Living Outside Our Fears 9/27/15
Acts 4:1-31, II Corinthians
7:5-7
3rd in The
Church Has Left the Building sermon series
Called to Live Outside
our---Assumptions, Barriers, Fears
Fear: unpleasant strong emotion caused by
anticipation or awareness of
danger
Profound
reverence or awe of God
Fear of the Lord:
Proverbs 1:7 : The beginning of wisdom
Ecclesiastes 12:13:
the whole duty of humankind
Luke 12:5: fear the
One who has power over body and soul
Don’t Fear:
Psalm 23:4: evil (Acts 5 story of Gamaleil)
Psalm 27:1, 56:4, Proverbs 29:25: humans, this fear is ensnaring
Psalm 46:1: the ways
of nature
Isaiah 51:7: the
reproach of people (fault finding, disapproval)
What We Feel:
Psalm 91:5: God’s
strength in the midst of difficulty
Isaiah 41:10: God’s
help in the midst of rejection
Isaiah 43:1: God’s
redemption in the midst of our distance
I John 4:17: God’s
love overcoming our fear, and its punishment
Hebrews 2:15:
Christ’s saving power for those enslaved by fear of
death
What Morning Scriptures
Suggest for Living Outside Our Fears:
Acts: --4:9 The Apostles knew what they did
--4:10 Have
their answer prepared, simple explanation
--4:14 Let
the story speak for itself
--4:19 Obey
God, and when possible, people
--4:24 prayer
aware of God’s will and God’s word
--4:31 being
in community
II Corinthians: --We are never in a perfect situation
--You are comfort
--Staying on message
alleviates fears and moves us to
Faith
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