Matthew 6:19-34

Philippians 4:3-14

Thanksgiving:

An Antidote to Anxiety

Presented by: Harry L. Morgan, Ph.D.

AN ANALYSIS OF ANXIETY

Consequences:

1. Personally:

2. Interpersonally:

Consequences:

1. Personally:

Paranoia (παράνοια ) means madness (para = outside; nous = mind).

The word worry comes from the Old English term wyrgan, which means “to choke” or “strangle”.

Consequences:

2. Interpersonally: anxiety contributes to conflict (2-3)

II. AN ANTIDOTE FOR ANXIETY

Right Talking

Right Thinking

Right Living

Right Talking

• To Yourself: “Rejoice in the Lord always. . . “

• To Others: “Let your moderation be known to all men”

• To God:

To God:

Types of Intercession

• Prayer • Supplication

Tone of Intercession

• Thanksgiving

"Pray, and let God worry.”Martin Luther King

I called out of my distress to the Lord, and He answered me. . . .

Thou hadst cast me into the deep, into the heart of the seas. . . . I have been expelled from Thy sight. . . .

While I was fainting away, I remembered the Lord; and my prayer came to Thee, into Thy holy temple. Those who regard vain idols forsake their faithfulness, but . . .

I will sacrifice to Thee with the voice of thanksgiving. . . . Salvation is from the Lord.”

Water encompassed me to the very soul, the great deep engulfed me, weeds were wrapped around my head. I descended to the roots of the mountains. . . .

Said the wild flower to the sparrow: “I should really like to know

Why these anxious human beings Rush about and worry so.”

Said the sparrow to the wildflower: “Friend, I think that it must be

That they have no Heavenly Father, Such as cares for you and me.”

Causes: (Matt. 6:19-34)

Wrong GoalWrong Vision Wrong Master

A single goal — treasure in heavenA single vision — God’s purposesA single Master — God, not money (19–24)

“life” is psuchē

Right Thinking

1. True:

2. Honest:

3. Just:

4. Pure:

5. Lovely:

6. Good Report:

Philippians 4:11

“I have learned…to be

content.”

Right Living

“…In whatever the circumstances...”

Philippians 4:11

“Do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger men! Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers. Pray for power equal to your tasks.”

Phillips Brooks

"Pray, and let God worry." Martin Luther King

"When the solution is simple, God is answering." Albert Einstein