In the four Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, John) there are a lot of things about Jesus that overlap, and a lot of things that He did that are told but once. However, Jesus' spiel on God taking care of the sparrows is one that is also found in at least Matthew (chapter 10, I believe).
God knows all. Sparrows in that day and age were worth next to nothing - people used to sell three sparrows for two pennies. The third sparrow was free; essentially worth nothing. Yet God cared for and loved that third sparrow - He sees and knows where that sparrow goes and when it falls. The argument was that as God loves the worthless sparrow, how much more does He love you, since even humans agree you have value?
In a demonstration of His all-knowingness, Jesus cites God's knowledge of every hair on your head. Scientists can guess, determine, but never know that. God's understanding of all things and His love for it is basically what makes Him God. And if God is love, then God loves You too.
As God knows and helps the sparrows, so He knows and will help you. Thus we reach the argument, "Don't be afraid," because you are worth so much more to God than sparrows!
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