Fear Not
- 1. FEAR NOT Stephanus Elia
- 2. Dominion Expansion Isaiah 54:2-4 (NIV) 2 Enlarge the place of your tent, stretch your tent curtains wide, do not hold back; lengthen your cords, strengthen your stakes. 3 For you will spread out to the right and to the left; your descendants will dispossess nations and settle in their desolate cities. 4 "Do not be afraid ; you will not suffer shame. Do not fear disgrace; you will not be humiliated.
- 3. Dominion Expansion Enlarge your vision Stretch your comittment Defer gratification Strengthen your resolve Prosper and possess FEAR NOT!
- 5. Joshua 1:1-9 1 After the death of Moses the servant of the LORD, it came to pass that the LORD spoke to Joshua the son of Nun, Moses’ assistant, saying: 2 “Moses My servant is dead. Now therefore, arise, go over this Jordan, you and all this people, to the land which I am giving to them—the children of Israel. 3 Every place that the sole of your foot will tread upon I have given you, as I said to Moses. 4 From the wilderness and this Lebanon as far as the great river, the River Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites, and to the Great Sea toward the going down of the sun, shall be your territory.
- 6. Joshua 1:1-9 5 No man shall be able to stand before you all the days of your life; as I was with Moses, so I will be with you. I will not leave you nor forsake you. 6 Be strong and of good courage, for to this people you shall divide as an inheritance the land which I swore to their fathers to give them. 7 Only be strong and very courageous, that you may observe to do according to all the law which Moses My servant commanded you; do not turn from it to the right hand or to the left, that you may prosper wherever you go.
- 7. Joshua 1:1-9 8 This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success. 9 Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”
- 8. Friendhip with God Joshua 1:9 Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go .” Fear can only be overcome when we have a close relationship with God Joshua learn it from His teacher, Moses Ex. 33: 11 So the LORD spoke to Moses face to face, as a man speaks to his friend . And he would return to the camp, but his servant Joshua the son of Nun, a young man, did not depart from the tabernacle.
- 9. Friendhip with God How do you become friends with God? Communicate & fellowship with God thru prayer, worship & Word daily. Involve Him in your daily life in every decision making. Do things that please Him.
- 11. Friendhip with God Do not be friend with the world! James 4:4 Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Whoever therefore wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God. Choose your side! Romans 8:31 If God is for us, who can be against us? The question is whose side are you on?
- 12. Faith in God Faith and fear CANNOT co-exist John 12:42-43 42Yet at the same time many even among the leaders believed in him. But because of the Pharisees they would not confess their faith for fear they would be put out of the synagogue; 43for they loved praise from men more than praise from God. Without faith it’s impossible to please God (Heb 11:6) and faith comes from hearing by the Word (Rm 10:17) Fear comes from hearing of bad news!
- 13. Faith in God Do not act or make decision based on news or circumstances but based on what you hear from the Lord and do it by FAITH! Isaac was blessed tremendously in midst of great famine (Gen 26).
- 14. Forgiveness from God Gen 3:9 Then the LORD God called to Adam and said to him, “Where are you?”10 So he said, “I heard Your voice in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; and I hid myself.” No one told them they were naked. Sin creates guilt and fear. Adam didn’t confess and repent, he blamed Eve instead. Confess and repent from sins. 1 John 1:9 The Battle of Ai Hidden sins would distract our friendship with God and destroy our Faith, would create fear and would prevent us from receiving the fulfillment of God’s promises.