Sermons About Fear
Calling the despised
Some time ago there was a picture in a weekend supplement. It showed a globe and superimposed on the globe were two great world leaders: Messrs Bush and Blair were walking away from the globe with their arms around each other. Across the centre of the globe was a huge sticking plaster with blood oozing from underneath. We often believe that new world leaders will bring about a better world order; they will create wealth and eradicate poverty. Yes, we in the West really think we can build the new Jerusalem, but the truth is that our world still bleeds and all our leaders can offer us is sticking plaster solutions. Here in Matt 8 - 10 we see the arrival of King Jesus and we see what it means for us to live in the light of His arrival. Now let's find out why the pharisees were so offended by Jesus' priority in seeking out sinners, and why religion blinds people to the truth of Christ.
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How to Stress Less about Finances - Journey to Generosity #1
We were created to be generous—made in the image of a God who first generously created us. But the struggles of life often push us to worry about our financial security. Without minimizing the very real pain caused by our present economic difficulty, is it possible that our current reality might allow us to find a more reliable place for our trust? When we embrace a life of generosity—even in times of economic difficulty—we experience the rich blessing of living as we were meant to live. Now is not the time to hunker down in fear, but to stand up with compassionate hearts and open hands. In this series, we will study the Bible’s invitation to go on a faith journey from financial fear to joyful generosity.
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Fear - Grief - Joy
Our lives are filled with a plethora of emotions. Some of us are emotive, expressing our feelings with reckless abandon. Others are conservatively reserved in the display of our inner sensitivities. Regardless of how they are expressed, every human being experiences emotion. Today we dwell on three emotions: fear, grief, and joy. We don't leave our emotions to run chaotic, but we bring the transformative Word of God to dwell upon our emotions, our thoughts... our entire lives.
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I'm scared
Jesus, Life Coach: “I’m scared” Reconnect – November 1, 2009 Text: John 16:33, 17:9-19; Psalm 27:1-3 Key Thought: In the face of fear, Jesus offers his followers his courage; the ability to respond with wisdom to what life brings, based on trust in God. [Jesus said,] “I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world.” [Then Jesus prayed,] “My prayer is not for the world, but for those you have given me, because they belong to you. And all of them, since they are mine, belong to you; and you have given them back to me, so they are my glory! Now I am departing the world; I am leaving them behind and coming to you. Holy Father, keep them and care for them – all those you have given me – so that they will be united just as we are... And now I am coming to you. I have told them many things while I was with them so they would be filled with my joy. I have given them your word. And the world hates them because they do not belong to the world, just as I do not. I‘m not asking you to take them out of the world, but to keep them safe from the evil one. They are not part of this world any more than I am. Make them pure and holy by teaching them your words of truth. As you sent me into the world, I am sending them into the world. And I give myself entirely to you so they also might be entirely yours. John 16:33, 17:9-19 (NLT)
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Positively Negative
Fear, stress and selfishness are causes of negativity. When we are negative, we are questioning God's wisdom and His care. We forget about God's goodness. We should do everything without complaining.
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Fear of God Getting Out of My Box
Each sunrise seems to bring fresh reasons for fear. They're talking layoffs at work, slowdowns in the economy, flare-ups in the Middle East, turnovers at headquarters, downturns in the housing market, upswings in global warming. The plague of our day, terrorism, begins with the word terror. Fear, it seems, has taken up a hundred-year lease on the building next door and set up shop. Oversized and rude, fear herds us into a prison and slams the doors. Wouldn't it be great to walk out? Imagine your life, wholly untouched by angst. What if faith, not fear, was your default reaction to threats? If you could hover a fear magnet over your heart and extract every last shaving of dread, insecurity, and doubt, what would remain? Envision a day, just one day, when you could trust more and fear less. Can you imagine your life without fear?
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Heroes: Power
It is impossible for us to live the kind of heroic life God has created us for in our own srength. We need the supernatural power of the Holy Spirit.
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Faith in What?
We all put our faith in something, but only faith in Jesus Christ the Son of God will save us from God's wrath. A humble heart leads to genuine faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.
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Heroes: Sacrifice
This message is the second in the "Heroes" series. Because of the Gospel, we can understand the sacrifice that is required to glorify God by living the heroic, cross-centered lives God has created us for.
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