WEBVTT - Fear Pt. 2

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<v Speaker 1>Good morning. I hope your Tuesday is starting well, and

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<v Speaker 1>we want to start it the best way possible, and

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<v Speaker 1>that is by taking some time with God.

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<v Speaker 1>God is here. He's here with me as I'm in

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<v Speaker 1>the studio, and He's there with you as you're listening

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<v Speaker 1>wherever you are, whatever you're doing. He is there with you.

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<v Speaker 1>That shouldn't scare you. It should encourage you because He

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<v Speaker 1>is someone who loves you dearly. We're talking all this

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<v Speaker 1>week about fear.

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<v Speaker 1>And how to respond to fear in our lives, and

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<v Speaker 1>we've said that fear is the terrified anticipation of calamity.

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<v Speaker 1>And that we fear what will happen in a situation

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<v Speaker 1>because we view the possibilities of today and tomorrow as

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<v Speaker 1>if God were not on our side. Well, I want

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<v Speaker 1>to go back to the story in the book of

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<v Speaker 1>Exodus in the Bible that we started reading yesterday. The

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<v Speaker 1>people of Israel have been slaves in Egypt for 400 years.

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<v Speaker 1>God has sent Moses to bring them to freedom.

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<v Speaker 1>Pharaoh has let them go and then he's changed his mind.

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<v Speaker 1>The people of Israel are already a long way out

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<v Speaker 1>of Egypt where they were, and Pharaoh is chasing them

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<v Speaker 1>down with all of his horses, his chariots, his army,

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<v Speaker 1>and Pharaoh catches up and the people of Israel are terrified.

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<v Speaker 1>They're very afraid. They accuse Moses, you've done such a

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<v Speaker 1>stupid thing bringing us out into the wilderness to leave Egypt,

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<v Speaker 1>we're just gonna die now.

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<v Speaker 1>Moses says to them, Fear not, stand firm and see

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<v Speaker 1>the salvation of the Lord which He will work for

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<v Speaker 1>you today. For the Egyptians whom you see today, you

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<v Speaker 1>will never see again. The Lord will fight for you,

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<v Speaker 1>and you have only to be silent.

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<v Speaker 1>Now I wonder in your life.

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<v Speaker 1>What is causing you fear today? Something to do with

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<v Speaker 1>your relationships?

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<v Speaker 1>Something to do with the economy or with COVID.

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<v Speaker 1>Or with things happening in the news, things happening in

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<v Speaker 1>your workplace, things happening in your family, I don't know what.

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<v Speaker 1>But is there fear in your life today? Well, listen

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<v Speaker 1>to what happened. The Lord said to Moses, Why do

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<v Speaker 1>you cry to me? Tell the people of Israel to

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<v Speaker 1>go forward, lift up your staff, stretch out your hand

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<v Speaker 1>over the sea, and divide it as if that were

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<v Speaker 1>something he would do every day.

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<v Speaker 1>That the people of Israel may go through the sea

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<v Speaker 1>on dry ground, and I will harden the hearts of

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<v Speaker 1>the Egyptians so that they shall go in after them,

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<v Speaker 1>and I will get glory over Pharaoh and all his hosts,

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<v Speaker 1>his chariots, and his horsemen, and the Egyptians shall know

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<v Speaker 1>that I am the Lord when I have gotten glory

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<v Speaker 1>over Pharaoh, his chariots, and his horsemen.

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<v Speaker 1>Then the angel of God who was going before the

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<v Speaker 1>host of Israel moved and went behind them, and the

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<v Speaker 1>pillar of cloud moved from before them and stood behind them,

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<v Speaker 1>coming between the host of Egypt and the host of Israel,

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<v Speaker 1>and there was the cloud and the darkness, and it

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<v Speaker 1>lit up the night without one coming near the other

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<v Speaker 1>all night.

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<v Speaker 1>Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and

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<v Speaker 1>the Lord drove the sea back by a strong east

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<v Speaker 1>wind all night and made the sea dry land, and

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<v Speaker 1>the waters were divided, and the people of Israel went

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<v Speaker 1>into the midst of the sea on dry ground.

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<v Speaker 1>The waters being a wall to them on their right

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<v Speaker 1>hand and on their left, the Egyptians pursued and went

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<v Speaker 1>in after them into the midst of the sea, all

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<v Speaker 1>Pharaoh's horses, his chariots, and his horsemen.

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<v Speaker 1>And in the morning watch, the Lord in the pillar

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<v Speaker 1>of fire and of cloud looked down on the Egyptian

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<v Speaker 1>forces and threw the Egyptian forces into a panic, clogging

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<v Speaker 1>their chariot wheels so that they drove heavily, and the

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<v Speaker 1>Egyptians said, Let us flee from before Israel, for the

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<v Speaker 1>Lord fights for them against the Egyptians.

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<v Speaker 1>And the Lord said to Moses, Stretch out your hand

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<v Speaker 1>over the sea that the water may come back upon

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<v Speaker 1>the Egyptians, upon their chariots and their horsemen. So Moses

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<v Speaker 1>stretched out his hand over the sea, and the sea

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<v Speaker 1>returned to its normal course when morning appeared. And as

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<v Speaker 1>the Egyptians fled into it, the Lord threw the Egyptians

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<v Speaker 1>into the midst of the sea. The waters returned, covered

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<v Speaker 1>the chariots and horsemen.

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<v Speaker 1>All the host of Pharaoh that had followed them into

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<v Speaker 1>the sea, none of them remained, but the people of

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<v Speaker 1>Israel walked on dry ground through the sea, the waters

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<v Speaker 1>being a wall to them on their right hand and

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<v Speaker 1>on their left. Thus, the Lord saved Israel that day. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>trusting God and seeing Him come through for you.

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<v Speaker 1>It is like building up immunity to the disease of fear.

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<v Speaker 1>Whatever you're facing today, trust God and move through it,

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<v Speaker 1>and you'll see God getting involved in a way that

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<v Speaker 1>will give you great confidence the next time fear rears

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<v Speaker 1>its head.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm John North.

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<v Speaker 2>To go deeper in your faith, visit AFCI.com.au.