Pastor Fee will be teaching us that emotions greatly influence how we live our lives and emotions are a gift from God, provided so we can enjoy life and relate to others. How we express them is what determines whether they are beneficial or detrimental. Either we control them, or they control us. Our emotions are good if they are kept in proportion, but when we allow them to control us, we are more likely to harm others and ourselves. Anxiety is the most prominent emotion people experience today. It’s important to realize that feeling anxious is not a sin, but the Lord doesn’t want us to live in a continual state of dread because of life’s uncertainties. All people encounter situations that cause them to be nervous; sometimes it’s unavoidable. Anxiety can also be defined as “dread, apprehension, and uncertainty” and can be caused by past events, present situations, or future possibilities. Sometimes, anxiety is a fear of not being in control. Situations in which we are powerless make us feel vulnerable and cause us to worry. Pastor Fee will be teaching from the Book of Philippians 4:4-7 and his message is entitled “Anxiety The Greatest Crippler of Mankind”
