Out of Control: When Emotions Get the Best of Us | Part 4: Fear & Anxiety
Part of Out of Control—When Emotions Get the Best of Us
June 23, 2024

2 Timothy 1:7 (NKJV)
For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and a sound mind.

John 10:10 (NIV)
The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.

A stolen

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Isaiah 43:1 (NLT)
O Jacob, listen to the Lord who created you. O Israel, the one who formed you says, “ Do not be afraid, for I have ransomed you. I have called you by name; you are mine.

Isaiah 35:4 (NLT)
To those with fearful hearts, “Be strong, and do not fear, for your God is coming to destroy your enemies. He is coming to save you.”

Out of control, fear and anxiety will

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from you.

Allowing

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and
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to dominate our lives can result in sinful choices that slowly and silently damage us spiritually.

Where have you allowed that fear to drive you?

The things we fear can quickly reveal what our heart

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and
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in.

Matthew 6:19-21 (NLT)
Don’t store up treasures here on earth, where moths eat them and rust destroys them, and where thieves break in and steal. Store your treasures in heaven, where moths and rust cannot destroy, and thieves do not break in and steal. Wherever your treasure is, there the desires of your heart will also be.

Psalm 118:6(NIV)
The Lord is for me so that I will have no fear. What can mere people do to me?

Psalm 27:3 (NLT)
Though a mighty army surrounds me, my heart will not be afraid. Even if I am attacked, I will remain confident.

Psalm 23:4 (NLT)
Even when I walk through the darkest valley, I will not be afraid, for you are close beside me. Your rod and your staff protect and comfort me.

Psalm 46:1-3 (NLT)
God is our refuge and strength, always ready to help in times of trouble. So we will not fear when earthquakes come and the mountains crumble into the sea. Let the oceans roar and foam. Let the mountains tremble as the waters surge.

Philippians 4:6-7 (NLT)
Don’t worry about anything; instead pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.”

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fear and anxiety often expose the deep-seated sin in our hearts that threatens to destroy us.

1 John 4:16,18 (NLT)
We know how much God loves us, and we have put our trust in his love.
God is love, and all who live in love live in God, and God lives in them.
Such love has no fear because perfect love expels all fear. If we are afraid, it is for fear of punishment, and this shows that we have not fully experienced his perfect love.

Out-of-control fear and anxiety destroy our

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Mark 4:35-41(NLT)
As evening came, Jesus said to his disciples, “Let’s cross to the other side of the lake.” So they took Jesus in the boat and started, leaving the crowds behind (although other boats followed). But soon a fierce storm came up. High waves were breaking into the boat, and it began to fill with water.
Jesus was sleeping at the back of the boat with his head on a cushion. The disciples woke him up, shouting, “Teacher, don’t you care that we’re going to drown?”
When Jesus woke up, he rebuked the wind and said to the waves, “Silence! Be still!” Suddenly the wind stopped, and there was a great calm. Then he asked them, “Why are you afraid? Do you still have no faith?”
The disciples were terrified. “Who is this man?” they asked each other. “Even the wind and waves obey him!”

Elohim Chayim (The Living God)
Abba (Father)
Jehovah-Jireh (The Lord Will Provide)
Jehovah-Shalom (The Lord Is Peace)
El Elyon (The Most High God)
El Kanna (The Jealous God)
El Roi (The God Who Sees)
Jehovah Ro’i (God the Shepherd)
Jehovah Nissi (The Lord, Our Banner)

Romans 8:38-39 (NLT)
And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow—not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love. No power in the sky above or the earth below—indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord.

John 14:27 (NLT)
I am leaving you with a gift—peace of mind and heart. And the peace I give is a gift the world cannot give. So don’t be troubled or afraid.

Psalm 34:4 (NIV)
I sought the Lord, and he answered me; he delivered me from all my fears.