2 Corinthians 11:28 Apart from such external things, there is the daily pressure on me of concern for all the churches.29 Who is weak without my being weak? Who is led into sin without my intense concern?

Philippians 4:6 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and
supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.7
And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your
hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

Luke 12:4 ... do not bea fra i d of those who kill the body ...
Luke 12:7 ... Do notfe a r; you are more valuable than many sparrows.
Luke 12:11 ... do notw orry about how or what you are to speak ...
Luke 12:22 ... do notworry about your life, as to what you will eat ...
Luke 12:25 "... which of you byw orry i ng can add a single hour to his life's span?
Luke 12:26 ... why do youworry about other matters?
Luke 12:29 "And do not seek what you will eat ... and do not keepw orryi ng.
Luke 12:32 "Do not bea frai d, little flock,

a. We don\u2019t believe God exists, or if He exists ...
b. We don\u2019t believe He is in control, or if He is in control ...
c. We don\u2019t believe He is wise in His control, or if He is wise in His control ...
d. We don\u2019t believe His intentions toward us are kind and loving, or if He is kind
e. We don\u2019t believe His intentions to be our treasure are more satisfying than our treasure on

2. Wars, terrorist attacks
3. Crime, government oppression, loss of liberty
4. Inflation, higher prices, shortages of essential goods
5. Career, job security, advancement, retirement, schooling, scholarships
6. Health, disease, injury, accidents, aging
7. Relationships, loved ones, success for self or family members
8. Popularity, fashion, acceptance, praise of others
9. Basis necessities - food, shelter, health care

Luke 12:4 "I say to you, My friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that have no more that they can do.5 "But I will warn you whom to fear: fear the One who, after He has killed, has authority to cast into hell; yes, I tell you, fear Him!

Luke 12:6 "Are not five sparrows sold for two cents? Yet not one of them is forgotten
before God.7 "Indeed, the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Do not fear; you are
more valuable than many sparrows.

Luke 12:11 "When they bring you before the synagogues and the rulers and the
authorities, do not worry about how or what you are to speak in your defense, or what you
are to say;12 for the Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what you ought to say."

Luke 12:22 And He said to His disciples, "For this reason I say to you, do not worry about your life, as to what you will eat; nor for your body, as to what you will put on.23 "For life is more than food, and the body more than clothing.

Luke 12:27 "Consider the lilies, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; but I tell you, not
even Solomon in all his glory clothed himself like one of these.28 "But if God so clothes
the grass in the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, how
much more will He clothe you? You men of little faith!

The Bible describes (formal atheism) as open folly: \u201cThe fool has said in his heart there is no
God.\u201d But even when the lip and the mind behind the lip are true to right reason and confess that
there is a God who rules the world and to whom we are responsible in our every thought and
word and deed, there is often a practical atheism that lives as if there were no God.

Is it true that we can trust the eternal welfare of our souls to God, and cannot trust to Him the
temporal welfare of our bodies? Is it true that He has provided salvation for us at the tremendous
cost of the death of His Son, and will not provide food for us to eat and clothes for us to wear at
the cost of the directive word that He speaks and it is done? Is it true that we can stand by the
bedside of our dying friend and send him forth into eternity in good confidence in God, and cannot
send that same friend forth into the world with any confidence that God will keep him there? O,
the practical atheism of many of our earthly cares and earthly anxieties!

Luke 12:29 "And do not seek what you will eat and what you will drink, and do not keep worrying.30 "For all these things the nations of the world eagerly seek; but your Father knows that you need these things.

IX. 12:30-31 God, Who is our Father, and Who is immeasurably better than
the best earthly fathers, knows and supplies the needs of His children
who seek Him first.