Perfect love cast out all fear; the virgin Mary had much to fear. Pastor Robbey challenges us to lay down our fear by focusing on God’s love for us.
PERFECT LOVE CAST OUT ALL FEAR
1 John 4:18 (ESV)
There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love.
WHAT IS GOD SAYING TO ME?
Luke 1:26-38 ESV
26 In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, 27 to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. And the virgin’s name was Mary. 28 And he came to her and said, “Greetings, O favored one, the Lord is with you!” 29 But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and tried to discern what sort of greeting this might be. 30 And the angel said to her, “**Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. 31 And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus. 32 He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. And the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David, 33 and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.” 34 And Mary said to the angel, “How will this be, since I am a virgin?” 35 And the angel answered her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be called holy—the Son of God. 36 And behold, your relative Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son, and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren. 37 For nothing will be impossible with God.” 38 And Mary said, “Behold, I am the servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word.” And the angel departed from her.
WHAT IS GOD SAYING TO ME?
THIS CREATED A LOT OF OPPORTUNTIES TO FEAR:
Mary could lose her
Mary could lose her
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When God does something in your life there are a lot of opportunities for Fear —Robbey Smith
WHAT IS PERFECT LOVE?
1 John 4:18 (ESV)
There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love.
WHAT IS GOD SAYING TO ME?
What does this verse teach us about fear?
Fear is attached to
“I am your servant; let it be according to your word.” —-Jesus Mom
WHY IS GOD’S LOVE PERFECT?
God loves is perfect because it’s based on
Don’t be afraid Mary, you have found favor with God —- ANGEL
Romans 8:35-39 (ESV)
35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword? 36 As it is written, “For your sake we are being killed all the day long; we are regarded as sheep to be slaughtered.” 37 No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. 38 For I am sure** that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, 39 nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
WHAT IS GOD SAYING TO ME?
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I AM SURE NOTHING CAN SEPARATE YOU FROM THE LOVE OF GOD IN CHRIST JESUS OUR LORD! —-APOSTLE PAUL
HOW DO YOU EXPERIENCE GOD’S PERFECT LOVE?
1 John 4:15-19 (ESV)
15 Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God. 16 So we have come to know and to **believe the **love that God has for us. God is love, and whoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him. 17 By this is love perfected with us, so that we may have confidence for the day of judgment, because as he is so also are we in this world. 18 There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love. 19 We love because he first loved us.
WHAT IS GOD SAYING TO ME?
- John said, He has come to
- We experience God’s Perfect Love by receiving Jesus as God’s Son
WHAT IS GOD SAYING TO ME?
Angie and I wish you a Merry Christmas. We hope to see you online this week or in person next week
