Sermons on Matthew 6:26-30:

Seek First Things First Series

Contributed by Rev. Dr. Andrew B Natarajan on Apr 30, 2020

The whole world is worried about many things. Worry about the Extinction of the human race by CORONA, worry to find the right Vaccine, worry about GDP growth, worry about the future of the Children, and everything. At this juncture, Our Lord Jesus Christ tells us “First seek the First Things”.

Theme: “Seek First things” Text: Matthew 6:25-34 Greetings in the name of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. We praise God for the grace of God for enabling us to enter into the 5th month in 2020. This month the Spirit of God inspires us to meditate under the Theme “ Seek the Welfare”. First of ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:25-34

Denomination: Methodist

Strength For Today

Contributed by Jim Keegan on May 6, 2020

Jesus wants us to see the alternative to worry: a life of peace and joy and trust.

“Strength for Today” “I tell you, don’t worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:25-34

A Life Without Worry Series

Contributed by Vic Folkert on Jun 9, 2020

To overcome worry: Ramp up worship. Re-align ambitions. Trust God, one day at a time.

Healthy Disciples: A LIFE WITHOUT WORRY—Matthew 6:25-34 (Read the text first.) “Do not worry…” What would it take for you to stop worrying? Would 10 million dollars be enough money? Would a cure for cancer set your mind at ease? Worry is a common human thing. People worry about their kids or ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:25-34

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Do Not Worry Sotm Series

Contributed by Gary Holt on Jun 13, 2020

There is no need to worry when God is the Lord of your life. God loves you and will provide for your needs.

SOTM “Do not Worry” Matthew 6:25–34 Scripture reading There is a story about a young lawyer who was called in from the big city to represent a large railroad company that was being sued by a farmer. It seems that the farmer’s prize cow was missing from a field through which the railroad passed, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:25-34

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Thanksgiving List

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Nov 13, 2018

Are we anxious? Are we worried about tomorrow? Let’s see how writing a long, long, long thanksgiving list can help.

Are we anxious? Are we worried about tomorrow? Let’s see how writing a long, long, long thanksgiving list can help. Let’s see what God has to say about fretful thoughts in Matthew 6:25-33. Matthew 6:25 “For this reason I say to you, do not be worried about your life, as to what you will eat or ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:25-33

Denomination: Baptist

Divine Providence Part 6 - What God Provides In Earthly Life Series

Contributed by Sam Mccormick on Nov 26, 2018

This is part 6 of an 8-part series that was originally designed as a 13-week adult class. This part deals with the providence - what God provides - during our earthly lives.

This is Part 6 of an 8-part series that was originally developed for a 13-week adult class, with some of the parts taking more or less than a 45-minute class period. I am starting to post the series on SermonCentral, and plan to post the remaining parts over the next few days as time permits. I ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:6-9, 1 Corinthians 2:12-14, 2 Peter 1:3-4, Matthew 7:9-11, 1 John 3:1, Matthew 6:25, Ephesians 3:20-21, Psalm 37:25, 2 Samuel 21:1-14, Genesis 8:22, Matthew 5:45, Acts 17:24-25, 1 Peter 3:12, 2 Chronicles 16:9, Acts 24:2, Luke 15:11-32, Matthew 6:25-34  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

"My Own Worst Enemy”

Contributed by Bubot Parago on Dec 1, 2018

Let us hear from the mouth of our most reliable Friend, Jesus.... On HOW TO MAKE AN OPEN WAR WITH WORRY and come out of that battle victorious. It all starts in the mind. The battleground is on the mind.

We are tested by major changes, delayed promises, impossible problems, unanswered prayers, undeserved criticism, and even senseless tragedies. Human reasoning produces doubt, doubt produces fear, and fear produces anxiety.... That is why we worry a lot! The good news is that God wants us to pass ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:25-27, Matthew 6:33-34

Denomination: Pentecostal

Christmas Service

Contributed by Dennis Lee on Dec 17, 2018

This sermon takes an unusual twist and is an interesting take on "Christmas Service, as it looks at the attitudes of those associated with Jesus's birth.

Christmas Service Matthew 6:25-34 As you look at the screen, you may be thinking that today is our Christmas service, and you may be thinking of Christmas songs and a message, hopefully short, about the Christmas story, that is, the birth of our Savior and Lord, Jesus Christ. Now, I really don’t ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:25-34, Luke 14:27-28, Joshua 24:15

Denomination: Foursquare

When A Leader Of The Church Creates A Scandal Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Aug 25, 2018

The Holy Ghost has the power to sweep up the shards and make from this mess a magnificent mosaic of Christ.

Fourteenth Sunday in Course: Extraordinary Lectionary The Church is in a “time that tries men's souls,” and it is not God who has put us in this trial by fire. A good friend of mine is a convert to the Catholic faith, and recently told me that if she were in the decision phase of that conversion ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:16-24, Psalm 83:10-11, Matthew 6:24-33

Denomination: Catholic

Worry Bites

Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on Sep 25, 2018

This is a short homily given at an inner city mission in downtown Toronto, to a mixed crowd

What kind of news makes you happy? Birth of a child; healing of a family member’s sickness; bigger tax return than you thought; a forecast of great days of weather ahead; maybe you won something at the lottery. What kind of news gets you upset? Drama in a friend’s life; maybe the death of a ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:25-30

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Saint Francis For The Twenty-First Century Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Sep 29, 2018

St. Francis stands out in the thirteenth century, perhaps the last great Catholic century, and a recovery of his spirit would be a good start toward converting the culture of this twenty-first century.

October 4, 2018 St. Francis of Assisi The saint we celebrate today is probably the most famous one of the second Christian millennium, and I suspect also the one we need most to emulate today. Our modern culture is steeped in materialism and consumerism. I can prove that by asking you to ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 6:14-18, Matthew 11:25-30, Matthew 6:25-34

Denomination: Catholic

Do We Really Trust God?

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Oct 3, 2018

Let us study trust? We trust tires, batteries, and elevators, why not try trusting God. You may want to walk on water to feed your ego, but maybe God says: TRUST MY PLAN.

DO WE REALLY TRUST GOD? By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com I have been in the full pastoral ministry 37 years. I know what it means to abound, I have also learned about being abased. There have been days when I thought I heard a 747 flying over my head and I looked up to see the ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 1:12, Matthew 6:26, Psalm 37:3, Psalm 37:3-5, Psalm 37:24  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Antidote For Anxiety Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on Jan 31, 2020

Don’t be anxious. Instead, look to the birds and flowers; look to your Heavenly Father; and look only at today. In a word: have FAITH! Trust the Lord to take care of you today and tomorrow.

Antidote to Anxiety (Matthew 6:25-34) Chris Surber, a pastor in Suffolk, Virginia, tells the story is about a woman who for many years couldn’t sleep at night because she worried that her home would be robbed. One night her husband heard a noise in the house, so he went downstairs to ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:25-34

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Seek Ye First

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Feb 17, 2020

Giving first place to the things of God.

SEEK YE FIRST. Matthew 6:19-34. 1. Heart-Treasure. “Treasure not up for yourselves treasures upon earth,” begins Matthew 6:19. Moths destroy clothes (cf. Isaiah 51:8). Even gold and silver can become cankered (cf. James 5:2). Thieves can literally “dig through” mud-brick houses. No, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:19-34

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Don't Worry! Series

Contributed by Jonathan Kruschel on Feb 24, 2020

This Old Testament lesson shows us a man who learned how not to worry while not denying the realities of life and using common sense. Isn't this what Jesus was teaching in his Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 6:24-34?

“Here's a little song I wrote You might want to sing it note for note Don't worry, be happy. In every life we have some trouble But when you worry you make it double Don't worry, be happy” You might recognize those lyrics from the song released in 1988, “Don’t Worry, Be Happy.” ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 32:6-12, Matthew 6:24-34

Denomination: Lutheran