Kingdom Manifesto

June 18th & 19th | Week 9

Pastor Josh Blount

Do Not Worry

Proverbs 4:23
Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.

Matthew 6:25
“Therefore I tell you, do not worry 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? 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? 27 Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life? 28 “And why do you worry about clothes? See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. 29 Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. 30 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? 31 So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ 32 For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. 33 But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. 34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.

It’s possible to live a worry free life.

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.

1. Worry is about you and worry is about later.

Worry is something that happens, when we become fixated on us

Without God You Are Not Enough!

2 Corinthians 12:9
But he [God] said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.’ Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me

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.

2. Know Your Value

Value is not determined by those who set the price. Value is determined by those who choose to pay it.

Matthew 6:27
Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?

“And who of you by being worried can add a single cubit to his stature”

3. Worry Doesn’t Add Up

Worry does not take away tomorrow's troubles but it does take away today's peace

You cannot by obsessing influence what you have no control over

Matthew 6:28
“And why do you worry about clothes? See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. 29 Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. 30 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 projects a future absent of God and God’s help.

Walking By Faith means we believe God will be present in my future

4. Worry Is A Trust Fall

Proverbs 3:5-6
Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.

Matthew 6:31
So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear? 32 For the pagans run after all these things,

Proverbs 15:3
The eyes of the LORD are in every place, keeping watch on the evil and the good.

Matthew 6:33
But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.

5. Seek First God’s Kingdom

When you're tempted to borrow from tomorrow, and worry, look for a way to participate in what God is doing today.

Philippians 4:6
“Never worry about anything. Instead in every situation let God know what you need in your prayers and in your requests.” 

Matthew 6:25
“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life...