God Cares (4)
Series: It’s All About God
Jeff Strite
1 Peter 5:6-7
There was a guy named Bob Redrow who was on his first business trip to Japan. He and his colleagues were picked up by a van to be taken to their meeting, and during the ride Bob became anxious and upset by the driver. The van was zipping through the narrow streets... and all the while the driver was constantly turning around to talk to his passengers. Finally, Bob had enough and... as politely as he could - he asked their host to please turn around and focus on the road. The man gave Bob a strange look but turned around and faced forward.
One of Bob’s colleagues leaned over to Bob and asked, ‘‘What was that all about?’’
Bob answered, ‘‘He is gonna get us killed. He’s not paying attention to the road!’’
His friend replied, ‘‘Bob, the steering wheel is on the right. That guy’s not driving.’’
Bob had become (PAUSE) anxious and worried because he assumed he knew everything about his situation. But he didn’t know everything. He’d didn’t know that - in Japan - people drive on the other side of the road than we do, and that their steering wheels are on the RIGHT (not the left) side of their cars. In fact, after extensive research on the topic, I’ve discovered that most of the world drives on the ‘‘wrong’’ side of the road.
For the past few weeks we’ve been focusing on ‘‘Favorite Verses’’ that people have and our favorite verse for today is I Peter 5:7 ‘‘Cast all your anxieties on Him (on God), because He cares for you.’’
Now why would God bother to tell us to cast all our anxieties on HIM? Well, because we have a problem that way. We tend to get anxious... a lot.
ILLUS: One church site put it this way: Our lives are filled with anxieties. ‘‘A frightening diagnosis. A financial setback. A deadline you can’t meet. A relationship you can’t repair. A global pandemic disrupting every aspect of life. The possibilities are endless, but the result is the same. Stress, worry, and anxiety can ...
Series: It’s All About God
Jeff Strite
1 Peter 5:6-7
There was a guy named Bob Redrow who was on his first business trip to Japan. He and his colleagues were picked up by a van to be taken to their meeting, and during the ride Bob became anxious and upset by the driver. The van was zipping through the narrow streets... and all the while the driver was constantly turning around to talk to his passengers. Finally, Bob had enough and... as politely as he could - he asked their host to please turn around and focus on the road. The man gave Bob a strange look but turned around and faced forward.
One of Bob’s colleagues leaned over to Bob and asked, ‘‘What was that all about?’’
Bob answered, ‘‘He is gonna get us killed. He’s not paying attention to the road!’’
His friend replied, ‘‘Bob, the steering wheel is on the right. That guy’s not driving.’’
Bob had become (PAUSE) anxious and worried because he assumed he knew everything about his situation. But he didn’t know everything. He’d didn’t know that - in Japan - people drive on the other side of the road than we do, and that their steering wheels are on the RIGHT (not the left) side of their cars. In fact, after extensive research on the topic, I’ve discovered that most of the world drives on the ‘‘wrong’’ side of the road.
For the past few weeks we’ve been focusing on ‘‘Favorite Verses’’ that people have and our favorite verse for today is I Peter 5:7 ‘‘Cast all your anxieties on Him (on God), because He cares for you.’’
Now why would God bother to tell us to cast all our anxieties on HIM? Well, because we have a problem that way. We tend to get anxious... a lot.
ILLUS: One church site put it this way: Our lives are filled with anxieties. ‘‘A frightening diagnosis. A financial setback. A deadline you can’t meet. A relationship you can’t repair. A global pandemic disrupting every aspect of life. The possibilities are endless, but the result is the same. Stress, worry, and anxiety can ...
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