August 11- 12, 2007 GOD CAN! Hebrews 7: 25, Selected

Give No Fear Living!

(Senior Pastor Roger Storms)

*** John 14:27 “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.”
[New International Version]

FEAR CAN DEVASTATE YOU IN A NUMBER OF WAYS!

• FEAR CAN HARM YOUR HEALTH!

• FEAR CAN PARALYZE YOUR POTENTIAL!

*** Psalm 143:4 “I am losing all hope; I am paralyzed with fear.” [New Living Translation]

• FEAR CAN RUIN YOUR RELATIONSHIPS!

*** Genesis 3:9-10 “God called to the man, "Where are you?" He answered, "I heard you in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid." [NIV]

• FEAR CAN HINDER YOUR HAPPINESS!

*** Proverbs 12:25 “Worry can rob you of happiness….” [Today’s English Version]

*** Psalm 13:2 “How long must I worry and feel sad in my heart all day?”
[New Century Version]

• FEAR CAN SABOTAGE YOUR SUCCESS!

*** Job 3:25 (NLT) “What I always feared has happened to me. What I dreaded has come to be.” Sort of waiting for the other shoe to…drop!

*** Proverbs 23:7 (TEV) "What he thinks is what he really is.”

GOD CAN help you deal with your fears!

*** Psalm 16:8 “I will always look to you, O Lord, as you stand beside me and protect me from fear.” [Contemporary English Version]

PROFESS YOUR FEARS TO GOD!
*** Psalm 61:2 “I call to you from the ends of the earth when I am afraid.” [NCV]

ADMITTING THE FEELING IS THE BEGINNING OF HEALING!

EVALUATE THE REALITY OF YOUR FEARS!

ALL OTHER FEARS ARE LEARNED BEHAVIORS!

*** John 8:32 (NIV) “Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free."

*** Psalm 27:1 (NIV) “The Lord is my light and my salvation--whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life--of whom shall I be afraid?”

ACKNOWLEDGE GOD’S PRESENCE IN YOUR LIFE!
*** 1 John 4:18a “Where God's love is, there is no fear, because God's perfect love drives out fear.” [NCV]

*** 1 Cor. 10:13 “No test or temptation that comes your way is beyond the course of what others have had to face. All you need to remember is that God will never let you down; he'll never let you be pushed past your limit; he'll always be there to help you come through it.” [Message Bible]

THE MORE POWERFUL THE PROTECTOR
THE MORE SECURITY I’LL FEEL!

*** Psalm 118:6a “I will not be afraid, because the Lord is with me.” [NCV]

COUNCIL WITH OTHER BELIEVERS!
*** Galatians 6:2 “Share each other's troubles and problems, and in this way obey the law of Christ.” [NLT]

A BURDEN SHARED IS HALVED, A JOY SHARED IS DOUBLED!

EXERCISE FAITH!
*** Psalm 56:3 “When I am afraid, I will put my confidence in you. Yes, I will trust the promises of God. And since I am trusting him, what can mere man do to me?”
[Living Bible]
WHEN FEAR IS THE CONDITION, FAITH IS THE CURE!

FEARFULNESS ABOUT YOUR SALVATION!

*** Hebrews 7:25 “Therefore he is able to save completely those who come to God through him, because he always lives to intercede for them.” [NIV]