Faith Over Fear

Lesson Fear over Fear

Today we are talking about faith over fear but I want to talk about fear.

What is fear?

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Google’s meaning on Fear

• put in like this Fear: an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous, likely to cause pain, or a threat.

The Bible Dictionary on Fear

• See Cowardice; Fear of God
• A painful emotion or passion excited by an expectation of evil, or the apprehension of impending danger. Fear expresses less apprehension than dread, and dread less than terror and fright. The force of this passion, beginning with the most moderate degree, may be thus expressed, fear dread, terror, fright. Fear is accompanied with a desire to avoid or ward off the expected evil. Fear is an uneasiness of mind, upon the thought of future evil likely to befall us.

There actually different mean in the bible kjv dictionary

Fear is mentioned in the bible

ESV: times

KJV: times

NIV: About times

• What was something that you were really afraid of as a small child?

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• What helped you to not be afraid as a little child?

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• What would be in this bag if I were to be holding something that you would truly be afraid of?

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• How many times have you been afraid of something only to find that it really wasn’t that bad?

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Read Isaiah 41:9-10

9 I took you from the ends of the earth,

from its farthest corners I called you.

I said, ‘You are my servant’;

I have chosen you and have not rejected you.

10 So do not fear, for I am with you;

do not be dismayed, for I am your God.

I will strengthen you and help you;

I will uphold you with my righteous right hand

Here 4 point build our faith over our fears

The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.” ( Exodus 14:14)

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“For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.”

Ephesians 2:10

“No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.”

Romans 8:37

“I have loved you with an everlasting love;I have drawn you with unfailing kindness.”

Jeremiah 31:3

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Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! ( 2 Corinthians 5:17 NIV)

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24 “Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. 25 The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. 26 But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. 27 The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash.” ( Matthew 7:24-27 NIV)

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