Pastor Glen's Sermon PowerPoint 1/31/21

LETTING GOD SUPPLY MY NEEDS WHEN I’M WORRIED “THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD, I WILL LACK NOTHING.” PSALM 23:1 PASTOR A. GLEN BASUEL A. WHY WE SHOULD NOT WORRY (MATTHEW 6:25-34) 1. WORRY IS UNREASONABLE “…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?” (MATTHEW 6:25) A. WHY WE SHOULD NOT WORRY (MATTHEW 6:25-34) 2. WORRY IS UNNECESSARY “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?” (MATTHEW 6:26) “AND WHY DO YOU WORRY ABOUT CLOTHES? SEE HOW THE FLOWERS OF THE FIELD GROW. THEY DO NOT LABOR OR SPIN. YET I TELL YOU THAT NOT EVEN SOLOMON IN ALL HIS SPLENDOR WAS DRESSED LIKE ONE OF THESE.” (MATTHEW 6:28-29) A. WHY WE SHOULD NOT WORRY (MATTHEW 6:25-34) 3. WORRY IS UNHELPFUL “WHO OF YOU BY WORRYING CAN ADD A SINGLE HOUR TO HIS LIFE?” (MATTHEW 6:27) B. HOW DO I TRUST GOD TO MEET MY NEEDS 1. ASK GOD TO BE MY SHEPHERD EVERY DAY “I AM THE GOOD SHEPHERD; I KNOW MY SHEEP AND MY SHEEP KNOW ME - JUST AS THE FATHER KNOWS ME AND I KNOW THE FATHER - AND I LAY DOWN MY LIFE FOR THE SHEEP.” (JOHN 10:14-15) “COME SAVE US AND BLESS US LORD! BE OUR SHEPHERD AND ALWAYS CARRY US IN YOUR ARMS.” (PSALM 28:9) B. HOW DO I TRUST GOD TO MEET MY NEEDS 2. GIVE GOD FIRST PLACE IN EVERY AREA OF MY LIFE “…YOUR HEAVENLY FATHER KNOWS THAT YOU NEED THEM. BUT SEEK FIRST HIS KINGDOM AND HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS, AND ALL THESE THINGS WILL BE GIVEN TO YOU AS WELL.” (MATTHEW 6:32-33) B. HOW DO I TRUST GOD TO MEET MY NEEDS 3. GIVE HIM MY WORRIES IN PRAYER “CAST ALL YOUR ANXIETY ON HIM BECAUSE HE CARES FOR YOU.” (1 PETER 5:7) “DO NOT BE ANXIOUS ABOUT ANYTHING, BUT IN EVERY SITUATION, BY PRAYER AND PETITION, WITH THANKSGIVING, PRESENT YOUR REQUESTS TO GOD. 7 AND THE PEACE OF GOD, WHICH TRANSCENDS ALL UNDERSTANDING, WILL GUARD YOUR HEARTS AND YOUR MINDS IN CHRIST JESUS.” (PHILIPPIANS 4:6-7) A. WHY WE SHOULD NOT WORRY 1. WORRY IS UNREASONABLE (MATTHEW 6:25) 2. WORRY IS UNNECESSARY (MATTHEW 6:26, MATTHEW 6:28-29) 3. WORRY IS UNHELPFUL (MATTHEW 6:27) B. HOW DO I TRUST GOD TO MEET MY NEEDS 1. ASK GOD TO BE MY SHEPHERD EVERY DAY (JOHN 10:14-15, PSALM 28:9) 2. GIVE GOD FIRST PLACE IN EVERY AREA OF MY LIFE (MATTHEW 6:32-33) 3. GIVE HIM MY WORRIES IN PRAYER (1 PETER 5:7, PHILIPPIANS 4:6-7)