My Anxiety (Chantilly Sermon)
May 31, 2026
Luke 12:22-32 CSB – Then he said to his disciples, “Therefore I tell you, don’t worry about your life, what you will eat; or about the body, what you will wear. 23 For life is more than food and the body more than clothing. 24 Consider the ravens: They don’t sow or reap; they don’t have a storeroom or a barn; yet God feeds them. Aren’t you worth much more than the birds? 25 Can any of you add one moment to his life span[d] by worrying? 26 If then you’re not able to do even a little thing, why worry about the rest?
27 “Consider how the wildflowers grow: They don’t labor or spin thread. Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his splendor was adorned like one of these. 28 If that’s how God clothes the grass, which is in the field today and is thrown into the furnace tomorrow, how much more will he do for you—you of little faith?29 Don’t strive for what you should eat and what you should drink, and don’t be anxious. 30 For the Gentile world eagerly seeks all these things, and your Father knows that you need them.
31 “But seek his kingdom, and these things will be provided for you. 32 Don’t be afraid, little flock, because your Father delights to give you the kingdom. 33 Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Make money-bags for yourselves that won’t grow old, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys. 34 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
John 14:27 CSB – “Peace I leave with you. My peace I give to you…. Don’t let your heart be troubled or fearful.
Don’t Worry: A Loving Command
1. Don’t Worry: Life is more than food and clothing
Luke 12:22-23 CSB – Then he said to his disciples, “Therefore I tell you, don’t worry about your life, what you will eat; or about the body, what you will wear. 23 For life is more than food and the body more than clothing.
Luke 12:13 CSB – Someone from the crowd said to him, Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance w/ me.”
Luke 12:18 CSB – he said. ‘I’ll tear down my barns and build bigger ones and store all my grain and my goods there.
Genesis 1:28 CSB – “Be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth, and subdue it. Rule the fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, and every creature that crawls on the earth.”
2 Thessalonians 3:10 CSB – this is what we commanded you: “If anyone isn’t willing to work, he should not eat.”
2. Don’t Worry: You matter to God
Luke 12:24 CSB – Consider the ravens: They don’t sow or reap; they don’t have a storeroom or a barn; yet God feeds them. Aren’t you worth much more than the birds?
3. Don’t Worry: Worry Doesn’t Work
Luke 12:25-26 CSB – Can any of you add one moment to his life span by worrying? 26 If then you’re not able to do even a little thing, why worry about the rest?
4. Don’t worry: Worry Insults God
Luke 12:30, 32 CSB – For the Gentile world eagerly seeks all these things, and your Father knows that you need them.
Don’t be afraid, little flock, because your Father delights to give you the kingdom.
How To Win over Worry
Luke 12:31 CSB – “But seek his kingdom, and these things will be provided for you.
1. Keep Your Priorities Straight
Psalm 23:1 CSB – The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want.
Come to Me all who are weak and heavy laden. I will give you rest.
Matthew 13:22 CSB – the worries of this age and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.
2. Learn to Trust– God will provide
Luke 12:32 CSB – Don’t be afraid, little flock, because your Father delights to give you the kingdom.
Luke 12:27-30 CSB – “Consider how the wildflowers grow: They don’t labor or spin thread. Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his splendor was adorned like one of these. 28 If that’s how God clothes the grass, which is in the field today and is thrown into the furnace tomorrow, how much more will he do for you—you of little faith? 29 Don’t strive for what you should eat and what you should drink, and don’t be anxious. 30 For the Gentile world eagerly seeks all these things, and your Father knows that you need them.
Philippians 4:19 CSB – And my God will supply all your needs according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.
3. Keep Your Eyes on Eternity—Be Generous
Luke 12:33,34 CSB – Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Make money-bags for yourselves that won’t grow old, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys. 34 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
Luke 12:21 CSB – This is how it is with the one who stores up treasure for himself and is not rich toward God.
Colossians 3:1-3 CSB – So if you have been raised with Christ, seek the things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Keep your mind on things above. For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.
