UNBOTHERED – I NEED SOME INNER PEACE

Pastor Bryan – UNBOTHERED – “I NEED SOME INNER PEACE”

⁷ “But blessed are those who trust in the Lord and have made the Lord their hope and confidence. ⁸ They are like trees planted along a riverbank, with roots that reach deep into the water. Such trees are not bothered by the heat or worried by long months of drought. Their leaves stay green, and they never stop producing fruit.”

Jeremiah 17:7-8

^{16 “}Now may the Lord of peace himself give you his peace at all times and in every situation…”

II Thessalonians 3:16

UNBOTHERED: The state of being calm, confident and undisturbed in the face of stress, chaos, criticism and pressure.

THE UNBOTHERED LIFE…

1. “Planted by the water” – A life close to God.

¹⁵ Then Moses said to him, “If your Presence does not go with us, do not send us up from here.”

Exodus 33:15

        2. “Sends out its roots by the stream” – draws from the .

^{13 “}I pray that God, the source of hope, will fill you completely with joy and peace because you trust in him.”

Romans 15:13

        3. “It does not fear when the heat comes” – Chooses over .

^{10 “}Don’t be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be discouraged, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you. I will hold you up with my victorious right hand.”

Isaiah 41:10

        4. “Its leaves are always green” – Continual of .

^{8 “}Bear fruits in keeping with repentance. And do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you, God is able from these stones to raise up children for Abraham.”

Luke 3:8 (ESV)

        5. “No worries in a year of draught” – Sustained through God’s .

^{19 “}And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus.”

Philippians 4:19

        6. “Never fails to bear fruit” – Consistent .

^{22 “}But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, ²³ gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things!”

Galatians 5:22-23