The Problem of Anxiety

Timothy Keller Sermons Podcast by Gospel in Life

Tim Keller

Religion & Spirituality, Religion, Religion & Spirituality:christianity, Christianity, Spirituality

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🗓️ 15 May 2024

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Of the articles and books I survey on worry or anxiety, they almost always say, “The things you’re worried about may never happen. So don’t think about them.” But in Psalm 27, David does the opposite: he visualizes the worst things that can happen. Why? Because he wants to have a strategy of life that can stand up to anything. Psalm 27 has a refreshing realism, even though it’s full of tremendous promises. It shows that you can have a way of dealing with anger, anxiety, and fear that assumes the worst things may and can happen. How can you have a strategy that will enable you to face any of stresses of life? By 1) dwelling, 2) gazing, and 3) seeking. This sermon was preached by Dr. Timothy Keller at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on October 24, 1993. Series: Modern Problems; Ancient Solutions. Scripture: Psalm 27. Today's podcast is brought to you by Gospel in Life, the site for all sermons, books, study guides and resources from Timothy Keller and Redeemer Presbyterian Church. If you've enjoyed listening to this podcast and would like to support the ongoing efforts of this ministry, you can do so by visiting https://gospelinlife.com/give and making a one-time or recurring donation.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Gospel in Life. Our culture places so much faith in
0:07.8	empirical reason, technology, and personal experience that it's easy to
0:12.1	wonder to something as old as Christianity and personal experience that it's easy to wonder,
0:13.0	does something as old as Christianity
0:15.0	have any relevance to the problems of modern life?
0:18.2	This month, Tim Keller invites us
0:20.1	to consider how Christianity is more relevant than ever in offering answers to the deepest
0:25.5	longings of our hearts.
0:27.0	We've been looking at the book of Psalms in this fall and we've been trying to bring them to bear on what we've been calling modern problems which of course if you can bring the Psalms with a 3,000 year old book to bear on them
0:47.5	They're not that modern but we always like to flatter ourselves that our problems are worse than anyone else's. I mean every age has always felt that way. And so I'm pandering to our arrogance and suggesting that we do have modern problems yet which have solutions that are very ancient.
1:06.4	Now let me read to you from Psalm 27, the whole Psalm.
1:11.5	The Lord is my light and my salvation, whom shall I fear. The Lord is the
1:16.5	stronghold of my life, of whom shall I be afraid. When evil men advance
1:21.7	against me to devour my flesh, when my enemies and my foes attack me, they will stumble and fall.
1:28.0	Though an army beseage me, my heart will not fear.
1:32.0	The war break out against me, even then will I be confident.
1:37.0	One thing I ask of the Lord, this is what I seek, that I may dwell in the House of the Lord all the day of my life to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord and to seek him in his temple.
1:50.0	For in the day of trouble he will keep me safe in his dwelling. He will hide me in the shelter of his tabernacle and set me high upon a rock.
1:57.0	Then my head will be exalted above the enemies who surround me.
2:00.0	Had his tabernacle, will I sacrifice with shouts of joy. I will sing and make music to the Lord.
2:06.6	Hear my voice when I call, O Lord, be merciful to me and answer me.
2:12.0	My heart says of you, seek his face. Your face, Lord, I will seek. Do not hide your face for me. Do not turn your servant away in anger. You have been my helper. Do not reject or forsake me,
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