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Message Notes
Got Stress? // Be Present In The Present // 04.28.24
Worry and stress can overtake our every day lives, making it impossible to accomplish the tasks for the day. This Sunday, come hear some practical biblical advice to not let the stresses of this life keep you from moving forward.
Be Present In The Present
Philippians 3:13
- ________ on the ______, but don’t dwell on it
Matthew 6:34
2. ______ for the ________, but don’t dwell on it
“There is nothing like suspense and anxiety for barricading a human's mind against the Enemy (God the Father). He wants men to be concerned with what they do; our business is to keep them thinking about what will happen to them.”
― C.S. Lewis, The Screwtape Letters
3. Be ____________ in The ____________
Today's grace is sufficient only for today and should not be wasted on tomorrow. If tomorrow does bring new trouble, there will be new grace to meet it.
- Expositors Commentary
It is one of the evils of rapid diffusion of news that the sorrows of all the world come to us every morning. I think each village was meant to feel pity for its own sick and poor whom it can help and I doubt if it is the duty of any private person to fix his mind on ills which he cannot help. (This may even become an escape from the works of charity we really can do to those we know).
-CS Lewis
Discussion Questions – 04.28.24 – Got Stress?
Intro: Read Matthew 6:25-34 a few times over. As Jesus speaks about worry, what are the encouragements you see Him give? Are there any themes you notice?
1. What are the biggest challenges you face when trying to live in the moment? How do you address these challenges?
2. How can prayer help us focus on the present? Discuss any personal experiences where prayer shifted your focus from worry to the present moment.
3. Jesus often pointed to children as examples in faith. How do children exemplify the principle of living in the moment, and what can we learn from them?
4. How does the message of Matthew 6:34 contrast with societal attitudes toward planning and future security? Discuss the balance between responsible planning and undue worry.
5. What are some future promises you feel God has for you? What can you do today to star building toward that future?
6. We should never dwell on our past, but we should build on it! Choose one moment from your past where you learned a valuable lesson, and share that moment and lesson with the group. Take time and learn from others so that you can apply the wisdom to your own life today.
Resources
The Case For the Resurrection of Jesus by Gary R. Habermas & Michael R. Licona
Warren Wiersbe Bible Exposition Commentary
John Courson Bible Commentaries
Vines Expository Dictionary of Biblical Words
William Barclay
Craig keener
https://www.blueletterbible.org/commentaries/guzik_david/
New Bible Commentary
Bible Exposition Commentary
https://enduringword.com
