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Matthew 26:26

Overcoming

Overcoming WorryMatt. 6:24-34 24 “No one can serve two masters; for

either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon. 25 “Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing? 26 Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? 27 Which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature? 28 “So why do you worry about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; 

Overcoming WorryMatt. 6:24-34 29 and yet I say to you that even

Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. 30 Now if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? 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. 34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.

Overcoming Worry

“Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and

supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.” Phil.

4:6

“Do not worry about anything” Montgomery N.T.

“Have no anxiety about anything” McCord’s

translation

One worrier said to the other,

“I have so many troubles that if anything happened to me today, it would be two weeks before I can get around to worrying

about it”

I. Different Kinds of Worry

1.Things that have already happened

Phil. 3:13 - forget things behind

2. Things that will inevitably happen

Heb. 9:27 – death [old age]

3. Things that will never happen

II. Remedy for OvercomingWorry – Matt. 6:24-34

1) Unnecessary

“Your heavenly Father knows that you have need of these things.” v. 32

II. Remedy for OvercomingWorry – Matt. 6:24-34

2) Cruel – v. 26

“Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor

reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father

feeds them. Are you not of more value than they?”

II. Remedy for OvercomingWorry – Matt. 6:24-34

3) Prohibited – v. 34

“Do not worry about your life” v. 25

“Therefore do not worry,” v. 31

“Therefore do not worry about tomorrow...” v. 34

II. Remedy for OvercomingWorry – Matt. 6:24-34

4) Useless – v. 27

“Which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature?”

Mark 16:3-4

II. Remedy for OvercomingWorry – Matt. 6:24-34

5) Heathen – v. 32“For after all these things do the Gentiles seek”

Worry is a characteristicof the heathen, the lost, people

With no HOPE

II. Remedy for OvercomingWorry – Matt. 6:24-34

6) Faithlessness – v. 30

“O you of little faith”

Matt. 6:30 = WorryMatt. 8:26 = FearMatt. 14:31= DoubtMatt. 16:8 = Human reasoning

II. Remedy for OvercomingWorry – Matt. 6:24-34

7) The Solution – v. 33

“But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.”

S + R = Added

III. Why is Worry a Sin ?

1) Disregard for Commandments of God“Be anxious for nothing, but in

everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to

God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will

guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.”

Phil. 4:6-7

2) It is a Waste of Time

40% never happen

30% past that cannot be changed

22% petty things

8% legitimate

III. Why is Worry a Sin ?

3) It Impairs our Health- Can worry yourself sick- Can worry yourself to death

Fatigue Asthma

Hives Diseases

High Blood Pressure

III. Why is Worry a Sin ?

4) It robs us of joy and happiness

- “Worry” = means to strangle

- “Rejoice in the Lord always: and again I say,

Rejoice” Phil. 4:4

III. Why is Worry a Sin ?

5) Prohibits prayers to be answered

We must ask in faith – Jas. 1:6

Worry is distrust in God

Man prayed to God for protectionthroughout the night.

But, Stayed up allnight to see if He would do it

III. Why is Worry a Sin ?

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

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

IV. How can we Overcome Worry?

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 !

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

IV. How can we Overcome Worry?

V. Read and Study your Bible

“Fear not: for I have redeemed you, I have called you by your name; You are Mine” Isa. 43:1

There are 365 “Fear not’s” in the Bible, one for every day in the year.

How dare we then fear!

“If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you”

Jn. 15:7 “Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me.” Jn. 14:1

V. Read and Study your Bible

Give Jesus First Place in your Life

“But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness,

and all these things shall be added to you.” Matt.

6:33

Worrying may be 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!

“I am inwardly fashioned for faith, not for fear.

Fear is not my native land; faith is...”

In Christ = SAVED

Baptized (Gal.3:27)

Confess (Rom.10:10)

Hear (Rom.10:17)

Believe (Jn.8:24)

Repent (Lk.13:3)