Freedom From Worry | Chris Smith - Audio

Matthew 6:27 “Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?” (NIV) Negative effects of worry: 1. Worry affects us physically. 2. Worry affects us emotionally. 3. Worry affects us mentally. 4. Worry affects us spiritually. Matthew 11:28-30 Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy to bear, and the burden I give you is light.” (NLT) 3 Practices to Overcome Worry: 1. Come to Jesus. Matthew 11:28a Jesus says “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens” (NLT) 3 Ways to Come to Jesus. 1. Come to His word. 2 Corinthians 10:5 We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ. (NIV) 2 Timothy 1:7 For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline. (NLT) Isaiah 41:10 Don’t be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be discouraged, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you. I will hold you up with my victorious right hand. (NLT) 2. Come to Him through prayer. Philippians 4:6 Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. (NLT) 3. Come to Him through worship. Romans 13:14 Instead, clothe yourself with the presence of the Lord Jesus Christ. And don’t let yourself think about ways to indulge your evil desires. (NLT) 2. Swallow your pride. Matthew 11:28a Jesus says “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens” (NLT) Galatians 6:2 Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ. (NIV) Ecclesiastes 4:12 Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken. (NIV) 3. Rest Matthew 11:28-29 Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy to bear, and the burden I give you is light.” (NIV) Genesis 2:2-3 On the seventh day God had finished his work of creation, so he rested[a] from all his work. 3 And God blessed the seventh day and declared it holy, because it was the day when he rested from all his work of creation. (NLT) Matthew 11:28-30 Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy to bear, and the burden I give you is light.” (NLT)