Why Worry?
1-15-17
Phil 4:4-7 Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! 5
Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. 6 Do not be
anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with
thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7 And the peace of God,
which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your
minds in Christ Jesus.
I. Rejoice in the Lord always:
2 Corth 4: 8-9;16-18 we are hard pressed on every side, but not
crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; 9 persecuted, but not
abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed...
16 we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet
inwardly we are being renewed day by day.
17 For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an
eternal glory that far outweighs them all. 18 So we fix our eyes not on
what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary,
but what is unseen is eternal.
Heb 12:2 Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our
faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its
shame…
Ps 4:6-7 Many people say, "Who will show us better times?"
Let the light of your face shine upon us, O LORD. 7 You have given me
greater joy than those who have abundant harvests of grain and new
wine.
The opposite of Joy is not _____________.
The opposite of Joy is _________________.
II. Worry about nothing:
Prov 12:25 Anxiety in a man's heart weighs him down,
“Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow: it empties today of its
strength.”
~ Corrie Ten Boom
Rom 8:15-16 you have not received a spirit that makes you fearful
slaves. Instead, you received God's Spirit when he adopted you as his
own children. Now we call him, "Abba, Father." 16 For his Spirit joins
with our spirit to affirm that we are God's children.
Isa 26:3-4
You will keep in perfect peace
him whose mind is steadfast,
because he trusts in you.
4 Trust in the LORD forever,
for the LORD, the LORD, is the Rock eternal.
III. The difference between worry and concern:
The same Greek word (anxious/worry) used in Phil 4:6 and in Matt
6:25 is also used for legitimate concerns in 1 Cor 7:32-34; 1 Cor
12:25; Phil 2:20
Concern is attached to the _____________, to things we can do,
and are responsible for.
Reflect / Discuss
Quiz:
• WHAT DID YOU WORRY ABOUT THIS WEEK?
• HOW MUCH TIME DID YOU SPEND WORRYING?
30 min, an hour, all day, the whole week? It never goes away?
• WHAT DID IT ACCOMPLISH? What happened as a result of your
worry? Did worrying resolve the problem?
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What are the “Macro” worries and the “Micro” worries that you
tend to gravitate toward?
Look over what the study done by Dr. Walter Calvert revealed about
human beings and worry.
 30% of our worries are about events in the past
 40% of the things we worry about never happen
 12% of our worries are unfounded health concerns
 10% of our worries are over minor and trivial issues
 Only 8% of our worries are real, legitimate issues
This means that we (on average) spend 92% of our emotional
energies over things that won’t happen or things we can’t change.
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How would you say your averages compare to those found in
the study?
Read Matt 6:25-34
How would you answer Jesus’ question, in Matt 6:26b, if you had
been one of those on the mountain side listening to His sermon?
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Describe the difference between concern and anxiety. How do
you know when you are engaged in one verses the other?
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If you agree with it, explain your understanding of the
statement: “’Don’t be anxious about anything’ is a command
and an invitation.”
What can you to do to worry less and trust more?
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