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Fearless Trust in God. Psalm 27 Whom Shall I Fear? Of Whom Shall I Be Afraid?. Psalm 27: Fearless Trust in God. Fear is a common weapon of the devil: paralyze, indecision, silence, more fear What can we learn from the psalmist?. Psalm 27: Fearless Trust in God.
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Fearless Trust in God Psalm 27 Whom Shall I Fear?Of Whom Shall I Be Afraid?
Psalm 27: Fearless Trust in God • Fear is a common weapon of the devil: paralyze, indecision, silence, more fear • What can we learn from the psalmist?
Psalm 27: Fearless Trust in God • Take note of the reasons for fear: • Adversaries (verses 2, 6, 11-12) • War (verse 3) • Troubles (verse 5) • Forsaken (verse 10)
Psalm 27: Fearless Trust in God • Take note of the remedies for fear: • Relying on God (verses 1, 5, 10) • Worshipping God (verse 4-6) • Seeking God in prayer (verses 7-9) • Learning God’s word (verse 11) • The Lord’s goodness (verse 13)
Psalm 27: Fearless Trust in God • Take note of the responses to fear: • No fear (verses 1, 3) • Confidence (verse 3) • Wait (trust in) for the Lord (verse 14) • Be strong (verse 14) • Take courage (verse 14)
Are You Fearful or Fearless? • Fear when sharing God’s word (Mt. 10:28-31; Acts 18:9) • Fear when identifying with Jesus (Jn. 7:13; 9:22; 19:38; 20:19) • Fear when standing for truth (Gal. 2:12) • Fear when obeying God and not civil government (Heb. 11:23, 27)
Are You Fearful or Fearless? • We are to speak the word of God without fear (Phil. 1:14) • We have not been given a spirit of fearfulness (2 Tim. 1:7) • We have the Lord … I will not fear (Heb. 13:6) • We do not fear terror (1 Pet. 3:6, 14)