Sermons on Reverence And Fear:

A Year Without Fear

Contributed by Charles Salmon on Jan 3, 2008

A sermon based on the four "fear not"’s of the nativity story.

A Year Without Fear INTRO.: As a new year begins, there is much uncertainty in each of our lives. We don’t know what the new year will bring. As I read the Christmas story, I was impressed with the number of times the phrase “do not be afraid” or KJV’s “fear not.” appears in the story. As we ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:11

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Growing Through Fear Series

Contributed by Mark Nichols on Apr 19, 2008

Fear can have a tight grip. Will we allow the grip of fear to keep us from growing in God?

TEXT: Matthew 1:18-25 TITLE: Growing Pain #3 - Growing through Fear TOPIC: Spiritual Growth SERIES: The Growing Church OCCASION: Burnside Christian Church, April 20, 2008 PROP.: Fear can have a tight grip. Will we allow the grip of fear to keep us from growing in our trust of ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:18-25

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Faith, Fear, And Failure

Contributed by David Hicks on Feb 1, 2007

There is no failure for those who step out in faith. The only failure is when we live in fear and do not follow God.

Faith, Fear, and Failure Matthew 14:22-33 How willing are you to take a step of faith into the unknown? Are you a person who like to play it safe, get all your ducks lined up in a row, do your pro-con sheet and then timidly step forward, or are you someone who enjoys the thrill of jumping out ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 14:22-33

Denomination: Holiness

Abraham- Faith And Fear Series

Contributed by Craig Cramblet on Aug 21, 2006

Abraham’s "two steps forward, one step back" life story is just like ours. How does fear undermine our faith?

Abraham: Faith and Fear Genesis 12 “It is only the fear of God that can free us from the fear of man.” -John Witherspoon ***IF you were to WRITE A BOOK about your life...and you gave EQUAL TIME and EQUAL WEIGHT to every person and every event in your life...it would be IMPOSSIBLE to ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 12:1-20

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Making Fears Disappear

Contributed by Mike Turner on Aug 5, 2005

God can help in making our fears disappear !

Making Fears Disappear John 14:1,27 Matt. 6:25-34 Joke: A wife was constantly waking her husband up in the middle of the night after hearing noises........"Honey, someone’s trying to break in........I just heard them...........I think their in the house now." There was nothing for the husband ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:25-34

Denomination: Baptist

Overcoming The Fear Factor

Contributed by Larry Thompson on Sep 24, 2005

The exposition of 2 Kings 5 provides one of the clearest instructions to believers who sincerely desire to overcome the fear in their life.

IMAGINE: “OVERCOMING YOUR GREATEST FEAR” 2 KINGS 5 - ©DR. LARRY L. THOMPSON (2005) Introduction: I want you to think of the greatest fear you face today. Your greatest fear my dominate your thoughts, your life, your days and your nights. For some, your greatest fear is an enemy that controls you ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 5:1-14

Denomination: Baptist

Breaking The Grip Of Fear! Series

Contributed by Rev. M Edmunds on Oct 18, 2005

For we all are vulnerable to fear, however it is important how we react or manage it when it grips our soul.

Elder M. Edmunds Co-Pastor of United Ordained Church January 2002 As we continue our subject of “In the Grip of Fear,” my intent is not to exegete this entire Psalm, which has been written by David when he fled Saul and entered into Gath, the territory of the Philistines, and faced Achish. ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 56:3

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Benefits For Fearing The Lord Series

Contributed by Paul Wallace on Oct 28, 2008

Everything God requires is accompanied by a blessing for those do it.

Benefits of the Fear of the Lord Fear of the Lord series part 4 Exodus 1 8 Then a new king came to the throne of Egypt who knew nothing about Joseph or what he had done. 9 He told his people, "These Israelites are becoming a threat to us because there are so many of them. 10 We must find a way to ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 1:8-21

Denomination: Wesleyan

Overcoming Fear With Faith

Contributed by Grant Van Boeschoten on Nov 1, 2008

Fear subtracts from life, but Faith expands who we are and what we can do. 1. Respond rather than React 2. Eliminate Sin 3. Don’t run from fear, stand Firm in God

Replacing Fear with Faith Grant van Boeschoten November 2, 2008 Main Thought: Fear subtracts from life, but Faith expands who we are and what we can do. Romans 15:13 (NIV) 13 May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power ...read more

Scripture: Romans 15:13

Christmas Time Is Fear Series

Contributed by Pat Cook on Nov 29, 2005

#1 in Christmas series on fear. What was Zechariah afraid of? His life of quiet desperation.

Luke 1:5-25 – Christmas Time is Fear Today we are beginning our Christmas series. We are looking, for the next 4 weeks, at the issue of fear. Four times in the Christmas story, someone is told, “Do not be afraid.” It makes me think that the Christmas song that says, “all is calm” might not have ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:5-25

Denomination: Baptist

The Beginning Of… Fear Series

Contributed by Glenn Durham on Apr 17, 2010

God heals fear through faith in his promises.

Scripture Introduction Bill Watterson, the creator of the Calvin and Hobbes comic strip, describes well the feelings of guilt and fear which overtake Calvin after he breaks his dad’s very expensive binoculars. His dad does not yet know about the incident, but Calvin’s anxiety causes him to sweat ...read more

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Fear, Love, Liberty

Contributed by Joseph Smith on May 4, 2010

Independence Day 1986: Fear leads to oppression, and vice versa. We overcome our fears by discovering the love that empowers us in the sacrificial death of Christ.

I've noticed that what older people fear is very much like what small children fear. Older people fear going out alone into the darkness; they are afraid they cannot find their way, they are afraid they may have some kind of difficulty and will be vulnerable to people with evil intentions. ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:13-21

Denomination: Baptist

Pentecost - Fear Of The Fire

Contributed by Spencer Homan on Mar 31, 2011

This is a sermon for Pentecost Sunday. It asks the question.. "Are we afraid of the Spirit?"

Acts 2:1-21 NIV When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. 2 Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. 3 They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:1-20

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Esmirna, The Fearful Church

Contributed by Major Gerardo Balmori on Apr 2, 2011

The Church of Esmirna lived in a time of tremendous pursuit and suffering. God gave them a message of fortitude that helps us today to keep on covering the career in spite of the present difficulties.

Mayor Gerardo Balmori The Salvation Army Introduction • The City of Esmirna was a commercial port, which principal product was the myrrh. It was a beautiful city, which streets had been planned well. One of these streets had been covered of gold, and was connecting the temple of Zeus and the ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 2:8-11

Denomination: Salvation Army

Fear Is The Opposite Of Faith Series

Contributed by Dean Courtier on Feb 22, 2017

Fear is the opposite of faith. Are you gripped by fear or do you have a confident faith in God? We are not to be controlled by fear. We are meant to live by faith not by fear. We are meant to have faith in God.

We continue in our series on Discovering your Destiny and today we are going to be thinking about how we can conquer our fears. ----- Dictionary.com defines fear in these ways: NOUN: A distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc., whether the threat is real or imagined; the ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 1:7-8, 2 Timothy 14:14

Denomination: Pentecostal