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Fear stalks us constantly. It robs us of sleep, ruins our health and destroys our testimony…
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“We Can Overcome Our Fears!”Judges 6:11-24
“…People are afraid of losing… People are afraid of life itself.”
Fear stalks us constantly. It robs us of sleep, ruins our health and destroys our
testimony…
Methuselah ate what he found on his plate, And never, as people do now,
Did he note the amount of the caloric count; He ate it because it
was chow. He wasn’t disturbed as a dinner he sat, Devouring a roast or a pie, To think it was lacking in granular
fat, Or a couple of vitamins shy.
He cheerfully chewed each species of food, Unmindful of troubles or fears. Lest his health might be hurt By some fancy dessert;
And he lived over 900 years.
Purpose:to learn we can in fact overcome our
fears
I Our TASK from God
A. Where We Are Now
Signs of the Times
I Our TASK from God
A. Where We Are Now
B. Where We Have Been
Judges 6:13 “…O my lord, if the Lord is with us, why then has all this happened to
us? And where are all His miracles…”
I Our TASK from God
A. Where We Are Now
B. Where We Have Been
C. Who We Really Are
We must have trust in God. He wants us to know He will use us no matter how
insignificant and inadequate we think…
II Our TEST for God
Judges 6:17
“…show me a sign that it is You who speaks to me.”
Matthew 12:39
“An evil and adulterous generation craves for a sign.”
II Our TEST for God
A. Proof Was Given
Gideon built an altar to the Lord by tearing down the altar of Baal and the
Asherah pole… Did this at night (6:27)…
Gideon puts out the fleece (2 times) testing God…
II Our TEST for God
A. Proof Was Given
B. Proof Is Given
There is a preoccupation “modern day
miracles” to the exclusion of His Word… They
reduce the Bible to something
“nice” but not complete, final or all sufficient!
III Our TRUST in God
A. Gideon Believed God
God wants us to examine the evidence, believe and put our trust in His care…
III Our TRUST in God
A. Gideon Believed God
B. Gideon Took Action
Gideon was instructed by God to get more assurance… Sent to the camp of the
Midianites… He heard an account of a dream… Upon hearing this, Gideon bowed in worship!
Do we trust God enough to
take action? Only when we start acting in faith will fear diminish…!
Roy Coop resolved to become a
preacher of the Gospel…
Addressing the group, “I have
joined an army the rest of you wouldn’t have the courage to
join.”
Summary and Conclusion:It takes courage to be enlisted in
the Lord’s Army and to live counter to the trends of our culture. But Proverbs 28:1
summarized well this text and the two main points of our overcoming fear: “The wicked flee when no one
is pursuing, but the righteous are bold as a lion.”