1. Overcoming Worry Matthew 6:24-34

2. Phil. 4:6 “Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.” “Be anxious for nothing” NKJV “ Do not worry about anything” Montgomery N.T. “Have no anxiety about anything” McCord’s translation

4. I. Different Kinds of Worry  Things that have already happened  Phil. 3:13 - forget things behind  Things that will inevitably happen  Heb. 9:27 – death [old age]  Things that will never happen

5. II. Remedy for Overcoming Worry – Matt. 6:24-34 Unnecessary 1) Unnecessary “Your heavenly Father knows that you have need of these things.” v. 32 Children Why Worry ??

6. II. Remedy for Overcoming Worry – Matt. 6:24-34 Cruel 2) Cruel “Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?” v. 26

8. II. Remedy for Overcoming Worry – Matt. 6:24-34 Prohibited 3) Prohibited “Do not worry about your life” v. 25 “Therefore do not worry,” v. 31 “Therefore do not worry about tomorrow,...” v. 34

9. II. Remedy for Overcoming Worry – Matt. 6:24-34 Useless 4) Useless “Which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature?” v. 27 Mark 16:3-4

10. II. Remedy for Overcoming Worry – Matt. 6:24-34 Heathenish 5) Heathenish “For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:” v. 32 Worry is a characteristic Of the heathen, the lost.

11. II. Remedy for Overcoming Worry – Matt. 6:24-34 Faithlessness 6) Faithlessness “O you of little faith” v. 30 Mt.6:30 = Worry Matt.8:26 = Fear Matt.14:31 = Doubt Matt. 16:8 = Human reasoning Rom.10:17

12. II. Remedy for Overcoming Worry – Matt. 6:24-34 The Solution 7) The Solution “But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.” v.33 S + R = Added

13. III. Why is Worry a Sin ? isregard for Commandments of God 1 ) Disregard for Commandments of God “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.” Phil.4:6-7 NKJV

14. DON’T WORRY BE HAPPY Matthew 6:25-34

15. III. Why is Worry a Sin ? It is a Waste of Time 2) It is a Waste of Time 40 % never happen 30 % past that cannot be changed 22 % petty things 8 % legitimate

16. III. Why is Worry a Sin ? It Impairs our Health 3) It Impairs our Health Can worry yourself sick Can worry yourself to death Ulcers Ulcers = stock market Mental disorders

17. III. Why is Worry a Sin ? It robs us of joy and happiness 4) It robs us of joy and happiness “Worry” = means to strangle “Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice.” Phi. 4:4

18. III. Why is Worry a Sin ? Prohibits prayers to be answered 5) Prohibits prayers to be answered We must ask in faith – James 1:6 Worry is distrust in God Man prayed to God for protection throughout the night. Stayed up all night to see if he would do it.

19. 1 Peter 5:7 “...casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you."

21. Overcoming Worry Matthew 6:24-34

23. IV. How can we Overcome Worry ? 1) Make up your mind you are going to conquer it. 2) Form the right relationship with God and man 3) Develop the Right attitude of mind

24. IV. How can we Overcome Worry ? 4) Do what you can and turn the rest over to God 5) Live one day at a Time 6) Cultivate a faith and realistic trust in God and His promises

25. Faith is the great antidote to worry “I believe God that it shall be even as it was told me.” Acts 27:25 God will always keep his word !!

26. 7. Blessed is the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is. 8 For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit. Jer.17:7-8

27. IV. How can we Overcome Worry ? 7) Engage in purposeful work 8) Transfer your care to more worthy objects 9) Live your life free from a sense of guilt and shame. 10) Take it to the Lord in Prayer

28. V. Read and Study your Bible “Behold I am with thee and will keep thee in all places whither thou goest” Gen. 28:15 “Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass....Rest in the Lord and wait patiently for him” - Ps. 37:5 and 7

29. “Call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver thee and thou shalt glorify me” Ps. 50:15 “Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee” Ps. 55:22 “Be strong, fear not; Behold your God!” Isaiah 35:4

30. “Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine” Isaiah 43:1 “There are 365 ‘Fear not’s’ in the Bible, one for every day in the year. How dare we then fear !

31. “Christ commanded: “Take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or Wherewithal shall we be clothed?...For your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things” - Matt. 6:31, 32 “Come unto me all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest” Matt. 11:28

32. “If ye abide in me and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will and it shall be done unto you” - John 15:7 “Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.” John 14:1 “I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.” John 10:10

33. Overcoming Worry Matthew 6:24-34

34. Paul said: “Be anxious for nothing” Take all matters, small or great, before the Lord in prayer. The peace of God shall keep our hearts.

35. Give Jesus First Place in your Life “But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.” Matt. 6:33 “But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.” Matt. 6:33 "Seek first His kingdom and His righteousness,"

36. Worrying is a sign that something else besides God is first place in your life.  Put God First  Live one day at a time  Trust God  Pray – Don’t Panic !

38. Sermon by Arthur Pigman Evans Church of Christ 515 Gibbs Road Evans, Ga. 30809 706-855-1249evanscoc@bellsouth.netwww.evansgachurchofchrist.org Sunday Morning and Evening Sept. 9, 2007