Sermon | ”Birds, Flowers and Sheep, Oh My!” | August 7

Stress, worry, anxiety...unfortunately, for far too many people, these are everyday realities. Standing in sharp contrast to these realities are the words of Jesus, "Do not worry about your life..." As disciples of Jesus, what are we to do with this disconnect? If we have worry and stress, are we NOT in the kingdom? If we grow anxious about our lives--are we failing at being a follower? These are great questions, and like the disciples of Jesus' day, we too need more explanation. In today's text, Jesus spends time unpacking what it means to be rich toward God, helping us have a kingdom attitude toward possessions and seeing stress and anxiety as opportunity.