Plan for: Thanksgiving | Advent | Christmas
Plan for: Thanksgiving | Advent | Christmas
This sermon aims to reassure believers of Jesus's constant presence in their lives, providing them with tools to combat fear and encouraging them to embrace the future with confidence.
Welcome back for the final week of our Fear Not sermon series. We’ve covered a lot of ground in a short time and talked through some challenging ideas. Not the least of which is the idea that you can be victorious in the battle against fear.
The flip side of victory is one that many of us have also experienced. At times we call it defeat, other times it's labeled discouragement. Either way these are realities that we will experience in the long journey of sanctification and growth in faith. Does it mean that we’ve failed and that we’re beyond redemption? Certainly not.
It means we’re human. And because of this, God sent His one and only son to redeem the world so that through Him we may have eternal life. He knew we couldn’t get there on our own.
There are times we will experience defeat and discouragement. There are other times and seasons where we’ll have great growth and depth in our faith. As the journey of sanctification ebbs and flows we know that Jesus stays the same. He is the same yesterday, today, and forever. He is always with you on the journey, you’re not alone.
He is always with you on the journey, you’re not alone.
Up to this point we’ve talked through some very practical ways you can deal with fear. Recognizing it, giving it back to God through prayer, and keeping your focus one day at a time are powerful habits that can be developed. Add to it a spirit of self-discipline and you’d start to think you’re invincible. So why do you feel at times that you’re anything but?
That’s where Jesus comes in and reminds you that you’re not alone.
Joshua and the Promised Land
Last week we talked briefly about the twelve spies and the promised land from Numbers 13 & 14. In the middle of this story is a young man named Joshua. You’ll recognize his name as he’s the one chosen to succeed Moses in leadership and take God’s people into the promised land. Yes, the same land that 40 years earlier he and Caleb believed the Lord would provide.
Let’s jump into the story in Joshua chapter 1;
“After the death of Moses the servant of the Lord, the Lord said to Joshua son of Nun, ‘Moses my servant is dead ... View this full sermon with PRO Premium
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