In the sermon this past Sunday, we looked at how the Gospel rescues us from our fears and anxieties. In Philippians 4:4-9, we were reminded that our battles with anxiety and fear are common struggles among Christ followers. The Apostle Paul calls Christians to combat anxiety through worship, prayer and living in Christian community. We set our attention and affections on Jesus by recalibrating our hearts to worship, through reading His Word and meditating on His flawless character and infinite attributes. When we turn our hearts away from the objects of our anxiety, and toward God, we encounter His greatness. In seeing the greatness of God, the objects of our anxieties and fears begin to decrease. Additionally, when we press into the community of Christ, through transparency and serving one another, we dispel the lies behind our fears and experience the life-transforming grace of Jesus reflected through His church.
