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Series Big Idea: God does not judge people the way the world judges - do not limit what you think He can do in and through you.
The key is sincere faith in Him
Series Big Idea: God does not judge people the way the world judges - do not limit what you think He can do in and through you.
The key is sincere faith in Him
For the Lord sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.”
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Introduction
Introduction
What do you fear?
As children, we feared things that might not bother us as adults - monster’s under the bed, bullies, etc.
I remember, literally, being afraid of a shadow.
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As people grow up and become adults, they get to a certain point where they never fear anything ever again, right?
No — we are susceptible to all kinds of fears: financial, health, family, the condition of the world we live in.
Here’s one thing we can be sure of: God loves each and every one of us — Jesus made that love very clear when He gave up His life’s blood on the cross.
As we look into the lives of some of our heroes of the faith, it seems that some of them struggled more with fear than others.
Big Idea: Faith + Love = the antidote to crippling fear
Have you ever been so afraid that you could barely breathe?
Unchecked fear can be debilitating...
Fear can stop you in your tracks
frozen with fear
Stubborn fear requires a wake-up call - Moses
The next day Moses discovered that his crime was not a secret — it says that when the Pharoah found out he tried to kill Moses — Moses fled into the desert of Midian, where he stayed for 40 years.
In , God meets Moses in the wilderness and speaks to him through a burning bush —
He tells Moses to go to Egypt because God chose him to lead the people out of bondage.
What did Moses do?
He questioned God
Exodus 3:11-12
God just continued giving Moses instructions about what to say and do when he gets to Egypt - But Moses is afraid and stubborn so he continues to try and get out of what God has called him to do
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God told Moses to show them other signs if they didn’t believe the miracle of the staff — leprous hand, water into blood
Even after the Lord showed Moses these miracles....He stubbornly resisted / because of fear I believe
It doesn’t make sense from our perspective — but Moses feared failure so much that he repeatedly tried to get out of what God told him to do
Are we that stubborn with God sometimes?
…fear can stop you in your tracks
Selfish fear requires confrontation -Peter
Fear sometimes needs
Selfish fear requires confrontation -Peter
In , Paul wrote about an incident involving Peter
Peter was in Antioch for a time and had become quite comfortable with the Gentile believers there - eating and having fellowship with them.
This was unusual for a Jew, but Peter knew that Jesus came to save everyone, Jew and Gentile alike
When some Jewish brothers came to town, Peter stopped associating with the Gentiles, because he feared what the Jews would think about him
Paul confronted Peter to his face about this hypocrisy
APPLICATION
Fear doesn’t get us anywhere
Fear sucks the faith out of us
Fear causes us to hide in the shadows instead of sharing Jesus with the world around us
Love for God drives out fear
Love is the greatest motivator all — marriage, parenthood, patriotism, martyrdom
Love-driven Faith is willing to wait
How long did Abraham have to wait before his son Isaac was born?
Long enough that it was literally impossible for Abraham or Sarah to become parents.
Why was Abraham willing to wait?
He believe that God would do what He said He would do.
He loved God and was close to Him.
When God instructed Abraham to sacrifice the son of promise - Isaac - wow!
This would be a legitimate reason to fear.
But Abraham loved and trusted God, and fear did not get in his way.
Love-driven faith turns away from sin
Beginning in , we find the amazing story of Joseph, son of Jacob
Joseph had these dreams that predicted his brothers and parents all bowing down to him.
His brothers hated him for this and ended up selling Joseph into slavery and lying to Jacob about what happened.
Joseph ended up a servant in the house of Potiphar — one of Pharaoh's officials.
Long story short: Joseph was so good at his job that Potiphar put him in charge of his whole house.
Potiphar’s wife liked Joseph and tried to seduced him…but Joseph resisted her.
She became furious and lied about him to her husband.
Joseph ended up in prison.
Why did Joseph resist the temptation of this beautiful woman?
Was it because he feared getting into trouble?
No - it was because of His love for God
God continued to be with Joseph even while he was in prison — he used Joseph in a mighty way.
Why?
Because Joseph loved God and desired to honor His name above all else.
Challenge
Faith + Love = antidote to crippling fear
God called Moses to bring the people out of captivity
Moses struggled with fear but He loved Gd and God used Him
Jesus told Peter that He would use him to build His church
Peter struggled with fear but He loved God and God used Him
Abraham believed God and it was credited to him as righteousness
He believed God because he had a relationship with God — He loved God and had confidence in Him
Joseph loved God without hesistation
His commitment to the Lord was the way he was — he wouldn’t do anything other than what would honor His God
A few basic questions today
A couple basic questions today
Do you believe that Jesus is the Savior and that He loves you more than you can imagine?
Do you wish to follow Him no matter what?
Do you wish to be free from fear in your life?
--- To have fear replaced by strong faith in God
We know that God has a plan for each one of us
We know that God has called us to be Christ’s representatives in this world
People need the Lord / so it is vital that we pursue God because we love Him and we believe His message
As we live that kind of life, we will be able to lead people to Jesus.
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