Location: Ballard Campus
Preacher: Mark Driscoll
Date:11/7/10
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Tags: Money, Stewardship, Worship, Fear, Anxiety
Luke 12:22-34
Jesus and Anxiety
Jesus' life is our standard for how to live and our beautiful savior
He is our example and he experienced anxiety
We are of more value than the birds of the air and the plants, we are loved and cared for even more than than them
What does my mind Fear?
Fear Not little flock
The most frequent command of God - This is a perennial issue with all peoples in all places
This is not a license to be disorganized and lazy and irresponsible
The goal is to be ready for the future and trust God for it so I can enjoy it when it comes
I fear destroying my wife and destroying my kids when they should come
I fear death by gunshot wound
I fear my urge to seek bloody vengence on anyone who would hurt my wife and daughters when they come
Do I fear my G's death or Mom's death, Am I taking the weight of their lives on my shoulders? No, I trust God in this area.
I fear not being able to provide for my mom as she gets old.
"Fear Not" is God invitation to trust him
Fear is sometimes forsight without optimism
Facing Fear
1 Vision w/o optimism
2 Fear can be irrational
3 Fear is about
Not getting what we want
Getting what we ant and losing it
Getting what you don't want
4 Fear reveals our longings, loves, priorities, and values
5 Fear increases with more choices
Who should I pursue for marriage? - FEAR
I fear my inability to control my passion for vengence against anyone who would hurt my family.
6 Fear turns us into false prophets - predicting the future wrongly
7 Fear is not always sinful, but it is always an opportunity
To either run to or from God
Anxiety - When does my Body Manifest Anxiety?
Jesus says I don't want you to freak out because you will hurt yourself
The Physiological responce is an increase in adrenaline and other hormones leading to a fight or flight
Results of anxiety (shorter life span):
Canker Sores
Weight changes
Fantisizing about dying
Sleep deprivation
Unhealthy eating - comfort food - ME
IBS
Chronic Sickness
Victim mentality
Excessive caffeine consumption
Jesus' Anxiety
The Garden of G. - Sweating blood
He has experienced it all so when he says Fear not he knows what its like
He goes to the Father to deal with his anxiety
Directs all our focus off of ourselves and onto our Father and those he has created us to love
Luther: Sin is the self turning into the self
Where is my Treasure?
A lot of my stress is connected to my stuff
Food is an indicator for where I go to get my help and what Jesus only can give us
Clothing
Ravens are unclean animals who fed by God
When I freak out - I am acting like a heretic
When I plan with the motivation of control, I am trying to be God
I love being organized (sovereign like God) So I can control the future - Acting like a heretic
Lillies
Clothed better than the world's richest man
We are loved and our Father is Good
It is a sin to have such things sit in such a place where they cause fear and anxiety
My theology changes my biography and culminates in Doxology
My Money reveal my beliefs, my core treasure
My money goes to my fears and anxieties
As we give our best God is taking my stress NOT TAKING MY STUFF, because its all his anyways
Combat fear by knowing my father
My father asks me to be generous as an act fo faith
My father has proven himself faithful
My father is a rich and generous King
My father's kingdom has nothing to fear