1. III. DON’T WORRY BECAUSE YOUR MASTER IS IN CONTROL OF EVERYTHING.
1.1. 1 Chronicles 29:12 12 Wealth and honor come from you alone, for you rule over everything. Power and might are in your hand, and at your discretion people are made great and given strength.
1.2. Daniel recognized God's control
1.2.1. Daniel 2:20-21 20 He said,“Praise the name of God forever and ever,for he has all wisdom and power.21 He controls the course of world events;he removes kings and sets up other kings.He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the scholars.
2. IV. DON’T WORRY BECAUSE YOUR MASTER WILL PROVIDE EVERYTHING YOU WILL EVER NEED.
2.1. Matthew 6:26 26 Look at the birds. They don’t plant or harvest or store food in barns, for your heavenly Father feeds them. And aren’t you far more valuable to him than they are?
2.2. Matthew 6:27 27 Can all your worries add a single moment to your life?
2.3. Finally, there is no reason to worry about one’s clothing.
2.3.1. Matthew 6:28–30 28 “And why worry about your clothing? Look at the lilies of the field and how they grow. They don’t work or make their clothing, 29 yet Solomon in all his glory was not dressed as beautifully as they are. 30 And if God cares so wonderfully for wildflowers that are here today and thrown into the fire tomorrow, he will certainly care for you. Why do you have so little faith?
2.4. The "Prosperity Gospel"
3. V. DON’T WORRY BECAUSE YOUR MASTER HAS YOUR ETERNAL DESTINY IN HIS HANDS.
3.1. Matthew 6:33 33 Seek the Kingdom of God* above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need.
3.1.1. Ah, the "Kingdom of God" again
3.2. The unbeliever has nothing except the perishable things of this world, but we possess eternal life and an eternal legacy.
4. CONCLUSION
4.1. Faith and worry can't occupy the same space
4.2. Worry is not a trivial sin. To worry is to distrust God and his Word.
4.3. Hebrews 11:6 (NLT) 6 And it is impossible to please God without faith. Anyone who wants to come to him must believe that God exists and that he rewards those who sincerely seek him.
4.4. Philippians 4:11 11 Not that I was ever in need, for I have learned how to be content with whatever I have
4.4.1. Philippians 4:12 12 I know how to live on almost nothing or with everything. I have learned the secret of living in every situation, whether it is with a full stomach or empty, with plenty or little
4.4.2. Philippians 4:13 13 For I can do everything through Christ,* who gives me strength. 14 Even so, you have done well to share with me in my present difficulty.
4.5. We can trust our God to love and care for us
5. Matthew 6:25–34
5.1. Matthew 6:25 (NLT) 25 “That is why I tell you not to worry about everyday life—whether you have enough food and drink, or enough clothes to wear. Isn’t life more than food, and your body more than clothing?
5.2. Matthew 6:26 (NLT) 26 Look at the birds. They don’t plant or harvest or store food in barns, for your heavenly Father feeds them. And aren’t you far more valuable to him than they are?
5.3. Matthew 6:27 (NLT) 27 Can all your worries add a single moment to your life?
5.4. Matthew 6:28 (NLT) 28 “And why worry about your clothing? Look at the lilies of the field and how they grow. They don’t work or make their clothing,
5.5. Matthew 6:29 (NLT) 29 yet Solomon in all his glory was not dressed as beautifully as they are.
5.6. Matthew 6:30 (NLT) 30 And if God cares so wonderfully for wildflowers that are here today and thrown into the fire tomorrow, he will certainly care for you. Why do you have so little faith?
5.7. Matthew 6:31 (NLT) 31 “So don’t worry about these things, saying, ‘What will we eat? What will we drink? What will we wear?’
5.8. Matthew 6:32 (NLT) 32 These things dominate the thoughts of unbelievers, but your heavenly Father already knows all your needs.
5.9. Matthew 6:33 (NLT) 33 Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need.
6. Worry is the sin of distrusting the promise and providence of God
6.1. It is also our most common sin.
6.2. Faith and worry cannot occupy the same space in your head.
6.3. Stop it
7. I. DON’T WORRY BECAUSE YOU ARE A SERVANT OF GOD, AND YOUR WELFARE IS HIS BUSINESS, NOT YOURS.
7.1. A. Matthew 6:25 25 “That is why I tell you not to worry about everyday life—whether you have enough food and drink, or enough clothes to wear. Isn’t life more than food, and your body more than clothing?
7.2. B. Note that verse 25 begins with the word “That is Why...”
7.2.1. Matthew 6:19 (NLT) 19 “Don’t store up treasures here on earth, where moths eat them and rust destroys them, and where thieves break in and steal.
7.2.2. Matthew 6:20 (NLT) 20 Store your treasures in heaven, where moths and rust cannot destroy, and thieves do not break in and steal.
7.2.3. Matthew 6:21 (NLT) 21 Wherever your treasure is, there the desires of your heart will also be.
7.3. C. Unbelievers, however, are on their own
7.3.1. Matthew 6:31 (NLT) 31 “So don’t worry about these things, saying, ‘What will we eat? What will we drink? What will we wear?’
8. II. DON’T WORRY BECAUSE YOUR MASTER OWNS EVERYTHING.
8.1. Psalm 24:1 1 The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it. The world and all its people belong to him.
8.1.1. Everything we now have belongs to the Lord
8.1.2. Everything we will ever have actually belongs to the Lord.