How to Defeat Anxiety

Nothing has happened yet. Your body just thinks it has.

Your 16-year-old is 40 minutes late and her location won't load. The doctor's office wants to go over your results in person. Your boss texts "Can you meet at 4?" and you spend the next seven hours living out the worst case. Stress is pressure around you. Anxiety is pressure within you, and it always starts with two words: what if.

When we asked what you wanted to hear about, anxiety was near the top of the list. So in Week 3 of our series, You Asked For It, Brad opens the words Paul wrote from a prison cell, chained to a guard, not knowing if he'd live: "Do not be anxious about anything." With two buckets, a bag of ping-pong balls, and one very important word: but.

If you've ever lain awake at 2:47 a.m. rehearsing a conversation that hasn't happened, this is for you.

If you've ever been in the room with your kids but somewhere else in your head, this is for you.

And if you've ever been told a real Christian shouldn't feel this way, this is especially for you.

Because Jesus faced a tomorrow that wasn't a what-if. It was a what-is. And He walked right into it.

He drank His cup so you could cast yours.

Do today. Hand Him tomorrow.

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Speaker

Brad Straarup

Series

You Asked for It

Topic

Anxiety
Worry
Fear
Overthinking
Trusting God
Peace
Prayer
Control
Renewing Your Mind
Faith

Scripture

Philippians 4:4
Philippians 4:6
Philippians 4:7
Philippians 4:8
Philippians 4:5
Philippians 4:9
2 Corinthians 11:28
Matthew 26:37
Matthew 26:38
Philippians 2:20
Matthew 6:27
Matthew 6:34
1 Peter 5:6
1 Peter 5:7
Exodus 16:19
Exodus 16:20
Luke 22:44
Philippians 1:20
Philippians 1:21
Philippians 1:23
Philippians 2:17
Luke 22:42
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Date

October 4, 2026
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