Sermons About Fear
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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The Lord is Near, and Hears
Our busy and stressful lives give birth to worry, anxiety, and fear. In such times, God calls us to taste and see that He is good - that He is near and hears.
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The Church in Smyrna: Revelation 2:8
The church in Smyrna was made up of poor people who had endured many hardships. Jesus, the First and the Last, who defeated death, knows their tribulation, poverty, and the slander from the Jews that they have endured. Jesus tells them that he hears them, and yet they continue suffering. Not only does he call the church to not be afraid, he calls them to be faithful by treasuring him above all else, even to the point of death. He promises that the sufferings we experience right now, no matter how heavy they are, will one day seem light and momentary compared to the glory that he holds in store for his people. He suffered to end our suffering. He suffered so that no matter how much we have suffered at death, it is over. We will have an eternity with him.
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Fear of Global Calamity
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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Saved from Religion
Courage is the inner strength to stand against the odds, and face difficulty for a higher cause. C.S. Lewis once said “courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point.” Today in the Word we focus on Paul’s trials. These are more than legal trials, they are also spiritual. In our current culture we tend to choose the path that is easy and expedient, rather than difficult and right one. Jesus died to save us from sin and to call us from cowardice to courage. This is wonderfully illustrated in the life of Paul in Acts 22 and 23.
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Fear
Phobias and fears consume us at every turn in our society. Fear has become a crutch to experiancing and living life. When we rely on God and live through him, then we can take away, courage, experiance and freedom in being free from fear.
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Heroes: Courage
God has created you to live a heroic life, but what does that mean? We're talking about how the gospel frees us to live the kind of courageous, sacrificial lives we were meant to live.
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Fear of Life's Final Moments
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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Jerusalem Religious Leaders, Part 2
Looking at four stories involving the religious leaders of Jerusalem, Jesus continues to teach about authority.
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"But You Promised Me!!" The Ups and Downs of Life in the Wilderness
I. Go to God in the morning II. Go to God when you are afraid III. Go to God when He blesses you
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