Sermon on
the mount
Don’t
worry your sweet head about it!
Read the NIV
Matthew
6:25–34 (NIV)
25“Therefore I tell you,
do not worry about your life, what you will eat or
drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and
the body more than clothes?
26Look at the birds of
the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly
Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?
27Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?
28“And why do you worry about clothes? See how the flowers of the field grow.
They do not labor or spin.
29Yet I tell you that
not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these.
30If that is how God
clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into
the fire, will he not much more clothe you—you
of little faith?
31So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we
drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’
32For the pagans run
after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them.
33But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these
things will be given to you as well.
34Therefore do not worry
about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.
I don’t think God wants
us to worry!! Why?? Why is worrying such a big deal??
Don’t worry about
my life?!?!? Its t he only one I have!!
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Jesus says, “Do
not worry about your life.”
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You may say:
“Why shouldn’t I? It’s the only one I’ve got.
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James says!
James 4:14
(NIV)
14Why, you do
not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little
while and then vanishes.
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We
don’t know what tomorrow brings
·
We
don’t know what the next few minutes will bring
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So
why let our live be consumed by what if’s??
o What If I never get the Job
o What if they don’t love me
o What if my spouse dies
o What if I lose my Job
We get consumed by the “what ifs” and we never live
for the right now!
·
We
cant love completely
·
We
cant give selflessly
·
We
cant server wholly
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If
we are always worrying about the “What ifs”
The less we
are filled with the Holy Spirit, the more seriously we will take ourselves. The
more we are filled with the Spirit—and the closer to God we are—the less seriously
we will take ourselves.
When Jesus tells
us not to worry about our life, we need to keep the bigger picture in perspective.
·
We
are all going to die.
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So
we must answer the question:
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Where
is my Identity?
o For some of you it is your job.
o Your Possessions.
o Your children.
o Your hobby.
o Your goals in life.
o Your health.
For Paul,
Philippians
1:21 (NIV)
21For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.
Jesus is telling
us “our worries are Gods Problem”!!
Philippians
4:6 (NLT)
6Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about
everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done.
Here is what Jesus is saying:
·
God
will provide for your needs
·
God
has your life planed out
o Don’t let your dreams get bigger than
Gods plan for you
o Jesus always followed the path God laid
out for him
·
God
has your security (Salvation) taken care of
o You’re a child of God
o Your death is inevitable, but your
eternity is secure
·
Your
purpose is laid out
o God gave you the skills and talents you
need for his purpose for your life
o Always follow the path God has laid out
in front of you, if there is sin in your path it aint from God!
Some of you are
afraid not to worry.
·
You feel you
are abandoning your responsibility if you aren’t worrying!
·
You feel guilty
if your not worrying.
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If you stopped
worrying about something, you run and find something else to worry about!!
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Some of you
have never known a life without worry, its like a drug to you!
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Its also like
any other sin that can consume your thoughts and minds, your dreams and
expectations!
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It destroys
relationships
·
It destroys
families
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It also
interferes with your walk with God,
The key to it all!!
Matthew 6:33
(NLT)
33Seek the Kingdom of God above all else,
and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need.
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The
key so kingdom living
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When
we seek Jesus first and follow what the bible tells worry can go away
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Gods
peace is given to those who seek his will above there own
Philippians
4:7 (NLT)
7Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds
anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you
live in Christ Jesus.
·
Some
he gives it to us and sometimes we have to work for it but that peace is there
for the taking!!
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