Title: Don't Be Afraid
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don't be afraid
Happy New Year. Welcome. You made a good decision.
God wants to be happy and He wants to go round and round.
However, humans live with anxiety, worry, and worry. So the Lord tells us not to worry.
There are people who look like they were fighting on a Sunday morning. It's the same whether it's an adult fight or a child fight.
Greetings - Don't be anxious......... Today's text is a lesson Jesus gives to those who care.
Worry comes because of sin. When God comes in the Garden of Eden, we hide when we should be the most happy. because of sin
A little bit of anxiety is needed to develop
But to be too anxious to fall into worry (distrust before God and harm oneself).
Exodus 13 Israel weeps in agony in the land of Egypt.
God's Salvation Plan = Keep the Passover.
The Passover is an opportunity for salvation for the people of Israel. For the Egyptians, this is a funny thing. the cross is like that
Exodus 13:21-22 God leads the Israelites through a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night.
Exodus 14 Pharaoh, king of Egypt, pursues the people of Israel sent away with 600 chariots ahead of them. When the Israelites saw this, they despaired.
Exodus 14:11-12 When the Israelites saw this, they complained against Moses. Did we lead them into the wilderness because there were no burial places in Egypt? concern resentment
Exodus 14:16 According to the word of God, when Moses lifted his staff and pushed it out onto the sea, the Red Sea parted and Israel crossed over like dry land.
God's people God leads and God takes responsibility. But whenever I encounter a situation, I worry. and resent
Matthew 6:25 We worry about our lives. - Koreans live in three fires.
# Anxiety Traffic accident, illness, robbery, - Worried about life.
Worried about health. - Koreans are too obsessed with health. Snakes immigrated to Korea. Go abroad and catch it.
# Insensitivity = People at the construction site are okay.
# Suffering from insomnia - Men in their 40s can't sleep. Because I have a lot of thoughts.
Matthew 6:28 Are you anxious for clothing?
At that time, clothes were a time to express a person's identity.
Once upon a time, there were people who stole clothes with a pole. When I was very poor - (Now I live with my bicycle left on the playground.)
25-26 What would Jesus eat for his life? what to drink Don't worry. Look at the birds flying in the air, they haven't planted
They do not gather or store up in barns, but your heavenly Father feeds them, are you not more precious than these?
28-29 Don't worry about clothes either. See how the lilies of the field grow, because they neither toil nor weave.
But Solomon's robe of glory is not equal to this one flower.
30-If God cloths the grass of the field that is today and is thrown into the furnace tomorrow, how much more does he take care of your work?
It is the world and life to live with concern.
[What are the consequences of falling into anxieties? ]
1, Worry leads to unbelief and prevents us from receiving grace from God. (The people of Israel were worried, and they all died in the wilderness.)
2, make yourself sick. Modern people's diseases come from a worried mind.
3, Worry is very contagious, not only worrying about yourself, but also contaminating others.
1> Don't worry, be sure that God loves you.
Birds are fed, and God feeds them.
The lilies in the field are more precious than the scarlet of glory worn by Solomon.
More precious than lilies than birds of the air.
# God loved us who were dead in our sins and trespasses.
# For us, Jesus came in a human body and died on the cross as a sin offering. became a child of God.
Don't forget any pain. Don't forget to run into any problems.
2> Be guided by the Holy Spirit not to be anxious.
Compare Saul and David.
David = Saul's son-in-law and servant. Whatever David does, he asks God and goes out. It doesn't matter who the question is or is it Goliath.
Pray before God and receive guidance from God.
Saul = he lives by emotions, he lives by problems. I struggle and live my life in failure.
The difference is whether you face problems but go out in prayer and go out before God, or live in a hurry and worry.
There are countless things to worry about in life. However, if you change your mind a little, worrying things will turn into grateful things.
You worry about your children, your business, your school, your job, but change your mind a little. These are very unfortunate conditions.
Problems that arise from being human. Receive the guidance of the Lord. (He led me to the pillar of cloud and pillar of fire.)
3> Don't worry about it until it's not resolved.
Matthew 6:27 - Can you add one cubit to his stature by being anxious among you?
# Don't worry about things you shouldn't worry about. The Lord is responsible for the glory of God.
Matthew 6:34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will
Living without knowing tomorrow is life. After 10 years, after 1 year, after a month, after a day, it is human beings who do not know what to do.
It's just how you live today.
However, those who live faithfully today can also be faithful tomorrow.
Don't worry about the future. Be faithful today.
4> God's guidance is not because of our will, but in God's plan.
However, God wants us to be victors, although God has a way to deliver us from suffering.
Calvin - A theologian who accurately summarized God's predestination and salvation.
His life is tragic. All three children died, and his wife fell ill. I know more than 50 bottles.
His best friend accuses him of saying that there are two demons in Hell, one of which is Calvin.
It will make you a great theologian during that suffering
God does not only give the saints when they suffer, but makes them into precious vessels.
A good person is not a person who does not face difficulties, but a person who overcomes difficulties despite difficulties.
[What to do today to overcome your worries]
1> In times of crisis, let's look to the Lord who bore the cross.
What a person sees is very important.
It also started with seeing Eve fall in the Garden of Eden.
The people of Israel are worried and afraid when they see the Egyptian army coming after them.
Psalm 25:1 David, in the face of peril, my soul looks up to you.
2 Chronicles 20:12 King Jehoshaphat prayed, O God, we do not know what to do, but we look to you.
Acts 7:55 When Stephen was stoned, he was filled with the Holy Spirit and looked up to heaven and saw Jesus standing at the right hand of God.
Hebrews 12:2 Look to Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith.
The way to overcome the crisis is when we look to the Lord who has suffered and suffered through the cross and has experienced human affairs.
There is the comfort of the Lord, there is the guidance of the Lord, and there is the work of the Lord.
The world builds buildings, gathers, sings, laughs, fellowships, and comforts just like the church. Buddhism, and world political parties.
There is a difference between the world and the church. = You cannot experience grace from the world.
The church does not despair. They are only caught up in despairing worries.
2> Don't forget your mission even in the face of crisis.
Seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.
God does not abandon missionaries.
God is the God of infinity.
It doesn't matter if I'm a spirit or 1,2,3,4, it doesn't matter
Although it is the infinity of God, I must not be a spirit.
Believe that God is your child
Trust that God is with you.
Believe that God has a wonderful plan for you.
Stalin's 500 Rooms No one knows where he sleeps. However, he was assassinated by a close associate.
God reigns. God is in control Let go of worry and live.