Living a Worry-free Life
Matthew 6:25-34
Encounter with Death
We all worry…
Why do we worry?
Jesus’ Diagnosis of Worry
• Matthew 6:19-24
– Storing treasures in the wrong place (vv19-21)
– Viewing life from the wrong perspective (v22)
– Serving the wrong master (v24)
Jesus’ Prescription for Worry
Have the right values!
• Q1: What is more important?
• Matthew 6:25
• “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your
life, what you will eat or drink; or about your
body, what you will wear. Is not life more than
food, and the body more than clothes?
Have the right identity!
• Q2: Who is more important?
• Matthew 6:26
• Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or
reap or store away in barns, and yet your
heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not
much more valuable than they?
Have the right perspective!
• Q3: Who is in control?
• Matthew 6:27
• Can any one of you by worrying add a single
hour to your life?
Have the right faith!
• Q4: Who knows?
• Matthew 6:28-30
• “And why do you worry about clothes? See how
the flowers of the field grow. They do not
labour or spin. Yet I tell you that not even
Solomon in all his splendour was dressed like
one of these. If that is how God clothes the
grass of the field, which is here today and
tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not
much more clothe you—you of little faith?
Worry misunderstands God’s…
• immense power…
• immediate presence…
• intentional purpose…
Faith surpasses unbelievers!
• Matthew 6:31-32
• So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’
or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we
wear?’ For the pagans run after all these
things…
Our Father knows our needs!
• Matthew 6:32
• …and your heavenly Father knows that you
need them.
But I still worry!
Worry about the King!
• Matthew 6:33
• But seek first his kingdom and his
righteousness, and all these things will be
given to you as well.
Worry about how God can be king
• Letting God rule my life…
Before
Rarely read the bible
Praying for my needs
Offer spare coins
Late to service
Rarely serves
Never shared the gospel
Don’t care about sinning
Progress
Read bible 5 times a week
Praying for need of others
Planned giving
Punctual
Actively seeking to serve
Always ready to share
Conscious of sins
Let tomorrow be tomorrow…
• Matthew 6:34
• Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for
tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has
enough trouble of its own.
Armed man in car…
Living worry-free…
Make Him King of your life!!