Bible Text: 1 Pet 5:7 | Preacher: Pastor Troy Garner | “How To Handle Stress”
1Peter 5:7
1. The Anxiety We Encounter;
Our Pressure.
–The pressure of dating.
–The pressure of bills.
—The pressure of child-rearing.
—The pressure of school.
—The pressure of performance.
—The pressure of ministry.
–The pressure of family.
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–The pressure of work.
–The pressure of the culture.
–The pressure of pride.
2.The Action We Employ;
Our Prayer.
3.The Antidote We Experience;
Our Pancea.
–*Psalm 55:22 Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall
sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.
–*Phil.4:7 And the peace of God, which passeth all
understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds
through Christ Jesus.
—*Psalms 18:6 In my distress I called upon the Lord,
and cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, even into his ears.
—*Psalms 107:6 Then they cried unto the Lord in their
trouble, and he delivered them out of their distresses.
—*Psalms 107:13 Then they cried unto the Lord in their
trouble, and he saved them out of their distresses
—*Psalms 107:19 Then they cry unto the Lord in their
trouble, and he saveth them out of their distresses.
—*Psalms 107:28 Then they cry unto the Lord in their
trouble, and he bringeth them out of their distresses.
—*Psalms 118:5 I called upon the Lord in distress:
the Lord answered me, and set me in a large place.
—*Psalms 120:1 In my distress I cried unto the Lord,
and he heard me.
4.The Assurance We Enjoy;
Our Promise.
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-In Mark 4:38–The Disciples were in a Storm and
they asked—Don’t you care if we drown?
-In Lk.10:40–Martha asked Jesus “Don’t you care that
my Sister left me to do all this work?”.
-In Jn.11 Martha asked Jesus—Don’t you care that
my brother Lazarus died?
-In Matt.6:26 it tells us that GOD cares for the Birds..
Then, it goes on to say—How much more GOD cares for you!
GOD cares!