FEARLESS Part 4 - Take Heart (Tharseo)
July 23, 2023
The wicked flee when no one pursues, But the righteous are
as a lion. —Proverbs 28:1
- Nehemiah is an example of a believer that refused to be governed by fear and instead
“Should someone in my position run from danger? Should someone in my position enter the Temple to save his life? No, I won’t do it!” —Nehemiah 6:11
I have told you all this so that you may have peace in Me. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But
, because I have overcome the world.” —John 16:33 NLT
Tharseo- To have
Undaunted - not intimidated or discouraged by difficulty, danger, or disappointment.
Don’t just be free from fear…be filled with courage!
Being in Christ, and being a follower of Christ will not give you or me a free pass on facing difficulty. But it has everything to do with
For a righteous man falls seven times and rises again, but the wicked are overthrown by calamity. —Proverbs 24:16
In Christ you have a God-given, Holy Spirit
Decision: Am I going to lose heart and give up, or take heart and rise up?
Tharseo is a
So they rose up that very hour and returned to Jerusalem, and found the eleven and those who were with them gathered together, —Luke 24:33
- Rose up – “To raise up from laying down; to raise up from the dead.”
Take Heart (Tharseo) Truths From Jesus
1. Your sins are
.
Some men brought to him a paralyzed man, lying on a mat. When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the man, “Take heart, son; your sins are forgiven.” —Matthew 9:2
Bless the Lord, O my soul, And forget not all His benefits:3 Who forgives all your iniquities, Who heals all your diseases…As far as the east is from the west, So far has He removed our transgressions from us. —Psalm 103:2-3, 12
If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. —1 John 1:9
- The lie: what you’ve done is too bad to be forgiven.
- The truth: Jesus paid it all on the cross.
2. Jesus makes you
.
Jesus turned and saw her. “Take heart, daughter,” he said, “your faith has healed you.” And the woman was healed at that moment. —Matthew 9:22
- Lie – you are damaged goods, cast aside, not of value, not good enough.
- Truth – you are fearfully and wonderfully made, and you are being made whole!
being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ; —Phillipians 1:6
3. You are
alone.
But Jesus immediately said to them: “Take courage! [Take heart] It is I. Don’t be afraid.” —Matthew 14:27
- Lie – you are alone.
- Truth – he will never leave you or forsake you. He sets us in His family.
Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” —Hebrews 13:5
4. You are
by God.
And Jesus stood still, and commanded him to be called. Then they called the blind man, saying to him, “Be of good cheer. Rise, He is calling you.” —Mark 10:49
- Lie – you are overlooked.
- Truth – Your name is written on the palm of His hand and you are not overlooked.
Take Heart:
1. I am completely forgiven!
2. Jesus makes me whole!
3. I am never alone!
4. I am called by God!
Overflow toward others:
1. Forgiving others.
2. Encouraging others in the work that is doing in them.
3. Community with others.
4. Inviting others near.