First, let me apologize for failing to post these last three weeks through Disciple Now and Easter. I’ll be back on track now, and will soon beginning a new teaching series on the Book of Acts.
Last Sunday we focused on worrying. We took an approach I first heard from Gerald Mann at Riverbend Church in Austin. He took Jesus’ statements on worrying from The Sermon on the Mount and turned them to suggest times when it is OK to worry– like when it will feed or clothe you, when it will make you live longer or grow taller, or when you want to know how a pagan lives. His point? Worrying will never accomplish any good result!
I would be interested in hearing about your experiences with worrying? Has it ever helped? Did it ever change the end result?
This Sunday we will talk about how you can hear from God and discover His will. I hope you can join us.
April 30, 2009 at 6:23 am |
Brother Paul,
Many years ago I learned to replace worry with praise. This was probably the most significant revelation in my life. It has certaintly added years to my life. I have seen stress and worry completely wreck people’s lives. The devil wants you to stress out and worry more because it changes the direction of your heart. GOD wants me to be stress and worry free so that i may better serve HIM. When you turn over your problems to GOD and let him go to work , you have a peace in knowing that God will help you. The hard part of all this is staying out of his buisness and freely letting him help you. By the way Paul, I used to watch a talk show hosted by Dr. Gerald Mann on pbs many years ago and i really liked his up to date perspective on many of our questions about life in general. God Bless you Paul.
( p.s. , we will be traveling to Arkansas Friday for decoration day at our local cemetary and will miss service this sunday. Please keep us in you prayer’s for a safe journey. Thank You. )
Bobby
April 30, 2009 at 9:34 am |
What great advise! It reminds me of a great sacred song that means a lot to me. It goes like this– “Praise the Lord, He can work through those who praise Him. Praise the Lord, for our God inhabits praise. Praise the Lord, and the chains that seem to bind you, serve only to remind you, that they fall powerless behind you, when you praise Him.” I think this is the essence of what you are saying. God bless!