I Samuel 17:4-11
1. Fear comes from our conditioning.
What the wicked dread will overtake them…
Proverbs 10:24
2. Fear comes from concealing.
3. Fear comes from controlling.
1. We remind ourselves that God is able.
Why do you worry about what you’ll eat? Why do you worry about what you’ll wear? Why do you worry about your clothes? Don’t you know that your father in heaven knows what you need? He’s clothed the lilies of the field in all their beauty. Not a bird falls from the sky without his knowledge. He gives to everything on this earth what they have. Surely he, your father, will give you what you need. For who of you by worrying can add one inch of comfort to your life? Your father will give you what you need because he is able.
Matthew 6:25-34
2. We set the Lord always before us.
I have set the Lord always before me; because he is at my right hand, I shall not be shaken.
Psalm 16:8
3. We name what’s keeping us up at night.
O Lord, how many are my foes!
Many are rising against me;
Many are saying of my soul,
“There is no salvation for him in God.”
But you, O Lord, are a shield about me,
my glory, and the lifter of my head.
I cried aloud to the Lord,
And he answered me from his holy hill.
I lay down and slept;
I woke again, for the Lord sustained me.
Psalm 3:1-5
4. We fill our mouths with praise.
Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will rest secure.
Psalm 16:9
Fear Must Fall
Week 2
May 5, 2019 • Gregg Parris
Addiction Must Fall
June 9, 2019 • Gregg Parris
I Samuel 17:33-39, 45-46 An addiction is anything we can’t live without. I. Find your God. II. Find your purpose. III. Find your friends. To keep me from becoming conceited, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me. Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me. But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore, I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong. II Corinthians 12:7-10 Everyone who has ever done something great for God had some sort of weakness. I Samuel 17:45-46
Anger Must Fall
June 2, 2019 • Gregg Parris
I Samuel 17:28 I. Remind ourselves we aren’t perfect. You, Lord, showed favor to your land; You restored the fortunes of Jacob. You forgave the iniquity of your people And covered all their sins. [Selah.] You set aside all your wrath And turned from your fierce anger. Restore us again, God our Savior, and put away your displeasure toward us. Will you be angry with us forever? Will you prolong your anger through all generations? Will you not revive us again, that your people may rejoice in you? Show us your unfailing love, Lord, And grant us your salvation. Psalm 85:1-7 II. Remind ourselves that God has made peace with us. III. Believe God is our avenger. Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse. Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Romans 12:14,17 He will repay you for the years the locusts have eaten. Joel 2:25 If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone. Romans 12:18 IV. We forgive. Therefore, each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to your neighbor, for we are all members of one body. In your anger do not sin: Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry. Ephesians 4:25-26 V. Remind ourselves we are sons and daughters of God.