Sermon title – Dont worry about tomorrow.docVIP

Sermon title – DON’T WORRY ABOUT TOMORROWBible passage – Matthew 6:25-34PurposeAt any given moment, we live under the grace of God. The God who creates, maintains, and manages everything in this universe. Therefore, as children of God, we should cast away our worries about tomorrow’s uncertainty. We should appreciate the Lord’s provisions and loving care with confidence, trust, and thanksgivings. God’s plan is to have His children live joyfully in His love. Introduction David worries about a lot of things. All of his friends know that he is a ”worrier”. One day, he saw his friend Henry. “Hi, Henry, I’ll tell you a secret. I have not worried about anything for five days!” David can’t wait to share with his friends about his newly found happiness. “What? I can’t believe it!” Henry was very surprised that David “the worrier” has changed suddenly.“I have hired someone to do the worrying…” David told Henry. He couldn’t hide the joy in his heart. “Hired someone to worry for you?” Henry could not believe what he heard from David. “Yes!” David nodded, “ I have hired someone to do the worrying.”“How much do you have to pay for that?” Henry asked. David paused for a while, as if he was performing some calculations in his mind. Then slowly, he said in a deep voice, “One thousand dollars a week …” “Wow, how could you afford that?” All of a sudden, the dark cloud returned to David’s head. He started to worry again. What about you? What are you worrying about? Do you know that:40% of our worries will never happen30% of our worries is about the past12% of our worries is about concerns of our health 10% of our worries is about small and insignificant mattersOnly 8% of our worries can be categorized as reasonable concernMy question is, knowing these statistics now, are you still worrying? Jesus tell us how we can overcome our worry. Let’s read together, Matt. 6:25-34. Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or