All right, good evening and welcome to our midweek Bible study.

Tonight I want to talk with you about worry, specifically as it relates to both the biblical

answer to and cure for both worry and anxiety.

I know I've shared in the past on many occasions actually about my own proclivity in this area concerning worry and how God has done a powerful work in my life over the years.

And I would be disingenuous at best, dishonest or worst, were I not to confess that while I have

victory in this area, there are those times that I still struggle with both worry and fear,

but now I know what to do. And that's what I want to talk with you

about tonight. And in order to do that, I want to invite you to turn in your Bibles to Philippians,

the fourth chapter. I want to read verses 6 through 8. We'll really look more closely at

verses 6 and 7, but I do want to read verses 6 through 8. The Apostle Paul is writing to the Church

of Philippi, and he says, verse 6, be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication,

with Thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds

through Christ Jesus. Finally, brethren, verse 8, whatever things are true, whatever things are

noble, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just,

whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report

if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy, meditate on these things.

This passage in Philippians has actually been for me over the years, that which has really been the way that I've been able to have

the victory in this area of worry and anxiety. What I'm hoping to do in our time together tonight

is first address the seriousness of worry,

then provide the biblical cure for worry.

And here's why.

Left unchecked, worry has the propensity to cause serious damage to our health, especially

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