June 6
Lesson 1 (KJV)
Freed from Worry
Devotional Reading: Ezekiel 34:11–16
Background Scripture: Matthew 6:19–34
Matthew 6:25–34
25 Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not life more than meat, and the body than raiment?
26 Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?
27 Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?
28 And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:
29 And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
30 Wherefore, if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?
31 Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?
32 (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.
33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you.
34 Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.
Key Verses
Your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things. But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you.—Matthew 6:32b–33
Confident Hope
Unit 1: Jesus Teaches About Faith
Lessons 1–5
Lesson Aims
After participating in this lesson, each learner will be able to:
1. Identify the nature of God’s faithful care.
2. Compare and contrast the concepts of “being worried” and “being concerned.”
3. Write a prayer that hands over worries to God.
Lesson Outline
Introduction
A. What, Me Worry?
B. Lesson Context
I. More Than Birds (Matthew 6:25–27)
A. Freedom from Worry (v. 25)
B. Provision for the Weak (v. 26)
Bird Watching
C. The Futility of Worry (v. 27)
II. More Than Flowers (Matthew 6:28–30)
A. Provision for the Helpless (vv. 28–29)
B. Provision for Small Faith (v. 30)
III. Trusting God (Matthew 6:31–34)
A. Questions Worry Asks (v. 31)
B. Worry and Ignorance (v. 32)
C. Replacing Worry with Faith (vv. 33–34)
The Priority Principle
Conclusion
A. With Us to the End
B. Prayer
C. Thought to Remember
HOW TO SAY IT
Galilee | Gal-uh-lee. |
Gentiles | Jen-tiles. |
omniscientent | ahm-nish-unt. |
Solomon | Sol-o-mun. |
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