Sermon Tone Analysis

CONQUORING FEAR

ISAIAH 41:10

Fear thou not; for I/ am/ with thee: be not dismayed; for I/ am/ thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

I.

When God Says To “Fear Not,” It’s Not a Suggestion \\           A.

Isaiah 41:10 ~~ “Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed for I am                         with your God.

I will strengthen you, I will uphold you with My                             righteous right hand.” \\                    1. “I’m afraid so.” \\                    2. “I’m afraid not.”

\\                    3. “I’m afraid; I’m afraid; I’m afraid.”

\\                    4. Fear has become so “natural” that we don’t know how to live                             without it.

\\           B.

In our text, “fear not” is a command, not a suggestion.

Yes, the human                        race is riddled with fear, but Christians not only don’t have to be, but                    shouldn’t be! \\ \\ II.

Where Did It Come From? \\           A.

How did fear come into the world?

\\           B.

Romans 5:12 gives us the answer: “…sin entered the world, and death                        through sin, and thus death spread to all men, because all sinned…” \\           C.

When Adam sinned, and made Satan his lord, Satan – who never created                    anything – perverted the force of faith in Adam and it became fear.

Satan                        has no creative force.

He only has a way of perverting what God has                   already created.

BUT, he can only do that if man allows him to do so.

\\           D.

Fear is simply twisted (or perverted) faith.

\\           E.

Fear activates Satan the same way faith activates God! \\           G.

Fear is connected to the law of sin and death the same way faith is                               connected to the law of the spirit of life in Christ Jesus.

\\           H.

So, when God says, “Fear Not,” we have an obligation under the blood of         Jesus resist fear.

\\ \\ \\ III.

The Key to Conquering Fear \\           A.

God doesn’t expect you to handle fear.

He has already overcome it!

\\           B.

Isaiah 54:10, 13-14 says: “For the mountains shall depart and the hills be                  removed, but My kindness shall not depart from you, nor shall My                                 covenant of peace be removed,’ says the Lord, who has mercy on                          you…All your children shall be taught by the Lord, and great shall be the                    peace of your children.

In righteousness you shall be established; you                        shall be far from oppression, for you shall not fear; and from terror, for it                      shall not come near you.”

\\           C.

The key to getting rid of fear is listed in that last verse – “be established                       in righteousness.”

Being the righteousness of God is not something we                   can make happen with our own efforts.

We are in right standing with God          because He said so, through the blood of Jesus.

\\           D.

Our part is to establish that truth into our own thinking!

\\           E.

We are righteousness in Him and God is for us, not against us.

\\           F.

Isaiah 54:14 states that, because we are established in righteousness, we                      will be far from oppression because we won’t be in fear.

\\           \\ V. Redeemed From Fear & Oppression \\           A.

We have an anointing – the burden-removing, yoke-destroying power of                     God within us! \\           B.

Listen to Hebrews 2:14-15 \\               “Inasmuch then as the children has partaken of flesh and blood, He                               Himself likewise shared in the same, that through death He might destroy              him who had the power of death, that is, the devil, and release those who                   through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.”

\\           C.

This passage implies that fear can become oppression, which is bondage,                    a stronghold.

\\           D.

But, God has not given us the spirit (a demon) of fear, but of power and                     love and a sound-mind!

(II Timothy 1:7)