Overcoming Fear: Embracing Courage Through God's Truth
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### Quotes for Outreach
1. "When we lean into the truth, the Bible tells us we gain access to the peace that fear is trying to steal. Bible says, guard the doorposts of your heart because out of it flows the issues of life. Guard. John 14, 27, peace I leave with you. My perfect peace. That word perfect also means whole or complete peace I give to you. Here we go. Not as the world gives to you. Not as the world gives, do I give to you. Not as the world gives, do I give to you. Why? Because anything, any peace, it don't matter what it is. Any peace that you find yourself running to that is outside of the word of God and out of God is counterfeit and it will not sustain any peace." [01:07:34]
2. "Today we fight the fears of failure, the voice that says you'll never accomplish anything, that when the enemy tells you, you might as well not even start because it won't be successful. It won't work. It won't amount to anything. You'll never get it done. Today we fight that fear. We fight that fear of inadequacy, the lie that says you're not good enough, you don't know enough, you don't measure up to this imaginary benchmark that you've created." [01:20:50]
3. "Fear is a formidable adversary, but it is not insurmountable. Just like Caius and his seemingly insurmountable crack, fear magnifies our challenges and makes them appear more daunting than they really are. But God's word is clear. He has not given us a spirit of fear, but a power of love and a sound mind. In every moment of doubt, in every moment of apprehension, cling to the truth and the promises of scripture. Let the truth of God's word immerse you, dismantle the lies of fear, and restore your peace." [01:22:54]
4. "You do not have to be a slave to fear. You do not have to let fear run your life. You do not have to let fear overcome every area of your life. No, that is a lie from the pit of hell. You can overcome fear. So what do we do? If you identify that there is an unhealthy fear that's taken root in your life, how do we overcome the constant attacks of fear? First thing we do is we acknowledge the fear." [01:00:18]
5. "Fear is a self-imposed prison that will do its best to keep you from becoming what you were created to be. But as believers, we have a responsibility to fight fear. We have a responsibility to battle against fear with the weapons that the Lord has given us. We cannot allow fear to rob us any longer. We have to battle this in a me and fight fear because Satan knows all too well how to use this fear against us." [50:13]
### Quotes for Members
1. "I battled with anxiety, battled with it heavy. And it was to the point to where I was having thoughts, irrational thoughts that begin to deal with me. I was driving home one day and I'm at the red light and I call my wife and she didn't pick up the phone. And you know, she does that quite often. I don't know why she has a phone. Anyway, I called her. She doesn't pick up the phone. And I immediately had this thought. What if my wife is laying dead on the ground and I could see a picture of her laying down in a pool of blood in our kitchen? That's how long it took to form that. Sitting at a red light, waiting for it to turn green." [01:11:21]
2. "I begin to immerse myself in the truth. Every time the thought will come up, God, I thank you that my wife is protected. I thank you that she is redeemed from destruction. I thank you that your angels are encamped around her, that she will fall asleep peacefully. She will wake up peacefully. I thank you, Lord, Father, God, that no hurt will come to her, God. I thank you that she has a calling on her life and with long life you will satisfy her. What am I doing? I'm speaking the word of God. I'm immersing myself in the truth to combat the lies." [01:16:04]
3. "When we replace that lie with the truth, it is important that we begin to immerse ourself in truth, okay? You must immerse yourself in truth. And say it again for the people in the back, okay? Immerse yourself in truth. Why? Because the enemy is doing a great... He's doing a great job of immersing you in lies. He's doing a great job of constantly doing everything he can to immerse you in lies. There's lies on the television. There's lies on the social media. There's lies in conversation, let alone the lies that he is pouring in your mind. He's doing a great job of immersing you in lies. So to combat that, you need to immerse yourself in truth." [01:02:20]
4. "Joshua 1. Joshua has every reason to be afraid, to be terrified. He has every reason. And Joshua says, I'm the lowest of the low. He said, I ain't even the first low. I'm the second low. I'm the lowest of all the clans. And then out of the lowest are all. Out of the clans, I'm the lowest of them." [53:19]
5. "Fear is a tool that the enemy uses. And at times, that tool and that fear can seem overwhelming. If it's not paralyzing us to inaction, then we're not going to be able to do anything. And because of it, we're making decisions that are based on lies, all because of fear. It's a multifaceted tool that the enemy use. But once we identify that the fear is unhealthy, it is important that we now know that not only that we can overcome it, but how do we overcome it?" [58:52]
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1. "When we lean into the truth, the Bible tells us we gain access to the peace that fear is trying to steal. Bible says, guard the doorposts of your heart because out of it flows the issues of life. Guard. John 14, 27, peace I leave with you. My perfect peace. That word perfect also means whole or complete peace I give to you. Here we go. Not as the world gives to you. Not as the world gives, do I give to you. Not as the world gives, do I give to you. Why? Because anything, any peace, it don't matter what it is. Any peace that you find yourself running to that is outside of the word of God and out of God is counterfeit and it will not sustain any peace." [01:07:34]
2. "Today we fight the fears of failure, the voice that says you'll never accomplish anything, that when the enemy tells you, you might as well not even start because it won't be successful. It won't work. It won't amount to anything. You'll never get it done. Today we fight that fear. We fight that fear of inadequacy, the lie that says you're not good enough, you don't know enough, you don't measure up to this imaginary benchmark that you've created." [01:20:50]
3. "Fear is a formidable adversary, but it is not insurmountable. Just like Caius and his seemingly insurmountable crack, fear magnifies our challenges and makes them appear more daunting than they really are. But God's word is clear. He has not given us a spirit of fear, but a power of love and a sound mind. In every moment of doubt, in every moment of apprehension, cling to the truth and the promises of scripture. Let the truth of God's word immerse you, dismantle the lies of fear, and restore your peace." [01:22:54]
4. "You do not have to be a slave to fear. You do not have to let fear run your life. You do not have to let fear overcome every area of your life. No, that is a lie from the pit of hell. You can overcome fear. So what do we do? If you identify that there is an unhealthy fear that's taken root in your life, how do we overcome the constant attacks of fear? First thing we do is we acknowledge the fear." [01:00:18]
5. "Fear is a self-imposed prison that will do its best to keep you from becoming what you were created to be. But as believers, we have a responsibility to fight fear. We have a responsibility to battle against fear with the weapons that the Lord has given us. We cannot allow fear to rob us any longer. We have to battle this in a me and fight fear because Satan knows all too well how to use this fear against us." [50:13]
### Quotes for Members
1. "I battled with anxiety, battled with it heavy. And it was to the point to where I was having thoughts, irrational thoughts that begin to deal with me. I was driving home one day and I'm at the red light and I call my wife and she didn't pick up the phone. And you know, she does that quite often. I don't know why she has a phone. Anyway, I called her. She doesn't pick up the phone. And I immediately had this thought. What if my wife is laying dead on the ground and I could see a picture of her laying down in a pool of blood in our kitchen? That's how long it took to form that. Sitting at a red light, waiting for it to turn green." [01:11:21]
2. "I begin to immerse myself in the truth. Every time the thought will come up, God, I thank you that my wife is protected. I thank you that she is redeemed from destruction. I thank you that your angels are encamped around her, that she will fall asleep peacefully. She will wake up peacefully. I thank you, Lord, Father, God, that no hurt will come to her, God. I thank you that she has a calling on her life and with long life you will satisfy her. What am I doing? I'm speaking the word of God. I'm immersing myself in the truth to combat the lies." [01:16:04]
3. "When we replace that lie with the truth, it is important that we begin to immerse ourself in truth, okay? You must immerse yourself in truth. And say it again for the people in the back, okay? Immerse yourself in truth. Why? Because the enemy is doing a great... He's doing a great job of immersing you in lies. He's doing a great job of constantly doing everything he can to immerse you in lies. There's lies on the television. There's lies on the social media. There's lies in conversation, let alone the lies that he is pouring in your mind. He's doing a great job of immersing you in lies. So to combat that, you need to immerse yourself in truth." [01:02:20]
4. "Joshua 1. Joshua has every reason to be afraid, to be terrified. He has every reason. And Joshua says, I'm the lowest of the low. He said, I ain't even the first low. I'm the second low. I'm the lowest of all the clans. And then out of the lowest are all. Out of the clans, I'm the lowest of them." [53:19]
5. "Fear is a tool that the enemy uses. And at times, that tool and that fear can seem overwhelming. If it's not paralyzing us to inaction, then we're not going to be able to do anything. And because of it, we're making decisions that are based on lies, all because of fear. It's a multifaceted tool that the enemy use. But once we identify that the fear is unhealthy, it is important that we now know that not only that we can overcome it, but how do we overcome it?" [58:52]
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