{"id":17924,"date":"2026-01-25T09:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-25T14:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/?post_type=ctc_sermon&#038;p=17924"},"modified":"2026-01-26T11:54:44","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T16:54:44","slug":"worry-the-kingdom","status":"publish","type":"ctc_sermon","link":"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/sermons\/worry-the-kingdom\/","title":{"rendered":"Worry &#038; the Kingdom"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-gdm-google-drive-embedder-viewer\"><iframe width='100%' height='100' frameborder='0' scrolling='yes' src='https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1wLqVOXL7dZhotF3MP3scknEjdicL2cXs\/preview?usp=drivesdk' allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n<h6 class=\"p1\"><b>R<\/b><b>E<\/b><b>A<\/b><span class=\"s2\"><b>D<\/b><b><\/b><\/span><\/h6>\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Matthew 6:25-34<\/p>\n<h6 class=\"p1\"><b>C<\/b><b>O<\/b><b>N<\/b><b>S<\/b><b>I<\/b><b>D<\/b><b>E<\/b><span class=\"s2\"><b>R<\/b><b><\/b><\/span><\/h6>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Corrie Ten Bloom, a Dutch Christian writer once said that \u201cWorrying is carrying tomorrow&#8217;s load with today&#8217;s strength- carrying two days at once. It is moving into tomorrow ahead of time. Worrying doesn&#8217;t empty tomorrow of its sorrow, it empties today of its strength.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">This week, we dive into the Scripture of Matthew 6:25\u201334 and learn how Jesus taught His disciples to deal with worry. What have we been worrying about recently? May the Lord speak to us this week and help us cope with our daily challenges.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px; text-align: right;\">Pastor Julian Wong<\/p>\n<h6 class=\"p1\"><b>P<\/b><b>R<\/b><b>A<\/b><span class=\"s2\"><b>Y<\/b><\/span><\/h6>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Our Heavenly Father, thank You for seeing us as valuable and for knowing our needs. When we worry, You remind us that You are the Creator and Sustainer of the world. In You, we lack nothing. Help us not to focus on our challenges, but to sense the presence and peace of the Lord. Thanks be to God. In the name of Jesus Christ, I pray. Amen.<\/p>\n<h6 class=\"p1\"><b>D<\/b><b>I<\/b><b>V<\/b><b>I<\/b><b>N<\/b><span class=\"s2\"><b>G<\/b><\/span> <b>D<\/b><b>E<\/b><b>E<\/b><b>P<\/b><b>E<\/b><span class=\"s2\"><b>R<\/b><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-17940 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/CG-Study-Jan-2026-Week-4-791x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"791\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/CG-Study-Jan-2026-Week-4-791x1024.jpg 791w, https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/CG-Study-Jan-2026-Week-4-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/CG-Study-Jan-2026-Week-4-768x994.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/CG-Study-Jan-2026-Week-4-1187x1536.jpg 1187w, https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/CG-Study-Jan-2026-Week-4.jpg 1545w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 791px) 100vw, 791px\" \/><\/h6>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Matthew 6:25-34<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":17818,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","ctc_sermon_topic":[],"ctc_sermon_book":[49],"ctc_sermon_series":[595],"ctc_sermon_speaker":[520],"ctc_sermon_tag":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_sermon\/17924"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_sermon"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/ctc_sermon"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/25"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17924"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_sermon\/17924\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17944,"href":"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_sermon\/17924\/revisions\/17944"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17818"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17924"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"ctc_sermon_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_sermon_topic?post=17924"},{"taxonomy":"ctc_sermon_book","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_sermon_book?post=17924"},{"taxonomy":"ctc_sermon_series","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_sermon_series?post=17924"},{"taxonomy":"ctc_sermon_speaker","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_sermon_speaker?post=17924"},{"taxonomy":"ctc_sermon_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_sermon_tag?post=17924"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}