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Last week we talked about Who do you serve?
As we got back into our Sermon on the Mount: Are you in or out sermon series.
I pray you spent time with God this week in your secret place diving into scripture and I pray that your homework drew you closer to God!!!!!!!
This week we continue with our series with Matthew 6:25-34
In fact I had planned on skipping this section of scripture since two weeks ago we talked about turning worry and anxiousness into peace.
I thought that we covered it then, in fact even used verse 34 as part of that sermon.
God had different plans, however.
As I got my Bible out to begin to prepare for chapter 7 of Matthew I saw the word Therefore in verse 25 of Matthew 6.
I couldn’t move past therefore.
You see therefore is a significant word in the Bible.
It is a neon sign pointing to a truth.
It screams pay attention to this it is important.
Therefore means because what you just read is true....what comes next must be applied or must happen because of the truth you just read.
God said preach my word therefore!..Who am I to not listen to Him?
Two weeks ago we looked at worry and anxiety for what they are sin because when one chooses to worry and be anxious they choose them over God.
We looked at how much God loves us and how we can totally trust Him.
Two weeks ago God gave you the perspective we as Christians must have in all aspects of life including worry and anxiety.
Today God gives you the action…Seek first the Kingdom of God.
Matthew 6:25-34
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25 “Therefore I tell you: Don’t worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; or about your body, what you will wear.
Isn’t life more than food and the body more than clothing?
26 Consider the birds of the sky: They don’t sow or reap or gather into barns, yet your heavenly Father feeds them.
Aren’t you worth more than they?
27 Can any of you add one moment to his life span by worrying?
28 And why do you worry about clothes?
Observe how the wildflowers of the field grow: They don’t labor or spin thread.
29 Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was adorned like one of these.
30 If that’s how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and thrown into the furnace tomorrow, won’t he do much more for you—you of little faith?
31 So don’t worry, saying, ‘What will we eat?’ or ‘What will we drink?’ or ‘What will we wear?’ 32 For the Gentiles eagerly seek all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them.
33 But seek first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness, and all these things will be provided for you.
34 Therefore don’t worry about tomorrow, because tomorrow will worry about itself.
Each day has enough trouble of its own.
First I want you to notice this:
God provides for His children
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You can see in verses 25-32 that Jesus explains that as Christians we are to trust God for provision
That doesn’t mean sit at home doing nothing and food and water and clothes will fall out of the sky and land in your yard.
No you are to work but you trust is in God to provide..provide you the job that provides the money to obtain what you need.
I am not saying that God can’t supernaturally provide because He can and I believe He does.
You ever have that pair of jeans that just never seems to wear out?
The key here is your heart.....are you content with what God provides in your life or are you seeking to serve your desires and lusts and chasing everything but Jesus?
Since we covered anxiety and worry two weeks ago I felt God telling me to focus on verse 33 and 34
What do you seek?
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Last week we talked about Who do you serve?
Now God is taking that truth, you can’t serve God and money and taking it further in What do you seek?
Seek comes from a Greek verb that means seek both literally and figuratively, to worship, be about, desire, endeavour
This takes being intentional.
This takes effort
You can’t just sit in a church pew and hope the pastor seeks enough for both of you.
You must move
you must take action
Fruit…spiritual fruit must result from your seeking!
The key to eliminating anxiety and worry is to have a lifestyle of seeking God’s kingdom.
Luke 10:38-41
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“While they were traveling, he entered a village, and a woman named Martha welcomed him into her home.
She had a sister named Mary, who also sat at the Lord’s feet and was listening to what he said.
But Martha was distracted by her many tasks, and she came up and asked, “Lord, don’t you care that my sister has left me to serve alone?
So tell her to give me a hand.”
The Lord answered her, “Martha, Martha, you are worried and upset about many things,”
Martha had her own expectations.
Things had to be done....not bad things but not Kingdom things.
Jesus was there and Martha was seeking to fulfill her expectations and not seeking Jesus!
How many times do you miss Jesus because you are
consumed with your own expectations
Consumed with your kingdom
consumed with the worldly kingdom
Martha wasn’t the only one to be with Jesus but miss Jesus
Matthew 14:22-33
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22 Immediately he made the disciples get into the boat and go ahead of him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowds.
23 After dismissing the crowds, he went up on the mountain by himself to pray.
Well into the night, he was there alone.
24 Meanwhile, the boat was already some distance from land, battered by the waves, because the wind was against them.
25 Jesus came toward them walking on the sea very early in the morning.
26 When the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were terrified.
“It’s a ghost!” they said, and they cried out in fear.
27 Immediately Jesus spoke to them.
“Have courage!
It is I. Don’t be afraid.”
28 “Lord, if it’s you,” Peter answered him, “command me to come to you on the water.”
29 He said, “Come.”
And climbing out of the boat, Peter started walking on the water and came toward Jesus.
30 But when he saw the strength of the wind, he was afraid, and beginning to sink he cried out, “Lord, save me!”
31 Immediately Jesus reached out his hand, caught hold of him, and said to him, “You of little faith, why did you doubt?”
32 When they got into the boat, the wind ceased.
33 Then those in the boat worshiped him and said, “Truly you are the Son of God.”
Peter had faith enough to step out of the boat.
I want you to notice something look at verse 24 the boat was being battered by waves because the waves were against it.
It was windy out.
The wind was driving the waves.
The sea was rough
Despite the rough seas Peter stepped out of the boat and was walking on the rough seas.
Peter was fine as long as he was seeking Jesus.
The moment Peter focused on what was happening around him and not truly seeking Jesus he began to sink
How many times have you sunk because you focused on circumstances
because you focused on situations
because you focused on the storms in your life instead of seeking Jesus?
Christian what do you seek?
Do you truly seek Jesus and God’s kingdom or do you seek your kingdom, your desires, your lusts, your wants, your solutions to your problems instead of seeking Jesus?
Matthew 8:23-27
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“As he got into the boat, his disciples followed him.
Suddenly, a violent storm arose on the sea, so that the boat was being swamped by the waves—but Jesus kept sleeping.
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