FEARLESS HOPE IN A FRIGHTENED WORLD
Pastor Bill Young
bill@trc.ife
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid. (John 14:27 NIV84)
Three reasons to have fearless hope in a frightened world:
I. God is
Hebrews 13:5b NIV84 Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.
A. God’s presence gives us
Joshua 1:9 NIV84 Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go.
B. God’s presence gives us
Isaiah 41:10 NIV84 So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
Who is walking with you?
II. God is our
A. God offers
Psalm 46:1-2 NIV84 God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea…
Where do you find refuge during storms of life?
B. God offers
John 16:33 NIV84 I have told you these things so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.
What are you filling your life with?
III. God is in
Luke 12:32 NIV Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father has been pleased to give you the kingdom…
A. Heaven
2 Corinthians 4:16-18 NIV84 “Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.”
Which life are you living for?
B. Heaven is
1Peter 1:3-4 NIV84 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through… the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead 4 and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade-kept in heaven for you.
Do you fear death?
Most people are
Hebrews 2:14b-16 NIV [Jesus] shared in their humanity so that by his death he might break the power of him who holds the power of death—that is, the devil— 15 and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear of death.
You can
1 John 5:13 NIV I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of >>God so that you may know that you have eternal life.