One of the best antidotes to stress is a cheerful heart! Joy comes from the Lord!

"All the days of the oppressed are wretched, but the cheerful heart has a continual feast." - Proverbs 15:15

"I am not ashamed of the Gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes." - Romans 1:16

God's word is not like any other book on the face of the earth. The Bible is a roadmap for life both here and eternally.

Sometimes finding the right words at the right time is difficult...but God can help us with that. 

"The hearts of the wise make their mouths prudent, and their lips promote instruction." - Proverbs 16:23

Dear Christian, 

"Present yourselves as living sacrifices...holy, pleasing, acceptable; this is your reasonable act of worship." 

Paul, the Apostle

Sunday Sermon based in Psalm 15. Pastor Phillip takes a deep dive into what it means to present ourselves worthy before God. Who is worthy to spend eternity with God in His house? 

Sometimes it isn't us that is going through a difficult stressful day...sometimes, it is our neighbors. Sometimes, we need to help our neighbors with encouragement.

"Each of us should please our neighbors for their good, to build them up. For even Christ did not please Himself." - Romans 15:2-3

Stress comes many times from us believing one thing and doing something completely different. Our actions should always be led by God as we strive to follow Christ. 

"Do not merely listen to the word...Do what it says." - James 1:22

We live in a world that will eat you alive. It is a fast-paced, stress-inducing, anxiety-filled world that pulls the rug right out from under us. So, how do we overcome it?

"Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God." - Philippians 4:6

"Whoever takes the lowly position of this child is the greatest in the kingdom of Heaven." - Matthew 18:4

Keep

It

Simple

It is flat out stressful to keep up appearances...but, it is also quite fruitless. Trying to put on a face to show others what we "aren't" going through, but God knows the heart...and He wants to help.

"The LORD does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart." - 1 Samuel 16:7

Setbacks. Failures. Disappointments. 

All are inevitable, and in many ways, they are the price we have to pay for our risks we take in life. But we can moved beyond our failures.

"You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what He has promised." - Hebrews 10:36