This is Part 1 of Pastor Chuck Bernal's message series, "Passages That Pump Me Up". The message is all about worry - why is bad for us and how we can overcome it with God's help. This messsage will delivered at LifePointe Church in Crowley, TX on Sunday, May 24, 2015.

2. OVERCOMING
WORRY

3. Don’t worry about anything . . .
(Philippians 4:6 – Living Bible)

4. Assuming responsibilities
that God never intended
for me to have.

5. Worry weighs us down . . .
(Proverbs 12:25 – The Message)

6. Worry is
SERIOUS

7. Worry is
AGGRESSIVE

8. Worry is
DESTRUCTIVE

9. That’s why it’s
SAD!

10. WHY WORRY SHOULDN’T
BE A PART OF OUR LIVES

11. Worry is unnecessary
because of our Father

12. Look at the birds. They don’t need
to plant or harvest or put food
in barns because your heavenly
Father feeds them.

13. And you are far more valuable
to him than they are.
(Matthew 6:26)

14. Worry is unproductive
because of the facts

15. Can all your worries add
a single moment to your life?
Of course not.
(Matthew 6:27)

16. Worry is unnatural
because of our faith

17. God clothes the grass in the field,
which is alive today but tomorrow is
thrown into the fire. So you can be
even more sure that God will clothe
you. Don’t have so little faith!

18. Don’t worry and say, “What will
we eat? or What will we drink?”
The people who don’t know God
keep trying to get these things,

19. and your Father in heaven
knows that you need them.
(Matthew 6:30-32)

20. Worry is unwise
because of the future

21. “So don’t worry about tomorrow,
for tomorrow will bring its own
worries. Today’s trouble is
enough for today.
(Matthew 6:34)

22. HOW WORRY IS
OVERCOME IN OUR LIVES

23. STEP 1:
Be prayerful

24. . . . pray about everything.
Tell God your needs . . .
(Philippians 4:6 – Living Bible)

25. When you pray, tell God
every detail of your needs . . .
(Philippians 4:6 – Phillips Translation)

26. Never stop praying, especially for
others. Always pray by the power
of the Spirit. Stay alert and keep
praying for God's people.
(Ephesians 6:18 – Contemporary English Version)

27. And how bold and free we then
become in his presence, freely
asking according to his will,
sure that he's listening.

28. And if we're confident that he's
listening, we know that what we've
asked for is as good as ours.
(1 John 5:14-15 – The Message)

29. Insight:
As you pray, give all your
worries to God!

30. Unload all your worries on Him
since He is looking after you!
(I Peter 5:7 - JN)

31. You can throw the whole weight
of your anxieties upon Him,
for you are His personal concern!
(I Peter 5:7 – Phillips Translation)

32. STEP 2:
Be careful

33. Finally, my friends, keep your minds
on whatever is true, pure, right,
holy, friendly, and proper.

34. Don't ever stop thinking about
what is truly worthwhile
and worthy of praise.
(Philippians 4:8 – Contemporary English Version)

35. . . . fill your mind
with those things . . .
(Philippians 4:8 - JB)

36. . . . fix your mind on them . . .
(Philippians 4:8 – Good News Bible)

37. Insight:
Whatever I think about is
what I am becoming!

38. As a man thinks in his heart,
so he is.
(Proverbs 23:7 – King James Version)

39. STEP 3:
Be grateful

40. . . . don’t forget to thank Him
for His answers . . .
(Philippians 4:6- Living Bible)

41. . . . thank God no matter what
happens. This is the way God
wants you who belong to
Christ Jesus to live.
(I Thessalonians 5:18 – The Message)

42. Stay alert, with your eyes
wide open in gratitude.
(Colossians 4:2 – The Message)

43. It is wonderful to be grateful and to
sing your praises, LORD Most High!
(Psalm 92:1 – Contemporary English Version)

44. Insight:
Even on your worst day, there is
always something you can be
grateful for – if you look for it!

45. THE RESULT OF
OVERCOMING WORRY
IN YOUR LIFE

46. If you do this you will experience
God's Peace which is far more
wonderful than the human mind
can understand.

47. His peace will keep your thoughts
and your heart quiet and at rest
as you trust in Christ Jesus.
(Philippians 4:8 - JB)

48. Insight:
There is no problem too
big for God’s power or too
small for God’s concern.

49. Let’s Pray