What is fear?
An unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous, likely to cause pain, or a threat.
"Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice!
Let your gentle spirit be known to all men. The Lord is near.
Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.
And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute,
if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, dwell on these things.
The things you have learned and received and heard and seen in me, practice these things,
and the God of peace will be with you.
But I rejoiced in the Lord greatly, that now at last you have revived your concern for me;
indeed, you were concerned before, but you lacked opportunity.
Not that I speak from want, for I have learned to be content in whatever circumstances I am.
I know how to get along with humble means, and I also know how to live in prosperity;
in any and every circumstance I have learned the secret of being filled and going hungry, both of having abundance and suffering need.
First - Rejoice in the Lord always!
It is impossible to allow fear to come in while rejoicing
We rejoice about the things we know
Fear comes from the unknown
Second -
Look at verse 6
"Be anxious for nothing"
How is that possible to be anxious for nothing?
"In everything by prayer"
Third -
Look at verse 7
"The peace of God that passes all understanding"
Peace:
The greatest enemy of fear
Fourth -
Look at verse 8
"Whatever is….."
If we dwell on these things there is no room for fear
Fifth -
Look at verse 11
"Be content in whatever circumstances I’m in"
Lastly -
Look at verse 13
"I can do all things through CHRIST"
How can we do all things?
Follow the first 5 points as you trust in Him
Do you know HIM?
- Jul 26, 2020Fear Not! – Fear Sermon Series
Fear Not! – Fear Sermon Series
What is fear?
An unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous, likely to cause pain, or a threat.
Simply put, fear is something we are uncertain about.How do we live with no fear?"Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice!
Let your gentle spirit be known to all men. The Lord is near.
Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.
And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute,
if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, dwell on these things.
The things you have learned and received and heard and seen in me, practice these things,
and the God of peace will be with you.
But I rejoiced in the Lord greatly, that now at last you have revived your concern for me;
indeed, you were concerned before, but you lacked opportunity.
Not that I speak from want, for I have learned to be content in whatever circumstances I am.
I know how to get along with humble means, and I also know how to live in prosperity;
in any and every circumstance I have learned the secret of being filled and going hungry, both of having abundance and suffering need.
I can do all things through Him who strengthens me." Phil. 4:4-13 NASBFirst - Rejoice in the Lord always!
It is impossible to allow fear to come in while rejoicing
We rejoice about the things we know
Fear comes from the unknown
Second -
Look at verse 6"Be anxious for nothing"
How is that possible to be anxious for nothing?
"In everything by prayer"
Third -
Look at verse 7"The peace of God that passes all understanding"
Peace:
The greatest enemy of fearFourth -
Look at verse 8"Whatever is….."
If we dwell on these things there is no room for fear
Fifth -
Look at verse 11"Be content in whatever circumstances I’m in"
Lastly -
Look at verse 13"I can do all things through CHRIST"
How can we do all things?
Follow the first 5 points as you trust in Him
Do you know HIM?
- Jul 22, 2020Book Of Daniel Study 13
- Jul 15, 2020Book Of Daniel Study 12
- Jul 12, 2020The Good Shepherd – Fear Sermon Series
The Good Shepherd – Fear Sermon Series
Why are we living in fear today?
COVID-19,
Uncertainty of America’s future;Racial Tension,
Financial difficulties.Certainly these are all things that cause anxiety, but why fear?
Let me tell you about the Good Shepherd
Turn with me to the 23rd PsalmThe Lord is my Shepherd I shall not wantThe Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not wantSo why do we have fear of all these things listed earlier?The Lord is my Shepherd
The Shepherd’s job is to take care of the Sheep, right?
The Lord certainly does a good job of that. Keep reading this PsalmHe restores my soul, meaning, He takes away the fear, if we let HimScripture also tells us that we all like sheep have gone astray Isaiah 53:6
Look what He does vs 3
For His name’s sake.
When He takes care of you, people see HimThe Lord is my Shepherd I shall not wantThe Valley of the shadow of deathWe hang out here basically our whole lives
Look at the rest of vs 4
I fear no evil!Because You are with me!
Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me
Understand that this seems very strange to some people
The rod was used to punish the sheep when it got out of line
Not most people’s idea of comfort right?
The staff could be used to nudge and to rescue
So both of these things comfort us because they both are used out of loveGod takes care of us even in the presence of our enemiesHe anoints us for healing and for a mission to reach people
Our cup is running over due to the extreme amount of blessing He gives usThe rest of our livesDo you know the Good Shepherd?
- Jul 5, 2020Pass The Salt And Turn On The Lights
Pass The Salt And Turn On The Lights
Salt and Light are exactly what our nation need right now
Today we celebrate Independence Day
Independence from what?
From a King's rule and no freedom of religion
Our Nation's founders came here seeking freedom to worship
One of the main reasons for breaking away
In our Nation today, God is not considered by many
In fact, God is even despised and His name brings anger
The world today is full of hate and selfishness
This Nation has become dark and tasteless
Jesus said to His followers “You are the salt of the earth”
In His earthly days, salt was premium, important
It seasoned and preserved
But, if it becomes tasteless, it is no good
This happened because it was not pure
As believers, we must get the impurities out to be effective
If we are to see the nation change, we must season it
We must preserve it! Pass the salt to everyone!
“You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden;
Turn on the lights!
If we are the light, why is the world so dark?
Survey after survey show that over 50% of the nation claims Christianity
If those numbers are even close, why is the nation dark?
Christians, please turn on your lights!
"nor does anyone light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on the lampstand"
Is your light hidden?
Have you filled yourself with impurities?
Have you ever been the Salt and Light?
Jesus is the answer for you and our Nation!
- Jul 1, 2020Book Of Daniel Study 11
- Jun 28, 2020Purpose – The Right Path
Purpose – The Right Path
Jeremiah 29:11
"I Know"Romans 8:28
"All Things for Good"Proverbs 3:6
"The Right Path"In ALL ways acknowledge HIM
ALL
means
ALLChristians will quickly say we do that
When was the last time you started your day by submitting to Him
I’m speaking from experience
I believe I always take the big decisions to Him
This week He showed me that I wasn’t daily submitting
Solomon the wisest man that every lived wrote this Proverb
Proverbs 1:1-7How do you think that Solomon came to the conclusions?
Ecclesiastes 2:1-11Solomon, after doing everything his way, found how not to do itSolomon said doing it his way was vanity chasing the wind
Many of us have things to do every day and we just do them
We don’t ever consider giving each day to God
If Christians are not giving ALL things to God,
How can we be on the Right Path?
Ecclesiastes 12:13-14"I think I may be on the wrong road!"Call someone who can help you determine the right road
Proverbs 3:5Trust in the Lord and not in yourselfTrust only in the Lord
Proverbs 3:6It is time to be on the straight path! - Jun 21, 2020Purpose – All Things For Good
Purpose – All Things For Good
All Things for Good
The third most searched scripture on Bible Gateway - Romans 8:28
Turn with me to
Romans 8:28God causes all things to work together for good
be careful to see that God didn’t say all things are good
Sometimes things that aren’t very good
can work together to make things good
A shot hurts. Ask any child and they will tell you a shot isn’t good
However, the medicines that are administered are good
The quick delivery method through a shot is good
So two good things come together through one bad thing
making it work together for good
Happy Father’s Day to all you Fathers out there
Dads – we are called by God to be the leader of our families
to be the spiritual and physical leader of our families
Sometimes the decisions we have to make aren’t good
but we make them for the overall good
Our Heavenly Father does the same thing
sometimes He allows us things that aren’t good
But He causes even these things to work together
for good for those that love the Lord
SO Purpose?
This is a series on Purpose right?
Look at the rest of that verse it says according to His purpose
So the purpose, is in everything that we do,
it is for Him and not for us
He works all things together for good for His purpose
Right now in our tiny little world there are bad things happening
We see the things that are happening as bad
God is certainly using them to work together for a greater good.
His good purpose
Fathers, we all make mistakes with our children
You have to trust God
that He will use even our mistakes to come together for good
The biggest question is:
Do you trust God to work all things together for good?
Do you know Jesus? Have you given your life to Him?
All things for good to those who love God.Do
You
Love God? - Jun 17, 2020Book Of Daniel Study 10
- Jun 14, 2020Purpose – I Know
Purpose – I Know
- Jun 10, 2020Book Of Daniel Study 9
- Jun 3, 2020Book Of Daniel Study 8
- May 31, 2020Influencers – How’s Your Soil?
Influencers – How’s Your Soil?
- May 27, 2020Book Of Daniel Study 7
- May 24, 2020Influencers – Think On These Things
Influencers – Think On These Things
- May 20, 2020Book Of Daniel Study 6
- May 17, 2020Community – For Heavy Lifting
Community – For Heavy Lifting
- May 13, 2020Book Of Daniel Study 5
- May 10, 2020Mothers’ Choices
Mothers’ Choices
- May 6, 2020Book Of Daniel Study 4
