- A graveside service will be held for Joyce Brown 10 AM Saturday morning at the Noxville cemetery.
- This Sunday, September 29th following worship, we will have a Mexican themed covered dish lunch to celebrate the upcoming marriage of William Whitworth to Katie Wesneski. Please bring a dish to share.
Scripture
ESV Matthew 6:25-34
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 for Reflection
1. What are your top three worries?
2. What three worries did Jesus discourage among His followers? Why? (6:25)
3. Why is food a trivial matter? (6:26)
4. According to Jesus, how do clothes stack up as a subject of great concern? (6:26)
5. What creatures did Jesus use to illustrate God’s reliability as a provider? Why? (6:26)
6. Why are God’s creatures consistently "fed and clothed"? (6:26)
7. What benefits does worry bring? (6:27)
8. What priorities should we have in life? (6:33)
9. Why is it silly to fret over the future? (6:34)
10. If God is really in control of the universe, why do we worry so much about so many things?
11. How do you think worry is affecting you emotionally, physically, and spiritually?
12. What is the difference between planning for the future and worrying about the future?
13. What worries do you struggle to keep under control?
14. What can help you entrust your worries to God?
