Pastor Glen's Sermon Notes 3/22/20

HOW TO OVERCOME FEAR DURING VIRUS CRISIS Psalm 46 Fear grows as the world was flooded with frightening news. We are experiencing global pandemic. People are trying to find stability. Some are doing the right thing with their thoughts being concern about others while some are becoming so selfish during these difficult days. Others may feel that hope is far away, but God is not. He is our rock, our shield and our deliverer. In Him we put our trust. Psalm 46 gives us encouragement as we go through these challenging times. How can we overcome fear during this virus crisis? (1) RECOGNIZE GOD’S DIVINE PRESENCE – (Psalm 46:1-3) God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. 2 Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, 3 though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging. (2) REMEMBER GOD’S DIVINE PROMISE – (Psalm 46:4-7) 4 There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, the holy place where the Most High dwells. 5 God is within her, she will not fall; God will help her at break of day. 6 Nations are in uproar, kingdoms fall; he lifts his voice, the earth melts. 7 The LORD Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. (3) RECEIVE GOD’S DIVINE PEACE – (Psalm 46:8-11) 8 Come and see what the LORD has done, the desolations he has brought on the earth. 9 He makes wars cease to the ends of the earth. He breaks the bow and shatters the spear; he burns the shields with fire. 10 He says, “Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.” 11 The LORD Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress.