How Do I Overcome Fear?
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How Do I Overcome Fear?
5.29.2022
Joshua 1:9 (NLT) — 9 This is my command—be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged. For the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”
The Mission of Fear
Judges 6:11 (NLT) — 11 Then the angel of the Lord came and sat beneath the great tree at Ophrah, which belonged to Joash of the clan of Abiezer. Gideon son of Joash was threshing wheat at the bottom of a winepress to hide the grain from the Midianites.
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Judges 6:12–13 (NLT) — 12 The angel of the Lord appeared to him and said, “Mighty hero, the Lord is with you!” 13 “Sir,” Gideon replied, “if the Lord is with us, why has all this happened to us? And where are all the miracles our ancestors told us about? Didn’t they say, ‘The Lord brought us up out of Egypt’? But now the Lord has abandoned us and handed us over to the Midianites.”
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Judges 6:14–15 (NLT) — 14 Then the Lord turned to him and said, “Go with the strength you have, and rescue Israel from the Midianites. I am sending you!” 15 “But Lord,” Gideon replied, “how can I rescue Israel? My clan is the weakest in the whole tribe of Manasseh, and I am the least in my entire family!”
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Judges 6:16–18 (NLT) — 16 The Lord said to him, “I will be with you. And you will destroy the Midianites as if you were fighting against one man.” 17 Gideon replied, “If you are truly going to help me, show me a sign to prove that it is really the Lord speaking to me. 18 Don’t go away until I come back and bring my offering to you.” He answered, “I will stay here until you return.”
No Fear
1. __________ your ground.
Exodus 14:13–14 (NLT) — 13 But Moses told the people, “Don’t be afraid. Just stand still and watch the Lord rescue you today. The Egyptians you see today will never be seen again. 14 The Lord himself will fight for you. Just stay calm.”
2. ____________ for peace.
Philippians 4:6 (NLT) — 6 Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done.
3. ___________ to lies.
2 Corinthians 10:5 (NLT) — 5 We destroy every proud obstacle that keeps people from knowing God. We capture their rebellious thoughts and teach them to obey Christ.
Philippians 4:13 (NLT) — 13 For I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength.
4. ___________ in God.
Psalm 56:3–4 (NLT) — 3 But when I am afraid, I will put my trust in you. 4 I praise God for what he has promised. I trust in God, so why should I be afraid? What can mere mortals do to me?
It is time to fight because _____________ is on the other side of ___________.
UPCOMING EVENTS MAY 31 – Grief Share (6:30pm)
JUNE
1 – ReCharge Bible Study (8pm)
7 – Grief Share (6:30pm)
8 – ReCharge Bible Study (8pm)
11 – Community Cook Out (Tentative)
14 – Grief Share (6:30pm)
15 – ReCharge Bible Study (8pm)
17 – Game Night (7 pm)
19 – YWEA Offering
21 – Grief Share (6:30pm)
22 – ReCharge Bible Study (8pm)
28 – Grief Share (6:30pm)
29 – ReCharge Bible Study (8pm)
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