Sermons About Fire
Facing Down Your Fears
Guest speaker Dr. David Jackson is the Missionary for Church Multiplication of the Baptist Convention of Maryland/Delaware. In today's message he leads us through a practical discussion of the biblical examples of courage in the face of fear found in the Book of Daniel.
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James 3:1-12
1 Dear brothers and sisters,[a] not many of you should become teachers in the church, for we who teach will be judged more strictly. 2 Indeed, we all make many mistakes. For if we could control our tongues, we would be perfect and could also control ourselves in every other way. 3 We can make a large horse go wherever we want by means of a small bit in its mouth. 4 And a small rudder makes a huge ship turn wherever the pilot chooses to go, even though the winds are strong. 5 In the same way, the tongue is a small thing that makes grand speeches. But a tiny spark can set a great forest on fire. 6 And the tongue is a flame of fire. It is a whole world of wickedness, corrupting your entire body. It can set your whole life on fire, for it is set on fire by hell itself.[b] 7 People can tame all kinds of animals, birds, reptiles, and fish, 8 but no one can tame the tongue. It is restless and evil, full of deadly poison. 9 Sometimes it praises our Lord and Father, and sometimes it curses those who have been made in the image of God. 10 And so blessing and cursing come pouring out of the same mouth. Surely, my brothers and sisters, this is not right! 11 Does a spring of water bubble out with both fresh water and bitter water? 12 Does a fig tree produce olives, or a grapevine produce figs? No, and you can’t draw fresh water from a salty spring.[c]
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Do You Feel Empty? Invite the Holy Spirit In.
PERSONS WHO ARE NOT CHRIST FOLLOWERS Do not have the Holy Spirit residing in them. Romans 8:9 The Holy Spirit does bring conviction about sin, righteousness and the coming judgment. John 16:8 FOUR VERY IMPORTANT THINGS HAPPEN WHEN YOU BECOME A CHRIST FOLLOWER AND THE HOLY SPIRIT COMES INTO YOUR LIFE! Your spirit which was dead became alive . Ephesians 2:5 Your body became the temple of the Holy Spirit. 1 Corinthians 6:19 You were adopted into the family of God. Romans 8:15 You received an advocate to help you and be with you forever. John 14:16 WARNING DO NOT PUT OUT THE SPIRIT'S FIRE! 1 Thessalonians 5:19 "If the Holy Spirit were taken completely from the church, what percent of the work of the church would go right on as if nothing happened?"
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