December 8, 2024
Series: The Great Gift Exchange

Sermon: Give God Your Worry and He'll Give You His Peace

Scripture: Luke 1:29-33

'Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be. But the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary; you have found favor with God. You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to call him Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David, and he will reign over Jacob’s descendants forever; his kingdom will never end.” '

INTRODUCTION: What do you do when God's words make you worry?

What Is Worry? The Dictionary of Bible Themes defines Worry as, “A sense of uneasiness and anxiety about the future. Scripture indicates that such anxiety is ultimately grounded in a lack of trust in God and his purposes.”

Words paint pictures...

'The angel went to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.” '

-Luke 1:28

Words are but pictures.

-John Dryden

Pictures produce emotions and feelings...

'Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be.'

-Luke 1:29

A picture is worth a thousand words.

-Fred R. Barnard

Trust the Painter...

But the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary; you have found favor with God.

-Luke 1:30

Saturate your worry with worship.

-Archie Callahan

CONCLUSION: Trust the painter when you can't see or figure out the whole picture. God is still painting your story on the canvas of life.

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