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Chuck Smith :: Sermon Notes for Matthew 6:34

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I. THIS VERSE CONCLUSION TO THIS SECTION OF SERMON. "THE PROBLEM OF OUR RELATIONSHIP TO THE THINGS IN THIS WORLD."
A. Everyone faced with this problem, rich and poor.
1. Rich are in danger of laying up worldly treasures.
2. Poor are in danger of worrying about needs.
3. Both cases minds are off of God, and on worldly things.
B. Third time uses phrase, "Take therefore no thought."
1. This time as conclusion.
2. Many things vs. 33, "Seek ye first..." such a perfect conclusion that this is anti-climatic.
3. "Seek ye first" seems to be so final that nothing could be added.
4. Christ adds, "Don't be anxious about tomorrow (the future) for tomorrow will take thought of the things of itself." "Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof."
a. This is more than repetition or a summation, this is a continuation of thought.
b. Worry is a force or power that takes hold of people. If nothing to worry about now, we turn to the future (Worried because nothing to worry about).
1. People really unwilling to be released from its power. They don't really want an answer. "You really have a problem don't you?"
II. WHAT CHRIST SAYS ABOUT WORRY FOR THE FUTURE.
A. Context - consider birds - consider lilies.
B. Not to spend our days adding grand total of everything that
might happen to us the rest of our lives.
1. Live one day at a time. "Are there not 12 hours in a day?"
C. He will be with us according to our need.
1. "As thy days are, so shall thy strength be."
2. "Jesus Christ the same..."
3. II Cor. 1:10.
D. We must not go forward and tack tomorrow's quota onto today's
strength.
III. PROBLEM THAT ARISES IN THIS TEXT. 2 QUESTIONS GENERALLY ASKED.
A. Is it wrong to save money?
B. Should a Christian take out an insurance policy?
1. Answered earlier in birds. God has ordained ploughing, sowing, reaping. (In a sense preparation for future.)
a. Don't worry about tomorrow.
b. These things should never dominate.
2. Danger is to take any extreme vices.
C. God deals with different individuals in different ways.
1. George Mueller.
2. Bob Pierce.
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