Luke 12:22-34: Do not worry!

What do you worry about?

I) Jesus commands us not to worry.

II) What is worry?

A) Worrying vs Concerned Wisdom

1) Concerned wisdom is preparing and ___________ on things we can control.

2) Worrying is the fear and anxiety about things ____________ our control.

B) The roots of worry:

1) Our need to feel in __________________.

When do you feel most out of control? How does that make you feel?

2) Doubt that God ______________ about us.

What makes you question God's love for you?

3) A lack of trust that God ____________ what is best for us.

What makes you doubt God’s plan for you life?

III) Why does Jesus tell us not to worry?

A) We tend to worry about some what _________________ things.

B) Worrying is ______________. It does not prolong our life.

Corrie Ten Boom: Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow, it empties today of its strength.

C) It takes our ___________________ off God!

Commentators Dale C. Allison and W. D. Davies: Anxiety is foolish and accomplishes nothing except to put God out of the picture.

James Bryan Smith: Worry keeps me focused on my own limited resources. Trust keeps my attention on God's abundant resources. This is why worry cannot exist in the kingdom of God. Worry happens when I am on the throne of my life, when I live in the kingdom of me. But we trust when God is on the throne of our lives and we live in his kingdom. That is why the solution to worrying is to seek first the kingdom.

IV) What are the outcomes of a worry free life?

A) Less ___________!

B) We are _________________ and don’t hold to things tightly.

C) We value what __________ values.

V) Steps to combat worry.

A) Ask the Holy Spirit to _____________ us deal with this worry!

B) Dig Deep: Ask yourself: What is the ____________ of our worry?

C) Redirect: Combat our worry with _____________________!

D) Remind ourselves that Christ is gracious and patient with our ___________.