Feb. 01, 2026

Background:

• Our time is in His hands and they are good hands
• Take no thought for tomorrow for God knows what tomorrow brings
• We must not care for tomorrow nor the events of it
• What can God not do for us, He has given us life
• We may leave it to God to give us food and clothes
• Seek first the kingdom of God
• By daily prayer we may get strengthened up by our daily troubles
• Happy are those who take the Word of God
• The Holy Spirit convicts us of the sin that is in us and takes us from the world
• There is much that we in the church need to learn about anxiety
• There are strategies for coping with anxiety in our daily lives

Key Sermon Points:

1. We worry about things over which we have no control

• There are some things that are simply beyond our control
• Learning to be content
• The patience to accept the things we can not change and the wisdom to know the difference

2. We worry about things that do not really matter

• Many of the things we care about are simply not worth the effort
• We generate worry for nothing
• Jesus says we can conquer worry over the unimportant by learning to seek first the kingdom of God

3. We worry about things that have not yet happened

• Even when we know something is going to happen our fear and dread of it is almost always worse than the thing itself
• We need to understand what worry does to us
• Christ's answer is to live one day at a time
• Manage today and let tomorrow take care of itself (Matthew 6:34)

4. We worry about things of legitimate concerns

• As the text suggests, there are some challenges of life that are of real substance
• There are the physical necessities of food, clothing, and shelter
• There are difficult circumstances that can threaten us
• Jesus says even these things are not worthy of our worry because they are things God is perfectly willing and able to supply
• God is faithful to supply all of our needs not some of them
• He promises that if we seek first His kingdom those needs he will supply

5. Jesus gives us the key

• Seeking God should be our first priority
• Nothing and no one should come before Him
• He is a jealous God
• When we get our relationships in order the way God told us they will work out
• When we place God first all other things will fall in their respective order
• God demonstrates his own love to us in that while we were yet sinners Jesus died for us
• We rejoice in our God through our Lord Jesus Christ
• We seek God by accepting Jesus into our hearts
• Constant prayer, studying the word, being a witness and allowing God to use us is seeking God (Acts 1:8)
• We need to daily seek the Lord
• There is a benefit when we seek the kingdom and trust the Lord
• We must seek Him to have a closer relationship with the Lord
• You will find joy, healing, and Jesus in God's kingdom
• When we get to the kingdom everything will be alright
• Seek God first and His righteousness
• When we are seeking his kingdom everything will be alright
• God wants to be first
• When we put Him first we get the abundant blessing
• He promised He would abundantly bless us
• God is an awesome God