Finding Peace in an Age of Anxiety, with Jonny Ardavanis (Pastor series Pt. 1)

In the first episode of our new Pastor series, Jonny Ardavanis, Pastor of Stonebridge Bible Church in Brentwood, TN joins to talk about finding peace in a world filled with distractions, financial pressures, political stress, cultural upheaval, and social media hysteria. Jonny talks about how Christians can approach the topic of anxiety from a biblical worldview and turns our focus onto the nature and character of God, who is our strength and peace. ------------------------------------------------------------------ This video is sponsored by: SUMMIT Give your kids a stronger foundation to embrace a biblical worldview. Go to www.summit.org for more information Use my code: ALISA25 GOOD RANCHERS American Meat Delivered Go to www.goodranchers.com/alisa for more information. Use my code: ALISA FOUNDATION WORLDVIEW Foundation Worldview creates curriculum series that will empower your child to think Biblically in a deceptive world. Go to www.foundationworldview.com for more information! Use my code: ALISA -------------------------------------------------------------------- To Purchase the new CD, “Beauty from the Ash”, go to www.alisachilders.com/music There you can get the CD, backing tracks, string charts, rhythm charts and stems. Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/alisachilders To order “Another Gospel”: www.alisachilders.com/another-gospel/ To order “Live Your Truth": www.alisachilders.com/live-your-truth-and-other-lies/ To order “The Deconstruction of Christianity”: https://alisachilders.com/the-deconstruction-of-christianity/ For Alisa's Merch: https://alisachilders.creator-spring.com To see what gear Alisa uses to record her podcast, go to: https://kit.co/alisachilders Potential Sponsors: https://alisachilders.com/sponsor-request-form/ Product links are affiliate links which means if you buy something we'll receive a small commission. 00:00 Start 03:45 Jonny's story 06:29 Working with anxious teenagers 11:30 An exhausted generation 13:35 Anxiety in the Bible 20:00 Is anxiety a sin? 27:24 Attributes of God as a balm for anxiety 35:10 Biblical meditation 41:09 Holiness of God 45:50 The sovereignty of God 55:55 The love of God 100:41 John Bunyan and the names of God 105:10 Encouragement for the anxious person