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Jesus' Teaching About the Flowers in the Field
April 16, 2023
Defining the context
• Framing verses for our passage: Matthew
• Matthew 6:25-34 does not prescribe a solution for clinically diagnosed mental health illnesses.
Our guiding principle: God is your Sovereign, not your possessions.
The Teleological Argument for the existence of God
• God’s great design for life demonstrates his absolute
• God’s sovereign rule is a key theological principle throughout
The amazingly intricate order, micro and macroscopically, implies purposeful intention by a supreme Being. The apparent purpose, order and design in the universe would necessitate an intelligent Creator – a divine “watchmaker.” – J. Scott Horrell
Sovereignty and materialism
• We succumb to
• Putting the Lord first helps us to find
This spring, I will remember God is in control because: