1. The Life of Christ – Lesson 7
October 24, 2018
Matthew Chapters 5-7
Luke 6:20-49
The Life of Christ – Lesson 7
The Sermon on the Mount – Matthew 6:1-24
Practicing your righteousness

2. “Do Not Worry” Matthew 6:25-34
Anxiety is evidence of a lack of faith in God.
Hebrews 11:6; Psalms 23; Acts 27:22-25
Jesus is not forbidding thought or concern. 1 Timothy 5:8 cf. Proverbs 6:6-11
Jesus is forbidding our being overly concerned, full of care, troubled, and upset with dread, so that: we do not have peace of mind; we are not able to rest; all joy is taken out of this life; we are blinded to our blessings and, therefore, fail to give thanks for them; our spiritual life is choked out and we are made useless in the Lord's service. PARALYZED!

3. “Do Not Worry” Matthew 6:25-34
Anxiety is evidence of a lack of faith in God.
“The worry which wears out the mind wears out the body along with it. Worry affects a man's judgment, lessens his powers of decision, and renders him progressively incapable of dealing with life. Let a man give his best to every situation - he cannot give more - and let him leave the rest to God” (The Gospel of Matthew, William Barclay, Volume 1, page 263).

4. “Do Not Worry” Matthew 6:25-34
Anxiety is evidence of a lack of faith in God. Colossians 3:1-14, “If then ye were raised together with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated on the right hand of God. Set your mind on the things that are above, not on the things that are upon the earth.”

5. “Do Not Worry” Matthew 6:25-34
Anxiety is evidence of a lack of faith in God. Philippians 3:18-19, “For many walk, of whom I told you often, and now tell you even weeping, (that they are) the enemies of the cross of Christ: whose end is perdition, whose god is the belly, and (whose) glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.”

6. “Do Not Worry” Matthew 6:25-34
Anxiety is evidence of a lack of faith in God. Hebrews 13:5, “Be ye free from the love of money; content with such things as ye have: for himself hath said, I will in no wise fail thee, neither will I in any wise forsake thee.” Matthew 7:7-11; James 4:2-3; cf. James 1:2