Sermons on Refusal To Fear:

Fear Not...it Gets Better

Contributed by Mickey Bell on Dec 28, 2005

Looking for a sermon to motivate your Sr. Adults? This is a way to bring the two generations together to work for the cause of Christ.

Fear Not = It Gets Better! Setup: After the first message of Haggai, the people under the leadership of Zerubbabel and Joshua began working on the temple of God. The second message of Haggai was directed at the older generation of the group that was working. The message came about one month ...read more

Scripture: Haggai 2:3-4

Denomination: Baptist

No Need To Fear, When God Is Near Series

Contributed by Jonathan Powell on Nov 7, 2006

Sermon 3 in a series of 5 based on the 23rd Psalm

No Need to Fear, For He is With Me Psalms 23:4 November 5, 2006 AM Over the past two weeks, I have seen tremendous things happen within our church family. First, I have seen a renewed vision in the mindset of our congregation – the vision is to reach out to our community, no matter what ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 23:4

Denomination: Baptist

Perfect Love Drives Out Fear

Contributed by Joel Santos on Feb 18, 2007

What do you mean by “Perfect Love”? Eugene Peterson defines it as “well-formed love.” I. Perfect Love is Supplied by God (v.17) II. Perfect Love is Empowerd by God (v.18a) III. Perfect Love is Assured by God (v.18b)

PERFECT LOVE DRIVES OUT FEAR 1 John 4:17-18 Once upon a time, Jane was going to get married, and her friend Jemima decided to send them a text message wishing the happy couple well. She thought of the verse that we had in our first reading, “There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:17-18

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Fear Is Foreign To The One Full Of Faith Series

Contributed by Peter Schmidt on Nov 13, 2003

Though there are plenty of things in the world that worry us, Jesus shows us how to overcome fear: by trusting him!

Pentecost 5 Matthew 10:24-33 You know that your company is downsizing, and your boss asks to see you in his office. This is the first year that you fill out your income taxes by yourself, and the I.R.S. informs you that you are going to be audited. You go into a routine check-up at the clinic, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 10:24-33

Denomination: Lutheran

Facing Life's Storms Without Fear Series

Contributed by Darrell Stetler Ii on Feb 17, 2004

What do you do in the storms of life? Let’s look at the story of Jesus calming the storm, and get some principles to help us understand and handle the storms of life. *HANDOUT INCLUDED*

<OPENING ILLUS> Chippie the parakeet never saw it coming. One second he was peacefully perched in his cage. The next he was sucked in, washed up, and blown over. 1. The problems began when Chippie’s owner decided to clean Chippie’s cage with a vacuum cleaner. She removed the attachment from the end ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 8:23-28, Romans 8:29

Denomination: Holiness

Fix Your Fears (Part 1) Series

Contributed by David Salisbury on May 29, 2003

This is lesson 11 in a series on the Sermon on the Mount. I actually spent two sermons on this topic of worry.

Fix Your Fears (Part 1) Matthew 6:25-34 Maybe you’ve read the little book that went to the top of the New York Times Bestsellers list recently. It’s by Richard Carlson and it’s called “Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff . . . and it’s all small stuff.” I had heard that before though it was phrased a ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:25-34

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Fix Your Fears (Part 2) Series

Contributed by David Salisbury on May 29, 2003

Lesson 12 in a series on the Sermon on the Mount. It is the second sermon on Jesus’s words about worry. I preached part 1 and 2 as Sunday AM & PM combo.

Fix your Fears (part 2) Matthew 6:25-34 Intro. Near the end of his life, Mark Twain said, “I am an old man and have known a great many troubles, but most of them never happened.” We spent our time this morning looking at this passage from the Sermon on the Mount and we focused almost ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:25-34

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Perfect Love Drives Out Fear

Contributed by Charles Degner on May 5, 2003

When we comprehend God’s perfect love for us, we will live without fear and be moved to keep his commandments for all the right reasons.

Fear of punishment is a very effective form of motivation. It’s used quite effectively in the military. Soldiers are trained to obey orders. That’s what boot camp is all about. You find out very quickly that you better listen and get it right the first time or you face the wrath of an angry ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:16-21

Denomination: Lutheran

New Life Sweeps Away Fear Series

Contributed by Scott Chambers on Apr 13, 2009

This message examines how the resurrection should remove fear from our life.

A recent article reported the top ten human fears. Here they are in order: Public speaking, heights, insects, financial problems, sickness, deep water, death, flying, driving and elevators. The conclusion that is so easy to draw is that human beings are very fearful. As we open the pages of Matthew ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Who Do You Fear The Most? Series

Contributed by Paul Wallace on Oct 28, 2008

Do you fear God or people the most? Are you a pleaser of God or people?

Who Do You Fear MOST? (Fear of the Lord part 2) Fear of the Lord or Fear of Man Pleaser of God or Pleaser of Man Luke 12:1-12 1 Meanwhile, the crowds grew until thousands were milling about and crushing each other. Jesus turned first to his disciples and warned them, "Beware of the yeast of the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 12:1-12

Denomination: Wesleyan

To Hear, Fear, And Find Him Near

Contributed by Hansel Young on Oct 11, 2007

personal steps towards revival

To Hear, Fear, And Have Him Near Psalm 85:6-13 Why do we need revival? A lady asked Billy Sunday: "Why do you keep having revivals when it doesn’t last?" And Billy Sunday in turn asked her, "Why do you keep taking baths?" Regular revival is necessary to keep a church cleaned up. A man was ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 85:6-13

Denomination: Holiness

The Only Thing We Have To Fear ...

Contributed by Gary Harrison on Oct 27, 2008

Halloween, elections, Day of the Dead, Communion

The Only thing we have to fear ... Hebrews 12 : 1 - 3 This great Nation will endure as it has endured, will revive and will prosper. So, first of all, let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself——nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:1-3

Denomination: Methodist

Fear Not! Behold! A Savior. The Savior

Contributed by Joel Pankow on Dec 23, 2013

A simple Christmas Eve message

December 22, 2013 Luke 2:9-12 9 And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. 10 And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:9-12

Denomination: Lutheran

Christmas: Where Fear Meets Hope

Contributed by Rogers Steven Warner on Dec 10, 2012

The three fears found in the Christmas story can be brought to heel by the gift of hope.

Christmas: Where Fear Meets Hope Luke 1 & 2 Introduction: Charles Dickens featured three ghosts in his classical story A Christmas Carol: The Ghost of Christmas Past, Christmas Present, and Christmas Future. Today I’m not going to talk about the three ghosts of Christmas -- but I do want share ...read more

Denomination: Assembly Of God

God Fearing Yet Worships Idols

Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Jan 18, 2013

I. EXORDIUM: Are we sometimes create our idols of our own and yet profess to fear GOD? II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Believers III. OBJECTIVES: To prove that you need to choose your GOD everyday, or be a victim of unseen idols that will pull us do

I. EXORDIUM: Are we sometimes create our idols of our own and yet profess to fear GOD? II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Believers III. OBJECTIVES: To prove that you need to choose your GOD everyday, or be a victim of unseen idols that will pull us down. IV. TEXT: 2 Kings 17:41 (New King James Version) ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 17:41

Denomination: Pentecostal