Announcements:
1. Norma Dye (Anna Henry’s mother) went home to be with her Lord this past Monday. Services will be Friday morning at 10:00am in San Angelo at the Johnson Funeral Home chapel.
2. Savannah Lombrana is at Kimble Funeral Home. Viewing and family visitation will be today, Wednesday 10am to 8pm. The funeral will be on Thursday at 2:00 at the funeral home.
3. Joshua Ryan Dickerson arrived early February 21st. He weighed 7lbs 12oz. Donnette Dickerson is the proud grandmother.
Because of the ill effects of worry, Jesus tells us not to worry about those needs that God promises to supply. Worry may (1) damage your health, (2) cause the object of your worry to consume your thoughts, (3) disrupt your productivity, (4) negatively affect the way you treat others, and (5) reduce your ability to trust in God. How many ill effects of worry are you experiencing? Here is the difference between worry and genuine concern—worry immobilizes, but concern moves you to action.
Scripture
Matthew 6:25-34 (ESV)
[25] "Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious 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: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? [27] And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life? [28] And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, [29] yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. [30] But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? [31] Therefore do not be anxious, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' [32] For the Gentiles seek after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all. [33] But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. [34] "Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.
Questions
1. What are your top three worries?
2. What priorities should we have in life?
3. If God is really in control of the universe, why do we worry so much about so many things?
4. How do you think worry is affecting you emotionally, physically, and spiritually?
5. What is the difference between planning for the future and worrying about the future?
6. What worries do you struggle to keep under control?
7. What can help you entrust your worries to God?
