BIG IDEA: We fear so much because we fear God so little
Fear of the Lord is the
Fearing the Lord makes life
Proverbs 3:7 - Fearing the Lord brings healing to your body and refreshment to your bones
Proverbs 16:6 - Fearing the Lord keeps us away from evil
Proverbs 10:27 - Fearing the Lord prolongs life
Proverbs 14:26 - Fearing the Lord gives us strong confidence and a place of refuge
Proverbs 14:27 - Fearing the Lord is the fountain of life
Proverbs 19:23 - Fearing the Lord leads to life
Proverbs 22:4 - The reward for fearing the Lord is riches, honor and life
Psalm 34:9 - Those that fear the Lord have no want
Psalm 103:11-13 - Fearing the Lord leads to us experiencing the lovingkindness and compassion of the Lord
Psalm 145:19 - Fearing the Lord leads to him fulfilling our desires, hearing our cries and saving us.
Psalm 147:11 - Fearing the Lord allows us to experience the Lord’s favor
Psalm 128:1 - Fearing the Lord leads to God’s blessing
Luke 12:4-5 - “I tell you, my friends, do not fear those who kill the body, and after that have nothing more that they can do. 5 But I will warn you whom to fear: fear him who, after he has killed, has authority to cast into hell.
Acts 2:43 - The young growing church experience the fear of the Lord in seeing the power of the Holy Spirit.
Acts 9:31 - The Fear of the Lord leads to more people coming to Christ.
Philippians 2:12 - The way we work out our salvation is in the fear of the Lord.
“I loved Jesus, but I didn’t fear God.”
Evidence of a lack of the
Proverbs 8:13
The fear of the Lord is hatred of evil
Prayer - Psalm 86:11
“Teach me your way, Lord, that I may rely on your faithfulness; give me an undivided heart, that I may fear your name”
Repentance - Practice repentance. Repentance is not a one time occurrence in life but it is a continual practice. 1 John 1:9
“If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.”