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Friday, September 2, 2016

Scripture & Questions for Sunday (9/4/16)


  • Men's Breakfast Saturday morning 8 AM. Coffee will be on at 6:30 so come early to visit and bring a friend.
  • Swimming Party - Sunday, September 4th we have reserved the pool at the Texas Tech Center from 1:00 to 3:00 PM for an afternoon of swimming, fun and watermelon.
Scripture
Matthew 6:25-34 (ESV)  
"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? Con sider 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 for Reflection
1. What are your top three worries?
2. Why are God’s creatures consistently “fed and clothed”? (6:26)
3. Why should we take great comfort from the way the animal and plant kingdoms operate? (6:26)
4. What benefits does worry bring? (6:27)
5. How do you think worry is affecting you emotionally, physically, and spiritually?
6. In light of this passage, what would be some good principles on food and clothing for us to follow?
7. What is the difference between planning for the future and worrying about the future?