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Why We Keep Silent

Explore the theme of fear of rejection in the Bible through the stories of Noah, Moses, Samuel, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Jesus, the Apostles, Early Christians, and Paul. Discover how they faced rejection and learn valuable lessons on overcoming this fear.

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Why We Keep Silent

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  1. Why We Keep Silent

  2. Why We Keep Silent • Fear of Rejection

  3. Fear of Rejection • Noah • II Peter 2:5 – “a preacher of righteousness” • Moses • Had to deal with rejection from his own people; with pharaoh

  4. Fear of Rejection • Samuel • I Samuel 8:7 – “they have not rejected you, but they have rejected Me, that I should no reign over them”

  5. Fear of Rejection • Isaiah • Isaiah 6:8-10 – “keep on hearing, but do not understand” • Isaiah 30:9-10 – “Do not prophesy to us right things”

  6. Fear of Rejection • Jeremiah • Jeremiah 1:4-8, 16-19 – “Do not be afraid of their faces” • Jeremiah 20:7-11 – “His word was in my heart like a burning fire”

  7. Fear of Rejection • Ezekiel • Ezekiel 3:4-11 – “speak to them and tell them, Thus says the Lord God”

  8. Fear of Rejection • Jesus • Isaiah 53:3-5 – “He is despised and rejected my men” • Mark 6:1-6 – rejected in his own country • Luke 11:53-12:5 – “Fear Him who, after He has killed, has power to cast into hell”

  9. Fear of Rejection • Apostles • Acts 4:18-20 – “We cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard”

  10. Fear of Rejection • Early Christians • Acts 8:3-4 – “went everywhere preaching the word”

  11. Fear of Rejection • Paul • Acts 18:9-11 – “Do not be afraid, but speak, and do not keep silent” • Ephesians 6:18-20 – “I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak”

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