Freedom from Worry - Part 2
February 20, 2021      |     By: Jonathan Brickley      |      Category: Sermons      |      Location: El Dorado
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Proverbs 15 - Humility comes before honor
Proverbs 16 - Pride goes before destruction & a haughty spirit before a fall

Acts 4:32-35 (ESV)
32 Now the full number of those who believed were of one heart and soul, and no one said that any of the things that belonged to him was his own, but they had everything in common.
33 And with great power the apostles were giving their testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace was upon them all.
34 There was not a needy person among them, for as many as were owners of lands or houses sold them and brought the proceeds of what was sold 
35 and laid it at the apostles' feet, and it was distributed to each as any had need.

Great = “Megas”
Grace = “Charis”

“Mega Grace”

James 4:6-10 (NIV)
6 But he gives us more grace. That is why Scripture says: “God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble.”
7 Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
8 Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
9 Grieve, mourn and wail. Change your laughter to mourning and your joy to gloom.
10 Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.

1 Peter 5:5-9 (NIV)
5 In the same way, you who are younger, submit yourselves to your elders. All of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble.”
6 Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time.
7 Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.
8 Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.
9 Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that the family of believers throughout the world is undergoing the same kind of sufferings.

Worry - Part 1 - “Make Your Requests Known” (Philippians 4)
Worry - Part 2 - “Casting your anxiety on Him” (1 Peter 5)

Results in Great Grace!

Isaiah 57:15 (NIV)
15 For this is what the high and exalted One says—he who lives forever, whose name is holy: “I live in a high and holy place, but also with the one who is contrite and lowly in spirit, to revive the spirit of the lowly and to revive the heart of the contrite.

“If you are willing to be nothing, God will make something of you” (C. Spurgeon)