I. THIS VERSE CONCLUSION TO THIS SECTION OF SERMON. "THE PROBLEM OF OUR RELATIONSHIP TO THE
THINGS IN THIS WORLD."
A. Everyone faced with this problem, rich and poor.
1. Rich in danger of laying up worldly treasures.
2. Poor in danger of worry about needs.
3. Both cases minds are off of God, and on worldly things.
B. Third time uses phrase, "Take therefore no thought."
1. This time as conclusion.
2. Many thing vs. 33, "Seek ye first..." such a perfect conclusion that this
is anti-climatic.
3. "Seek ye first" seems to be so final that nothing could be added.
4. Christ adds, "Don't be anxious about tomorrow (the future. for tomorrow
will take thought of the things of itself." "Sufficient unto the day is
the evil thereof."
a. This is more than repetition or a summation, this is a continuation
of thought.
b. Worry is a force or power that takes hold of people If nothing to
worry about now, we turn to the future (Worried because nothing to
worry about..
1. People really unwilling to be released from its power. They
don't really want an answer. "You really have a problem
don't you?"
lI. WHAT CHRIST SAYS ABOUT WORRY FOR THE FUTURE.
A. Context - consider birds - consider lilies.
B. Not to spend our days adding grand total of everything that.
might happen to us the rest of our lives.
1. Live one day at a time. "Are there not 12 hours in a day?"
C. He will be with us according to our need.
1. "As thy days are, so shall thy strength be."
2. "Jesus Christ the same..."
3. II Cor. 1:10.
D. We must not go forward and tack tomorrow's quota onto today's
strength.
III. PROBLEM THAT ARISES IN THIS TEXT. 2 QUESTIONS GENERALLY ASKED.
A. It is wrong to save money?
B. Should a Christian take out an insurance policy?
1. Answered earlier in birds. God has ordained ploughing, sowing, reaping.
(In a sense preparation for future.)
a. Don't worry about tomorrow.
b. These things should never dominate.
2. Danger is to take any extreme vices.
C. God deals with different individuals in different ways.
1. George Mueller.
2. Bob Pierce.
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Chuck Smith (1927 - 2013)
Pastor Chuck was used in the Jesus People revival where he was used along with others to minister to the hippy young people. They saw a work of the Spirit where many were added to the church and discipled. He has raised up many pastors who are a part of the Calvary Chapel movement now and where he pastors the large Costa Mesa church in California.The Calvary Chapel movement is based of simple principles that Chuck Smith taught over the years such as: The priority of agape love, Simple fellowship amongst the saints, the breaking of bread, the teaching of God's word chapter by chapter and verse by verse. And lastly and most importantly the principle not by might nor by power but by my spirit saith the Lord.