Speaker: George Almeida
Date: 12/07/2020

This week, George will be continuing our Converstations on the Journey, talking about anxiety and worry, from Matthew 6:19-34.

Online Service

Digging Deeper Resources

These links are provided to help you explore today’s passage and theme. If you are experiencing anxiety that is significantly impacting on you daily life, then please speak to your GP for medical advice.

George has created this document from his Anxiety Study.

Read Matthew 6 in the Enduring Word Commentary.

The Church of England have produced a series of Bible based reflections, entitled Supporting Good Mental Health.

Mental health and social distancing – a webinar hosted by the Baptist Union the theme of with lots of links to additional resources.

Mind have lots of helpful resources, including one exploring Anxiety and Panic Attacks.

The Mental Health Access Pack has a page on Anxiety, as well as lots of information for churches with regards to helping people with their Mental Health.

Anxiety, depression & Jesus – a panel discussion with Dr Kate Middleton is a psychologist, director of the Mind & Soul Foundation, Philippa Wilson blogs at A Certain Brightness and Mark Meynell is Director (Europe and Caribbean) for Langham Preaching (a programme of Langham Partnership).

Also, today, our children were making the Pizza faces from Bake through the Bible, focusing on how God’s people disobey Him (Genesis 3). Mmm, delicious!

Questions for Reflection

After you’ve listened to George’s talk based on Matthew 6:19-34, you might like to use these questions for personal reflection, or a discussion at a Life Group.

In Matthew 6:25, Jesus says, “do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear”. If you were writing a list of life’s worries today, what would you include?

Take time to reflect on these statements that come through the passage. What do they mean to you, and how might they help you are feeling anxious or worried?

You are valued by a loving Heavenly Father
(Matthew 6:26)

Worry adds nothing to your life – it only takes away
(Matthew 6:27)

God cares about your daily needs
(Matthew 6:30)

Prioritize the Kingdom of God in your life
(Matthew 6:33)

Focus on challenges of today, rather than worrying about what might happen in the future
(Matthew 6:34)

And finally,

The future of all who believe in Jesus is that God will be with his people – no more pain, no more suffering, no more death, no more tears.
(Revelations 21:3-5)

What can you do different this week, to help reduce the worries of everyday life?

Look over these statements again, how can trying to put these into practice in our own lives make a difference in the lives of those around us.

Now pray to your Heavenly Father, who loves you.