Fight the Fear
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// INTRODUCTION
// INTRODUCTION
What are some things that we are afraid of?
Top 10 Fears:
10. Holes
9. Flying
8. Germs
7. Small Spaces
6. Thunder & Lightning
5. Dogs
4. Open or Crowded Spaces
3. Heights
2. Snakes
1. Spiders
Series: Unshaken: Fear, Anxiety, and Peace
Key Verse:
Christian Standard Bible Chapter 10
We demolish arguments 5 and every proud thing that is raised up against the knowledge of God, and we take every thought captive to obey Christ.
5 and every proud thing that is raised up against the knowledge of God, and we take every thought captive to obey Christ.
Key Points:
Demolish Pride
Every Thought Obeys Christ
Words to Know:
Fear = Anxiety = Worry = Stress
Peace
1. Destroy Pride
1. Destroy Pride
PRIDE
: A reasonable or justifiable self-respect
: or improper and excessive self-esteem known as conceit or arrogance.
TOP 3 FEARS OF TEENS
Fear of the Future
Fear of Failure
Fear of Loneliness
As our Key Verse states: “we demolish arguments and every proud thing...”
Arguments = reasoning, imaginations, thoughts
5 [Inasmuch as we] refute arguments and theories and reasonings and every proud and lofty thing that sets itself up against the [true] knowledge of God; and we lead every thought and purpose away captive into the obedience of Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed One),
Anxiety starts with me (actually “i)
Anxiety starts with me (actually “i)
Right in the middle of the word anxiety is the letter “i”
The anxiety that you feel in your life is always going to be controlled by what you have allowed in your life
Causes of Anxiety
Causes of Anxiety
Check out Jesus’ words in :25-34 (Sermon on the Mount)
25 “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? 26 Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? 27 Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?
Can any one of you be worrying add a single hour to your life?
all of the fear
all of the worrying
all of the stress
can it add a single hour to your life?
I think it is safe to say that it will be taking hours away from your life!
28 And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, 29 yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. 30 But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?
Pictures of Lillies
Solomon’s Anxiety
Solomon’s Anxiety
: was undisputedly the richest and wisest king in history
11 God answered Solomon, “Because this was in your heart, and you have not asked for possessions, wealth, honor, or the life of those who hate you, and have not even asked for long life, but have asked for wisdom and knowledge for yourself that you may govern my people over whom I have made you king, 12 wisdom and knowledge are granted to you. I will also give you riches, possessions, and honor, such as none of the kings had who were before you, and none after you shall have the like.”
Even in his wealth and honor and riches, Solomon was still plagued by worry and anxiety and still wasn’t satisfied with life.
He wrote all about it in Ecclesiastes!
31 Therefore do not be anxious, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ 32 For the Gentiles seek after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all. 33 But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.
31 Therefore do not be anxious, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ 32 For the Gentiles seek after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all. 33 But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. 34 “Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.
2. Seek God’s Kingdom, Not My Kingdom
2. Seek God’s Kingdom, Not My Kingdom
Looking at the top three fears of teens: future, failure, loneliness - those all revolve around who?
- - - YOU - - -
Let’s be honest, if our future, ability to fail, and who we spend our time with were left completely up to us — that is something to stress about.
But in these last two verses, Jesus tells us that if we simply seek God’s kingdom first, that all the other stuff would be taken care of.
our parents influence these things
Does that mean you’ll have the riches that you want?
Maybe! Maybe it’s God’s desire for you to have the riches to further His kingdom
our friends influence
Does that mean you get to go to the college that you want to?
our siblings
Maybe, Maybe Not!
our teachers
Until we have laid aside our pride (meaning we are more concerned about what God wants that ourselves), we will never know what the best for our life will be!
There is a lot that goes into influencing
3. Humility Builds You Up
3. Humility Builds You Up
1 Peter 5:6
6 Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, 7 casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you. 8 Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. 9 Resist him, firm in your faith, knowing that the same kinds of suffering are being experienced by your brotherhood throughout the world. 10 And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.
what is interesting here is that one verse earlier in Paul says, “You, who are younger ones...” - meaning, he wrote this part for YOU!
1. Humble Yourself
1. Humble Yourself
2. Cast Your Cares on God
2. Cast Your Cares on God
1 Peter 1. A Promise for the Humble (5–7)
Spurgeon used the illustration of a man who came to move your furniture, but he carried a huge and heavy backpack of his own. He complains that he finds it difficult to do the job of moving your furniture; would you not suggest that he would find it easier if he laid his own burden aside so that he could carry yours? In the same way, we cannot do God’s work when we are weighed down by our own burdens and worries. Cast them upon Him, and then take up the Lord’s burden—which is light burden, and a yoke that fits us perfectly.
1 Peter 1. A Promise for the Humble (5–7)
Spurgeon used the illustration of a man who came to move your furniture, but he carried a huge and heavy backpack of his own. He complains that he finds it difficult to do the job of moving your furniture; would you not suggest that he would find it easier if he laid his own burden aside so that he could carry yours? In the same way, we cannot do God’s work when we are weighed down by our own burdens and worries. Cast them upon Him, and then take up the Lord’s burden—which is light burden, and a yoke that fits us perfectly.
Spurgeon used the illustration of a man who came to move your furniture, but he carried a huge and heavy backpack of his own. He complains that he finds it difficult to do the job of moving your furniture; would you not suggest that he would find it easier if he laid his own burden aside so that he could carry yours?
In the same way, we cannot do God’s work when we are weighed down by our own burdens and worries.
22 Cast your burden on the Lord, and he will sustain you; he will never permit the righteous to be moved.
3. Sober Minded - Have a Clear Mind
3. Sober Minded - Have a Clear Mind
we aren’t distracting ourselves with mindless activities or coping mechanisms
Coping Mechanisms:
isolate yourself
use caffeine, drugs, alcohol to numb or ignore the pain
try and take it all on yourself
snack/eat away the pain
binge on media or social media
4. Be Watchful - Be on the offense!
4. Be Watchful - Be on the offense!
Healthy Cures:
eat a healthy diet (make your mind physically sharp)
exercise
tech break
social media break (one of the top causes of anxiety today)
spend quality face-to-face time with someone
talk to someone (teacher, counselor, leader, pastor, parents)
5. Recognize You’re Not The Only One (Humility Again)
5. Recognize You’re Not The Only One (Humility Again)
there are others in the world that are struggling
again, how can you help them if you aren’t healthy yourself?
6. There Will Be Some Hardship
6. There Will Be Some Hardship
33 I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.”
2 Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, 3 for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. 4 And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.
7. Jesus Himself will restore, confirm, strengthen, establish you!
7. Jesus Himself will restore, confirm, strengthen, establish you!
One day, in Heaven, we will get upgrade to the “no worry” plan!
You don’t have to wait until then to start your mind on a path of renewal.
// Closing
// Closing
7 “Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose trust is the Lord. 8 He is like a tree planted by water, that sends out its roots by the stream, and does not fear when heat comes, for its leaves remain green, and is not anxious in the year of drought, for it does not cease to bear fruit.”
Do You Trust God With Your Life?
yes, then the worrying will cease
no, then the worrying will continue to thrive in whatever areas you’re still not trusting Him in
Key Verse:
Christian Standard Bible Chapter 10
We demolish arguments 5 and every proud thing that is raised up against the knowledge of God, and we take every thought captive to obey Christ.
5 and every proud thing that is raised up against the knowledge of God, and we take every thought captive to obey Christ.
Key Points:
Demolish Pride
Every Thought Obeys Christ