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“I WAS AFRAID THIS WOULD HAPPEN!”

“I WAS AFRAID THIS WOULD HAPPEN!”. Job 3:25 “For the thing which I greatly feared is come upon me, and that which I was afraid of is come unto me. ”. INTRODUCTION.

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“I WAS AFRAID THIS WOULD HAPPEN!”

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  1. “I WAS AFRAID THIS WOULD HAPPEN!” Job 3:25 “For the thing which I greatly feared is come upon me, and that which I was afraid of is come unto me. ”

  2. INTRODUCTION • 1. Paul Was Not Afraid: I will not fear what man shall do unto me. (Hebrews 13:6) • 2. Paul Was Afraid: Let us therefore fear, lest a promise being left us of entering into His rest, any of you should seem to come short of it. (Hebrews 4:1)

  3. INTRODUCTION • I am not afraid: • That I will lose my salvation. • That my wife will betray me. • That my kids will cast me off in old age. • That I will Die. • Of Hurricane Charley. • That my cupboard will run dry.

  4. WHAT PAUL DID FEAR: • 1. That the simplicity of the message might be complicated by the devil. (II Cor. 11:3) • 2. That the Saints would slip into sin. (II Cor. 12:20) • 3. That self would get the upper hand. (Rom. 7:15 - 17) • 4. That he would end up on a shelf. (I Cor. 9:27)

  5. A SURVEY SHOWED THE GREATEST FEAR WAS… • 1. The Fear of Cancer. • 2. The Fear of Heart Disease. • 3. The Fear of Public Speaking.

  6. Claustrophobia Kenophobia Gephyrophobia Harpaxophobia Chionophobia Ochlaphobia Triakaideaphobia laliophobia Enclosed places large empty places Crossing bridges Robbers Getting snow bound Fear of crowds Fear of the number 13 Fear of speechmaking SOME HAVE GREAT FEAR:

  7. I. I Fear Barrenness at the Judgment Seat Of Christ.

  8. II. I FEAR BEING BANISHED OF HOLY SPIRIT POWER. (Eph. 4:30) • 1. Power of Preaching • 2. Power in Prayer • 3. Power of Perception • 4. Power in Performance • 5. Power to Persevere • 6. Power of Persuasion • 7. Power of Personal Victory

  9. III. I FEAR BEING BANNED FROM SERVING THE LORD. (I Cor. 9:27) • 1. The Pull of Money • 2. The Problem of Maidens. • 3. The Plague of Modernism.

  10. IV. I FEAR BEING BARRED FROM THE THRONE OF GOD (Pr. 1:24-28) • 1. By Regarding Iniquity in My Heart. (Ps. 66:18) • 2. By Not Abiding In Him. (John 15:7) • 3. By Not Asking then Asking Amiss. (James 4:3)

  11. V. I FEAR BEING BEWITCHED BY AN EVIL SPIRIT (I Tim. 4:1) • DAVID BERKOWITZ - “ I was possessed with demons” • COUNTERFIET REVIVAL - “ Demons are responsible for uncontrollable behavior.” • They will defile your testimony, your body, your morals, your influence, your doctrinal position

  12. VI. I FEAR BECOMING BITTER. (Heb. 12:15) • 1. Bitterness Bars our prayers. • 2. Banishes our Peace. • 3. Breaks our Fellowship. • 4. Bottles up Hatred. • 5. Barricades God’s Blessings.

  13. VII. I FEAR BEING BACKSLIDDEN FROM THE LORD (Hosea 11:7) • THE BACKSLIDER: • 1. Can’t be happy in the world. • 2. Can’t be happy with Christians. • 3. Can’t be happy by himself or herself.

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