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you? -- unless indeed you are disqualified.
Examine The Cause

19. Working Through Worry
ANALYZE
Create A Plan

20. ANALYZE Working Through Worry 1 Samuel 25:17
17 "Now therefore, know and consider what you will do, for harm is determined against our master and against all his household. For he is such a scoundrel that one cannot speak to him."
Create A Plan

21. Working Through Worry

22. Working Through Worry
APPEAL

23. Working Through Worry
APPEAL
Pray To God

24. APPEAL Working Through Worry Psalm 69:14-15
14 Deliver me out of the mire, And let me not sink; Let me be delivered from those who hate me, And out of the deep waters.
15 Let not the floodwater overflow me, Nor let the deep swallow me up; And let not the pit shut its mouth on me.
Pray To God

25. APPEAL Working Through Worry Psalm 116:1-2
1 I love the Lord, because He has heard
My voice and my supplications.
2 Because He has inclined His ear to me,
Therefore I will call upon Him as long as I live.
Pray To God

26. APPEAL Working Through Worry Psalm 116:3-4
3 The pains of death surrounded me,
And the pangs of Sheol laid hold of me;
I found trouble and sorrow.
4 Then I called upon the name of the Lord:
“O Lord, I implore You, deliver my soul!”
Pray To God

27. Working Through Worry
APPEAL
Ask God For Help

28. APPEAL Working Through Worry Psalm 46:1
1 God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble.
Ask God For Help

29. APPEAL Working Through Worry Acts 12:5
5 Peter was therefore kept in prison, but constant prayer was offered to God for him by the church.
Ask God For Help

30. APPEAL Working Through Worry Philippians 4:6-7
6 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God;
7 and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
Ask God For Help

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32. Working Through Worry
ACT

33. Respond Appropriately
Working Through Worry
ACT
Respond Appropriately

34. Respond Appropriately
Working Through Worry
ACT
Luke 2:45, 48
45 So when they did not find Him, they returned to Jerusalem, seeking Him…
48 …So when they saw Him, they were amazed; and His mother said to Him, "Son, why have You done this to us? Look, Your father and I have sought You anxiously."
Respond Appropriately

35. Working Through Worry
ACT
Do What You Can Do

36. ACT Working Through Worry Acts 8:3-4
3 As for Saul, he made havoc of the church, entering every house, and dragging off men and women, committing them to prison.
4 Therefore those who were scattered went everywhere preaching the word.
Do What You Can Do

37. Working Through Worry

38. Working Through Worry
ACCEPT

39. Accept What You Can’t Change
Working Through Worry
ACCEPT
Accept What You Can’t Change

40. Accept What You Can’t Change
Working Through Worry
ACCEPT
2 Corinthians 12:7-8
7 And lest I should be exalted above measure by the abundance of the revelations, a thorn in the flesh was given to me, a messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I be exalted above measure.
8 Concerning this thing I pleaded with the Lord three times that it might depart from me.
Accept What You Can’t Change

41. Accept What You Can’t Change
Working Through Worry
ACCEPT
2 Corinthians 12:9-10
9 And He said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness." Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
10 Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in needs, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ's sake. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
Accept What You Can’t Change

42. Accept What You Can’t Change
Working Through Worry
ACCEPT
Hebrews 9:27
27 And as it is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment…
Accept What You Can’t Change

43. Accept What You Can’t Change
Working Through Worry
ACCEPT
2 Samuel 12:20
20 So David arose from the ground, washed and anointed himself, and changed his clothes; and he went into the house of the LORD and worshiped. Then he went to his own house; and when he requested, they set food before him, and he ate.
Accept What You Can’t Change

44. Accept What You Can’t Change
Working Through Worry
ACCEPT
2 Samuel 12:21
21 Then his servants said to him, "What is this that you have done? You fasted and wept for the child while he was alive, but when the child died, you arose and ate food."
Accept What You Can’t Change

45. Accept What You Can’t Change
Working Through Worry
ACCEPT
2 Samuel 12:22-23
22 And he said, "While the child was alive, I fasted and wept; for I said, 'Who can tell whether the LORD will be gracious to me, that the child may live?'
23 "But now he is dead; why should I fast? Can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he shall not return to me."
Accept What You Can’t Change

46. Accept What You Can’t Change
Working Through Worry
ACCEPT
2 Timothy 4:6-7
6 For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time of my departure is at hand.
7 I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.
Accept What You Can’t Change

47. Accept What You Can’t Change
Working Through Worry
ACCEPT
2 Timothy 4:8
8 Finally, there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give to me on that Day, and not to me only but also to all who have loved His appearing.
Accept What You Can’t Change

48. Working Through Worry

49. Working Through Worry
ASSIST

50. Working Through Worry
ASSIST
Serve Others

51. ASSIST Working Through Worry Romans 12:1
1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service.
Serve Others

52. Working Through Worry
ASSIST
Look Outward

53. ASSIST Working Through Worry Galatians 5:13
13 For you, brethren, have been called to liberty; only do not use liberty as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another.
Look Outward

54. ASSIST Working Through Worry Galatians 6:9-10
9 And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart.
10 Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all, especially to those who are of the household of faith.
Look Outward

55. ASSIST Working Through Worry Philippians 2:4
4 Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others.
Look Outward

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57. Working Through Worry
ASSURE

58. Working Through Worry
ASSURE
Trust God’s Word

59. ASSURE Working Through Worry Trust God’s Word Matthew 6:31-33
31 "Therefore do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?'
32 "For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.
33 "But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.
Trust God’s Word

60. Working Through Worry
ASSURE
Have Confidence In God

61. ASSURE Working Through Worry Romans 8:38-39
38 For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come,
39 nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Have Confidence In God

62. ASSURE Working Through Worry 2 Timothy 4:18
18 And the Lord will deliver me from every evil work and preserve me for His heavenly kingdom. To Him be glory forever and ever. Amen!
Have Confidence In God

63. Working Through Worry
ANALYZE.
APPEAL.
ACT.
ACCEPT.
ASSIST.
ASSURE.

64. God‘s word has the answers to our problems!!!