Sugar Hill Church
Being Well: Pray Your Way to Peace
Are you weighed down by worry? Join us for Week 2 of our Being Well series as we explore The Weight of Worry through Philippians 4:4-7. Discover how anxiety can be an invitation to intimacy with God, as He calls us to come close, call out, and receive His peace. Let’s turn our worries into worship and experience the peace that surpasses all understanding.
Locations & Times
Sugar Hill Church
5091 Nelson Brogdon Blvd, Sugar Hill, GA 30518, USA
Sunday 9:15 AM
Sunday 11:00 AM
Being Well Landing Page
https://sugarhill.church/being-well/The Weight of Worry
- 62% of Americans say they worry every single day.
- What the world calls anxiety, Jesus calls an invitation to intimacy.
- Anxiety doesn’t mean you don’t trust God. It’s a signal inviting you to
trust Him more.
- 62% of Americans say they worry every single day.
- What the world calls anxiety, Jesus calls an invitation to intimacy.
- Anxiety doesn’t mean you don’t trust God. It’s a signal inviting you to
trust Him more.
Invitation 1: Come Close
God Invites You Into His Presence
God Invites You Into His Presence
- You can’t experience the peace of God without the presence of God.
- When you realize God is near, anxiety loses its grip.
- God is as close as the air you’re breathing.
- Anxiety is your body telling you it’s time to be present with God. It’s a
cue to stop and remember: The Lord is near.
- When you realize God is near, anxiety loses its grip.
- God is as close as the air you’re breathing.
- Anxiety is your body telling you it’s time to be present with God. It’s a
cue to stop and remember: The Lord is near.
Invitation 2: Call Out
God Invites You to Talk to Him
God Invites You to Talk to Him
- If it’s on your mind, it’s on God’s heart.
- Anxiety isn’t something to feel guilty about—it’s a signal that it’s time
to pray. It’s an invitation to turn your worry into worship.
If it’s big enough to worry about, it’s big enough to pray about.
- Anxiety isn’t something to feel guilty about—it’s a signal that it’s time
to pray. It’s an invitation to turn your worry into worship.
If it’s big enough to worry about, it’s big enough to pray about.
A Practical Approach to Prayer:
1. Pray about everything.
2. Be specific in your requests.
3. Thank God for what He’s done.
1. Pray about everything.
2. Be specific in your requests.
3. Thank God for what He’s done.
Invitation 3: Calm Down
God Invites You to Receive His Peace
God Invites You to Receive His Peace
- Peace doesn’t come from finding a lake with no storms. It comes from
having Jesus in the boat.
- Our lives are always moving in the direction of our strongest thoughts.
If you want to change your life, start by changing your thinking—and that
starts with prayer.
- Peace doesn’t come from having more control—it comes from trusting
the One who’s in control.
having Jesus in the boat.
- Our lives are always moving in the direction of our strongest thoughts.
If you want to change your life, start by changing your thinking—and that
starts with prayer.
- Peace doesn’t come from having more control—it comes from trusting
the One who’s in control.
Steps to Pray Your Way to Peace
A prayer-less Christian is like a phone with no signal—disconnected
and ineffective.
A prayer-less Christian is like a phone with no signal—disconnected
and ineffective.
1. Get Up – Start your day with prayer.
2. Get Going – Begin with 5 minutes a day and build consistency.
3. Get Grateful – Include thanksgiving in every prayer.
2. Get Going – Begin with 5 minutes a day and build consistency.
3. Get Grateful – Include thanksgiving in every prayer.
You don’t have to get it right. You just have to get it going.