A  LITTLE STRESS ON “STRESS”

•    chronic stress exacts a toll on our body
•    need God’s strength to offset global / personal stressors

FACTORS IN YOUR WORLD FALLING APART

•    Circumstances: signs in our surroundings that cause perplexity
•    Sinful desires: hearts get weighed down by dissipation, drunkenness, life’s worries

STRENGTH TO OFFSET STRESS

•    Redemption draws near: you are valued by God
•    Permanence of Jesus’ words: won’t pass away
•    An eye to the eternal: be on guard, alert, praying
•    Fellowship and admonition: joy, love, restoration from one another
•    Holy Spirit’s overflow in love and holiness: makes love overflow, strengthens in holiness

ABOUNDING IN LOVE - BEYOND SELF-IMPORTANCE

•    Joni’s advice: act humanely, pray for enemies, speak out for the poor