Hope When Life Hurts: Part 3
November 16, 2025
Pastor Doug Ingram
Hope When Life Hurts: Part 3
Matthew 6:25-34
25 “Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat, what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? 26 Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and your heavenly father feeds them. Are you not of more value then they? 27 And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life? 28 And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, 29 yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. 30 But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? 31 Therefore do not be anxious saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ 32 for the Gentiles seek after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all. 33 But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. 34 Therefore, do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.”
Matthew 6:25
“Do not worry about your life — what you will eat or drink, or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?”
Matthew 6:26
26 Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and your heavenly father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they?
Matthew 6:27
27 And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life?
Matthew 6:28
28 And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, 29 yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
Matthew 6:30
30 But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?
Matthew 6:31
31 Therefore do not be anxious saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ 32 for the Gentiles seek after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all.
Matthew 6:33
33 But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.
Mark 12:30-31
“Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself. There is no commandment greater than these.”
Matthew 6:34
34 Therefore, do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.”
He is Jehovah-Jireh, The Lord who provides,
He is Jehovah-Rapha, the Lord who Heals,
He is Jehovah-Nissi – The Lord my Banner
He is Jehovah-Shalom – The Lord of Peace
He is Jehovah – The Lord who Saves
Next Steps:
I will trust Jesus as my Lord and Savior
I will choose peace over anxiety by trusting God’s promises
I will live for the Kingdom of God each day
I will memorize Matthew 6:33
33 But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.