Message 1: Defeating WorryIsaiah 43:2Hebrews 13:5Areas of Need●Personal Pressures — Inner Struggles●People Problems — Relational Struggles●Private Pitfalls — Moral Struggles●Painful Plunges — Failure and Despression●Providential Predicaments — Life Crises●Profound Pain — The Ultimate TestIsaiah 43:2Matthew 11:30Two Clarifications About Worry1. “Don’t Worry” ≠ “Don’t Plan”Matthew 6:342. “Don’t Worry” ≠ “Don’t Care”Philippians 4:6Bible Character Theme: The Sparrow●Matthew 6:26●Matthew 10:29What Worry Really Is1. A Conflict with God’s CreationMatthew 6:252. A Challenge to God’s CareMatthew 6:26 Luke 12:63. A Contradiction of Human CapabilityMatthew 6:274. A Carelessness of God’s ProvisionMatthew 6:28–305. A Conformity to the World’s ThinkingMatthew 6:31–32●Psalm 34:8●Psalm 145:99 Ways to Stop Worrying and Start Living1. Live in “Day-Tight Compartments”Matthew 6:342. Ask: “What Is the Worst That Could Happen?”3. Put a Stop-Loss on Worry2 Corinthians 10:54. Write It DownHabakkuk 2:25. Stay Busy2 Thessalonians 3:11–126. Don’t Lose Sleep Over ItPsalm 127:27. Don’t Sweat the Small StuffPhilippians 4:118. Fill Your Mind with Faith9. Help OthersGalatians 5:13Psalm 119:105