Do Not Worry

“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?

“And why do you worry about clothes? See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you—you of little faith?

So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.

Matthew 6:25-34

QUESTIONS For personal reflection or group discussion
1. Please read Matthew 6:25-30. When are you most prone to worry? How does worry
manifest itself in your thoughts and actions?
2. Please read 1 Peter 5:7. What cares are you struggling to give to the Lord? What causes you to hold on to what you are worried about? Make a list of cares you want to give to Jesus today and then spend time in prayer giving your cares to God.
3. Please read Psalm 25:4-5. How can putting your hope in the Lord help you with your worries? What does it look like for you to put your hope in the Lord?

LIFE AT TLC

THIS WEEKEND:
AFTER PARTY
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NEXT WEEKEND:
BACK TO SCHOOL WEEKEND
We’ll be cheering on and praying for all our students and teachers as they launch into a new school year. Plus we’ll have a free gift for all students and teachers and jump houses and food trucks too!

LIFE DEVELOPMENT WEEKEND
PLUS next weekend our Life Development Team (infant-college) launches a new look, a new mission and a new strategy for reaching the next generation!

COMING SOON:
ANNUAL BEACH BAPTISMS
Sunday 9/22 at 12:45pm. Join us at Capitola Beach (yes - a new location!) to cheer on everyone being baptized! To be baptized go to tlc.org/baptism!

“FLAWED FOLLOWER” SMALL GROUPS
Seeking host homes, group leaders for our fall 8-week church-wide series on Simon Peter! Visit tlc.org/smallgroups for details and to sign up to facilitate a small group.

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