WEBVTT - Fear Pt. 4

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<v Speaker 1>Good morning. Sometimes life is going great, and then something

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<v Speaker 1>can happen that absolutely brings fear into your heart and mind.

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<v Speaker 1>Maybe something happens that threatens your income.

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<v Speaker 1>And suddenly, those things that were on the back burner,

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<v Speaker 1>your rent payments, your utility bills, even paying your phone

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<v Speaker 1>bill and things like that, that were just, by the way,

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<v Speaker 1>your income is there every month and you pay your

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<v Speaker 1>bills every month, and suddenly, you're paralysed by fear. How

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<v Speaker 1>am I going to pay my bills? What am I

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<v Speaker 1>going to do? What's going to happen to our family?

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<v Speaker 1>Where are we going to live? All of these kinds

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<v Speaker 1>of things.

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<v Speaker 1>Or you're in a relationship and suddenly there's conflict in

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<v Speaker 1>the relationship that threatens your relationship, instantly, fear grips your heart, right?

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<v Speaker 1>What's going to happen to my relationship?

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<v Speaker 1>Well, we're talking all this week about fear. We've looked

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<v Speaker 1>at the nation of Israel's experience in the Old Testament

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<v Speaker 1>when God delivered them from slavery in Egypt through Moses,

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<v Speaker 1>and Pharaoh started chasing them with his whole army, and

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<v Speaker 1>they were so afraid. Then God, of course, parted the

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<v Speaker 1>Red Sea. They walked across, the sea crashed in on

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<v Speaker 1>the Egyptians who were trying to chase them. They were delivered.

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<v Speaker 1>That experience of God showed them that God was actually

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<v Speaker 1>much greater than the thing they were afraid of. And

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<v Speaker 1>that's true for us as well, isn't it? I want

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<v Speaker 1>to take you to another passage today in First Peter

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<v Speaker 1>in the New Testament of the Bible, in chapter 5.

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<v Speaker 1>He says this, Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand

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<v Speaker 1>of God, so at the proper time he may exalt you. Listen.

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<v Speaker 1>Casting all your anxieties on Him because He cares for you.

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<v Speaker 1>Let me read you another few verses in Matthew chapter

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<v Speaker 1>6 where he's talking about fear in our lives and

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<v Speaker 1>anxiety that overtakes us.

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<v Speaker 1>He says, therefore do not be anxious, saying, What shall

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<v Speaker 1>we eat or what shall we drink or what will

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<v Speaker 1>we wear, for the Gentiles seek after all these things. Listen,

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<v Speaker 1>and your Heavenly Father knows that you need them.

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<v Speaker 1>But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness,

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<v Speaker 1>and all these things will be added to you. God

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<v Speaker 1>will take care of you. Put Him first in your life,

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<v Speaker 1>and He'll take care of you. Well, just look at

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<v Speaker 1>the progression of what we've looked at this week about

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<v Speaker 1>responding to fear.

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<v Speaker 1>First of all, this, this reality that we fear what

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<v Speaker 1>will happen because we view the possibilities of today and

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<v Speaker 1>tomorrow as if God were not on our side.

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<v Speaker 1>And we saw that trusting God and seeing him come

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<v Speaker 1>through for you is like building up an immunity to

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<v Speaker 1>the disease of fear in our lives.

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<v Speaker 1>Then we saw that recognising that God is greater than

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<v Speaker 1>these things, puts those things in perspective, those things we're

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<v Speaker 1>afraid of, and reminds us God is so much more

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<v Speaker 1>powerful than that thing.

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<v Speaker 1>And today we're seeing that this powerful God who delivered

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<v Speaker 1>the Israelites from the Egyptian army is also your loving father,

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<v Speaker 1>who cares for you.

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<v Speaker 1>And there is no reason to fear. You say, but, but,

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<v Speaker 1>and you start immediately thinking of those situations again. Remember,

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<v Speaker 1>God is so much bigger than those situations. You may

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<v Speaker 1>go through some hard times, but God will take you

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<v Speaker 1>through those hard times.

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<v Speaker 1>He loves you. He's your loving father. Cast all your

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<v Speaker 1>anxieties on him because he cares for you. View the

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<v Speaker 1>possibilities of tomorrow as if God were on your side, because.

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<v Speaker 1>He is. I'm John North.

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