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Week 17: The affections of Christ and JOY
Some thoughts from NT Wright regarding the end of Matthew 6: Has it ever struck you what a basically happy person Jesus was?
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We would like to think our problems are unique… they are not
Consider this quote of angst by an 18-year-old:
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Free from worry
Freedom from worry isn’t found in simply the absence of thinking about stuff. It is the addition of WHAT to pursue. Pursuit is our choice.
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When the pressure mounts, the answer usually is…
When the pressure mounts in our lives the assumed answer, or the “default” answer, might be: “Do something!” or “Fix it!” or “Worry more!” But generally, when the pressure mounts, the answer is probably… pray. Ask and keep on asking. Seek and keep on seeking. Knock and keep on knocking.
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No place for worry
When we really take in what Jesus is saying about the power of the Kingdom, we come to his amazing “guarantee:” you won’t worry. No matter how many times I read this passage in Matthew 6, I still choke on this passage. Worry. Anxiety. Things that keep me up. Things that wake me up. Things that give me nightmares. Worry. Anxiety.…
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Do NOT Worry
Luke 12. Life is so much more than the anxiety I get from the STUFF I have to deal with. The challenge is trust. The challenge is to understand that with Christ… I am more to him. He has my needs. 24 Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storeroom or barn; yet God feeds them.…
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