What does First B Jackson teach about worry?
Drawn from the messages where it was actually addressed: the words said from the front, the passages taught, and where to hear the whole thing.
At First B Jackson, the teaching on worry starts not with techniques but with a diagnosis. Pastor Jason and Pastor Mark both worked through Matthew 6:25-34 and pointed out that the Greek word behind Jesus's command carries the sense of being pulled apart in different directions, a divided mind trying to serve more than one master. The command is not a gentle suggestion to calm down. It is a real imperative, and Jesus knows that issuing it alone is not enough, so he reasons with his disciples through the birds and the lilies, moving from the lesser to the greater: if God feeds and clothes things that matter far less than his own people, the worry itself is evidence of a practical failure to believe that God is both almighty and near.
Ray, preaching from Philippians 4, pressed on the same nerve from a different angle. The alternative Paul offers to anxiety is not willpower or positive thinking but honest, grateful prayer, the kind that includes pleading, thanksgiving, and remembering past deliverances. Ray put it plainly: "If something keeps coming to your mind over and over again and you're worried about it, you can worry or you can pray, but don't do both." The promise at the end of that paragraph is not that God will handle things the way you want them handled. It is that the peace of God, which surpasses comprehension, will guard your heart and mind in Christ Jesus.
What ties all of these messages together is the conviction that worry is ultimately displaced trust, and that the remedy is not trying harder to feel calm but redirecting your gaze. Carl, teaching from Luke 12, kept returning to verse 32: it gives your Father great happiness to give you the kingdom. Seeking that kingdom, rather than chasing after the things the anxious heart clings to, is what Jesus calls his disciples to. The peace that follows is real, even when circumstances do not change, and Ray captured what that looks like in practice: "It's the hardest time of my life and I'm okay is a good thing. You're holding on to what it says."
Taught from Matthew 6:25-34 · Philippians 4:4 · Philippians 4:5 · Philippians 4:6 · Philippians 4:7
“You can only love God to the measure that you know him.”
From Saddling Up Anyway
The passage taught · 1 Peter 5:7
7 casting all your worries on him, because he cares for you.
World English Bible
The messages that teach on it
- August 30, 2026 Saddling Up Anyway A sermon on Philippians 4:4-9 about rejoicing, gentleness, prayer, and training your mind to dwell on what is true, honorable, pure, and good.
- January 25, 2026 Rejoice in the Lord Always Philippians 4 shows how joy, prayer, and gratitude work together to overcome anxiety, and why context changes everything about the verses you thought you already knew.
- February 6, 2022 The Cure for Anxiety Jesus names worry as divided loyalty and gives a real alternative: seek God's kingdom first. A sermon on Matthew 6:25-34 from the Sermon on the Mount.
- February 6, 2022 The Cure for Anxiety The pastor preaches through Matthew 6 on worry and anxiety, showing why seeking God's kingdom first is the only cure for a divided, anxious heart.
- February 18, 2018 Seek the Kingdom Above All Else Carl preaches from Luke 12 on why seeking God's kingdom above all else frees us from greed and worry, and why God takes genuine delight in giving us that kingdom.
Mentioned along the way
- October 18, 2022 Learned to Be Content Nick walks through the final chapter of Philippians, exploring Paul's secret of contentment, the true meaning of "I can do all things," and fixing our thoughts on what is good.
- August 16, 2021 Monday Night @ First B Aug 15th (The book of Philipians) Pastor Carl opens Philippians at a Monday night study, showing how Paul wrote from prison with overflowing joy rooted not in circumstances, but in knowing Jesus.
- February 18, 2018 Seek the Kingdom Above All Else A Wyoming pastor explores Luke 12 and why seeking God's kingdom above all else is the answer to the joy-robbing grip of greed and worry in our lives.