The Tyranny Of Worry; The Freedom Of Faith
Text: Matthew 6:24-34 In the name of Jesus. Amen. I was recently talking to a young man. He told me that he had opened his weather app on his smartphone to check if he should wear a sweatshirt or a t-shirt for a trip. But as he scrolled, right beneath the forecast, a news alert flashed across the screen: "Three people died in a flood overseas." He said it shook him a bit – not in some dramatic way, but just enough to feel the weight of it. He said, "I opened the app to check the weather, but instead, I ended up carrying grief for strangers an ocean away." You see, his words weren’t dramatic or emotional – they were honest. Something wasn’t quite right about this burden he bore. And guess what? He’s right. You and I are not meant to be little messiahs carrying the sorrows of the whole world in our pockets. Sit up in your pews; don’t let this point escape. you: we open our phones to do something mundane – to check the weather – and suddenly we are burdened with g...
