{"id":1002,"date":"2023-08-27T21:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-27T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/goodchristadelphiantalks.com\/index.php\/podcast\/258-jason-hensley-exhortation-overcoming-fear\/"},"modified":"2026-07-28T09:59:37","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T09:59:37","slug":"258-jason-hensley-exhortation-overcoming-fear","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/goodchristadelphiantalks.com\/index.php\/podcast\/258-jason-hensley-exhortation-overcoming-fear\/","title":{"rendered":"258: Jason Hensley &#8211; Exhortation: Overcoming Fear"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This week we are listening to an exhortation by Brother Jason Hensley that was given at the Simi Hills Ecclesia titled &#8220;Overcoming Fear&#8221; in February 16, 2020.<\/p>\n<p>We hope this strengthens your Faith and brightens your day!<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for listening, God bless, and talk to you next week.<\/p>\n<p>Send talk suggestions or comments to:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:goodchristadelphiantalks@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"ugc noopener noreferrer\">GoodChristadelphianTalks@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For Show Notes, visit our website:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/https\/\/goodchristadelphiantalks.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"ugc noopener noreferrer\">GoodChristadelphianTalks.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Social Media:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/facebook.com\/GoodChristadelphianTalks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"ugc noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/goodchristadelphiantalks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"ugc noopener noreferrer\">Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"transcript\">1<br \/>\n00:00:13,880 &#8211;&gt; 00:00:15,600<br \/>\nWelcome to good Chris Selfian<br \/>\ntalks. <\/p>\n<p>2<br \/>\n00:00:15,600 &#8211;&gt; 00:00:17,320<br \/>\nI&#8217;m Levi.<br \/>\nAnd I&#8217;m Chris. <\/p>\n<p>3<br \/>\n00:00:17,560 &#8211;&gt; 00:00:19,480<br \/>\nAnd I&#8217;m Brian.<br \/>\nThank you for joining us this <\/p>\n<p>4<br \/>\n00:00:19,480 &#8211;&gt; 00:00:23,080<br \/>\nweek on this podcast.<br \/>\nWe select one talk a week to <\/p>\n<p>5<br \/>\n00:00:23,080 &#8211;&gt; 00:00:26,240<br \/>\nhelp us get the Bible in our<br \/>\nDaily News feed. <\/p>\n<p>6<br \/>\n00:00:26,560 &#8211;&gt; 00:00:28,520<br \/>\nWe post a new episode at the<br \/>\nstart of each week. <\/p>\n<p>7<br \/>\n00:00:28,950 &#8211;&gt; 00:00:31,550<br \/>\nWith the short intro beforehand<br \/>\nto kind of set the stage for the<\/p>\n<p>8<br \/>\n00:00:31,550 &#8211;&gt; 00:00:35,470<br \/>\ntalk you&#8217;re about to listen to.<br \/>\nAnd now, let&#8217;s talk more about <\/p>\n<p>9<br \/>\n00:00:35,470 &#8211;&gt; 00:00:52,350<br \/>\nthis week&#8217;s talk.<br \/>\nHello and welcome back for this <\/p>\n<p>10<br \/>\n00:00:52,350 &#8211;&gt; 00:00:53,510<br \/>\nweek.<br \/>\nWe&#8217;re listening to an <\/p>\n<p>11<br \/>\n00:00:53,510 &#8211;&gt; 00:00:56,190<br \/>\nexhortation that Brother Jason<br \/>\nHensley gave in. <\/p>\n<p>12<br \/>\n00:00:56,700 &#8211;&gt; 00:01:00,020<br \/>\nFebruary of 2020 at the Simi<br \/>\nHills Ecclesia. <\/p>\n<p>13<br \/>\n00:01:00,620 &#8211;&gt; 00:01:03,540<br \/>\nThe exhortation is entitled<br \/>\nOvercoming Fear. <\/p>\n<p>14<br \/>\n00:01:03,980 &#8211;&gt; 00:01:07,780<br \/>\nAnd what I appreciate about this<br \/>\none, it was a suggestion that we<\/p>\n<p>15<br \/>\n00:01:08,220 &#8211;&gt; 00:01:12,580<br \/>\nactually got sent in fairly<br \/>\nrecently, but it&#8217;s from, like I <\/p>\n<p>16<br \/>\n00:01:12,580 &#8211;&gt; 00:01:14,980<br \/>\nmentioned from 2020.<br \/>\nSome interesting context is that<\/p>\n<p>17<br \/>\n00:01:14,980 &#8211;&gt; 00:01:19,140<br \/>\nthis exhortation was given on<br \/>\nthe 16th of February in 2020, so<\/p>\n<p>18<br \/>\n00:01:19,140 &#8211;&gt; 00:01:23,700<br \/>\nthat for the United States was.<br \/>\nJust a few weeks before kind of <\/p>\n<p>19<br \/>\n00:01:23,700 &#8211;&gt; 00:01:27,220<br \/>\nall the major lockdowns happened<br \/>\naround COVID-19. <\/p>\n<p>20<br \/>\n00:01:27,660 &#8211;&gt; 00:01:30,500<br \/>\nAnd it makes the overall concept<br \/>\nof overcoming fear that Brother <\/p>\n<p>21<br \/>\n00:01:30,500 &#8211;&gt; 00:01:34,580<br \/>\nJason is looking at to be a<br \/>\ninteresting one to look at. <\/p>\n<p>22<br \/>\n00:01:34,580 &#8211;&gt; 00:01:36,580<br \/>\nAnd he&#8217;s not.<br \/>\nHe&#8217;s not talking about the <\/p>\n<p>23<br \/>\n00:01:36,580 &#8211;&gt; 00:01:39,420<br \/>\nreally big serious fears and<br \/>\nmental health issues that people<\/p>\n<p>24<br \/>\n00:01:39,420 &#8211;&gt; 00:01:42,500<br \/>\nsometimes would struggle with,<br \/>\nbut he&#8217;s talking about the <\/p>\n<p>25<br \/>\n00:01:42,500 &#8211;&gt; 00:01:45,300<br \/>\nlittle doubts and<br \/>\ninconsistencies that we can feel<\/p>\n<p>26<br \/>\n00:01:45,300 &#8211;&gt; 00:01:49,260<br \/>\nin ourselves and how that should<br \/>\nbe approached and how we should <\/p>\n<p>27<br \/>\n00:01:49,260 &#8211;&gt; 00:01:51,500<br \/>\nhave faced that.<br \/>\nAnd I feel like. <\/p>\n<p>28<br \/>\n00:01:52,430 &#8211;&gt; 00:01:56,670<br \/>\nNot knowing what was coming when<br \/>\nhe gave this excitation actually<\/p>\n<p>29<br \/>\n00:01:56,670 &#8211;&gt; 00:01:59,590<br \/>\nmakes the advice even more<br \/>\npowerful in a way, because it&#8217;s <\/p>\n<p>30<br \/>\n00:01:59,590 &#8211;&gt; 00:02:03,190<br \/>\nsome of the guidance and things<br \/>\nthat I remember feeling. <\/p>\n<p>31<br \/>\n00:02:03,750 &#8211;&gt; 00:02:05,910<br \/>\nAnd it was one of those.<br \/>\nI didn&#8217;t hear this excitation <\/p>\n<p>32<br \/>\n00:02:05,910 &#8211;&gt; 00:02:08,030<br \/>\nwhen he gave it live, obviously.<br \/>\nSo it was one of those. <\/p>\n<p>33<br \/>\n00:02:08,830 &#8211;&gt; 00:02:11,950<br \/>\nI kind of wish it had been fresh<br \/>\nin my mind when all of that was <\/p>\n<p>34<br \/>\n00:02:11,950 &#8211;&gt; 00:02:14,590<br \/>\ngoing on in the fear and<br \/>\nuncertainty that everyone was <\/p>\n<p>35<br \/>\n00:02:14,590 &#8211;&gt; 00:02:17,320<br \/>\nhaving so.<br \/>\nI found it to be a really <\/p>\n<p>36<br \/>\n00:02:17,320 &#8211;&gt; 00:02:20,320<br \/>\nencouraging exhortation, one<br \/>\nthat&#8217;s a good reminder of when <\/p>\n<p>37<br \/>\n00:02:20,320 &#8211;&gt; 00:02:22,680<br \/>\nwe&#8217;re feeling uncertain and how<br \/>\nwe&#8217;re supposed to approach that.<\/p>\n<p>38<br \/>\n00:02:23,600 &#8211;&gt; 00:02:26,120<br \/>\nSo thank you to the person who<br \/>\nsent this in as a <\/p>\n<p>39<br \/>\n00:02:26,120 &#8211;&gt; 00:02:28,560<br \/>\nrecommendation.<br \/>\nI hope you find it to be as <\/p>\n<p>40<br \/>\n00:02:28,560 &#8211;&gt; 00:02:32,000<br \/>\nencouraging as I do.<br \/>\nAs always, we always appreciate <\/p>\n<p>41<br \/>\n00:02:32,040 &#8211;&gt; 00:02:35,120<br \/>\nand encourage any suggestions or<br \/>\nrecommendations that you might <\/p>\n<p>42<br \/>\n00:02:35,120 &#8211;&gt; 00:02:39,400<br \/>\nhear from wherever they may be<br \/>\ncoming from, feel free to send <\/p>\n<p>43<br \/>\n00:02:39,400 &#8211;&gt; 00:02:42,600<br \/>\nthem in on the website or on<br \/>\nsocial media. <\/p>\n<p>44<br \/>\n00:02:43,430 &#8211;&gt; 00:02:46,230<br \/>\nAnd with that, I will turn it<br \/>\nover to brother Jason for his <\/p>\n<p>45<br \/>\n00:02:46,230 &#8211;&gt; 00:02:48,510<br \/>\nexhortation entitled Overcoming<br \/>\nFear. <\/p>\n<p>46<br \/>\n00:02:49,110 &#8211;&gt; 00:02:55,430<br \/>\nGood morning, everyone.<br \/>\nSo the exhortation today is a <\/p>\n<p>47<br \/>\n00:02:55,430 &#8211;&gt; 00:02:57,950<br \/>\nlittle bit kind of coming out of<br \/>\nan odd place. <\/p>\n<p>48<br \/>\n00:02:58,070 &#8211;&gt; 00:03:01,750<br \/>\nI guess I should tell you why<br \/>\nI&#8217;m talking about what I&#8217;m <\/p>\n<p>49<br \/>\n00:03:01,750 &#8211;&gt; 00:03:05,430<br \/>\ntalking about.<br \/>\nUsually I like to look at the <\/p>\n<p>50<br \/>\n00:03:05,430 &#8211;&gt; 00:03:07,910<br \/>\nreadings and try and come up<br \/>\nwith something that&#8217;s coming <\/p>\n<p>51<br \/>\n00:03:07,910 &#8211;&gt; 00:03:09,430<br \/>\nfrom the readings.<br \/>\nThat&#8217;s not what we&#8217;re doing this<\/p>\n<p>52<br \/>\n00:03:09,430 &#8211;&gt; 00:03:11,350<br \/>\ntime, as you may have noticed<br \/>\nthat we read John 12. <\/p>\n<p>53<br \/>\n00:03:12,740 &#8211;&gt; 00:03:17,220<br \/>\nThis actually happens what we&#8217;re<br \/>\ntalking about today because of <\/p>\n<p>54<br \/>\n00:03:18,660 &#8211;&gt; 00:03:21,460<br \/>\nan event that took place a few<br \/>\nweeks ago. <\/p>\n<p>55<br \/>\n00:03:22,100 &#8211;&gt; 00:03:27,260<br \/>\nSo I was driving along the 405,<br \/>\nI drive an older car to 2001 and<\/p>\n<p>56<br \/>\n00:03:27,460 &#8211;&gt; 00:03:31,020<br \/>\nmy car just died as I was<br \/>\ndriving on the 405, which I&#8217;m <\/p>\n<p>57<br \/>\n00:03:31,020 &#8211;&gt; 00:03:32,620<br \/>\nsure a lot of you have<br \/>\nexperienced that before. <\/p>\n<p>58<br \/>\n00:03:33,100 &#8211;&gt; 00:03:34,580<br \/>\nI have not.<br \/>\nSo. <\/p>\n<p>59<br \/>\n00:03:34,900 &#8211;&gt; 00:03:37,700<br \/>\nSo I was driving and I thought,<br \/>\nwow, my car&#8217;s not doing <\/p>\n<p>60<br \/>\n00:03:37,700 &#8211;&gt; 00:03:38,940<br \/>\nanything.<br \/>\nThis feels very strange. <\/p>\n<p>61<br \/>\n00:03:39,220 &#8211;&gt; 00:03:41,540<br \/>\nAnd then I realized.<br \/>\nThe engine wasn&#8217;t running and <\/p>\n<p>62<br \/>\n00:03:41,540 &#8211;&gt; 00:03:45,420<br \/>\nthat was why.<br \/>\nSo since that point, when <\/p>\n<p>63<br \/>\n00:03:45,420 &#8211;&gt; 00:03:50,580<br \/>\ndriving down to downtown LA, I<br \/>\nhave thought, wow, I sure hope <\/p>\n<p>64<br \/>\n00:03:50,580 &#8211;&gt; 00:03:53,140<br \/>\nmy car doesn&#8217;t die.<br \/>\nShould I think, you know, that&#8217;s<\/p>\n<p>65<br \/>\n00:03:53,140 &#8211;&gt; 00:03:56,980<br \/>\nlike a reasonable thing to think<br \/>\nand it hasn&#8217;t so far, which is <\/p>\n<p>66<br \/>\n00:03:56,980 &#8211;&gt; 00:04:00,740<br \/>\ngood.<br \/>\nBut subsequently every time now <\/p>\n<p>67<br \/>\n00:04:00,740 &#8211;&gt; 00:04:03,680<br \/>\nthat I get into the car.<br \/>\nI&#8217;m always looking at all the <\/p>\n<p>68<br \/>\n00:04:03,680 &#8211;&gt; 00:04:06,800<br \/>\ngauges, you know, my hands<br \/>\nsweating and I&#8217;m thinking, you <\/p>\n<p>69<br \/>\n00:04:06,800 &#8211;&gt; 00:04:09,120<br \/>\nknow, like what&#8217;s going to<br \/>\nhappen, right? <\/p>\n<p>70<br \/>\n00:04:09,120 &#8211;&gt; 00:04:12,600<br \/>\nLike that you just, that&#8217;s how<br \/>\nit works sometimes. <\/p>\n<p>71<br \/>\n00:04:12,600 &#8211;&gt; 00:04:15,440<br \/>\nAnd so as I started to get ready<br \/>\nfor the exhortation, I started <\/p>\n<p>72<br \/>\n00:04:15,440 &#8211;&gt; 00:04:20,720<br \/>\nto think, wow, you know, this is<br \/>\nsilly that I&#8217;m having this <\/p>\n<p>73<br \/>\n00:04:20,720 &#8211;&gt; 00:04:23,240<br \/>\nreaction.<br \/>\nI think it&#8217;s an understandable <\/p>\n<p>74<br \/>\n00:04:23,240 &#8211;&gt; 00:04:25,720<br \/>\nreaction, but it got me thinking<br \/>\nabout fear. <\/p>\n<p>75<br \/>\n00:04:26,600 &#8211;&gt; 00:04:29,560<br \/>\nAnd I know that we&#8217;ve had talks<br \/>\nabout fear lately. <\/p>\n<p>76<br \/>\n00:04:32,030 &#8211;&gt; 00:04:37,070<br \/>\nBut it was on my mind a lot.<br \/>\nSo that&#8217;s that&#8217;s why we&#8217;re going<\/p>\n<p>77<br \/>\n00:04:37,070 &#8211;&gt; 00:04:42,310<br \/>\nto talk about it again.<br \/>\nWhat we&#8217;re going to do today is <\/p>\n<p>78<br \/>\n00:04:42,310 &#8211;&gt; 00:04:46,830<br \/>\nfirst I want to look at the<br \/>\nfirst instance of fear in <\/p>\n<p>79<br \/>\n00:04:46,830 &#8211;&gt; 00:04:49,230<br \/>\nscripture and then sort of the<br \/>\nlast instance. <\/p>\n<p>80<br \/>\n00:04:50,070 &#8211;&gt; 00:04:53,510<br \/>\nAnd then I have a suggestion.<br \/>\nObviously, I&#8217;ve just told you <\/p>\n<p>81<br \/>\n00:04:53,510 &#8211;&gt; 00:04:56,590<br \/>\nthat I&#8217;m working through fear.<br \/>\nSo you know, I&#8217;m not coming up <\/p>\n<p>82<br \/>\n00:04:56,590 &#8211;&gt; 00:04:59,910<br \/>\nhere as like the guy who knows<br \/>\nhow to fix fear problems, right?<\/p>\n<p>83<br \/>\n00:05:00,230 &#8211;&gt; 00:05:03,070<br \/>\nBut.<br \/>\nThis is my suggestion I think on<\/p>\n<p>84<br \/>\n00:05:03,070 &#8211;&gt; 00:05:09,150<br \/>\nhow to work through them.<br \/>\nSo it&#8217;s a two step process and <\/p>\n<p>85<br \/>\n00:05:09,150 &#8211;&gt; 00:05:12,590<br \/>\nhopefully you find it helpful.<br \/>\nSo if you come with me to <\/p>\n<p>86<br \/>\n00:05:12,590 &#8211;&gt; 00:05:16,270<br \/>\nGenesis chapter three, I think<br \/>\nthis is the first place that we <\/p>\n<p>87<br \/>\n00:05:16,270 &#8211;&gt; 00:05:20,670<br \/>\nsee fear.<br \/>\nSo this creates an interesting <\/p>\n<p>88<br \/>\n00:05:20,670 &#8211;&gt; 00:05:24,270<br \/>\nquestion.<br \/>\nI want you to look for as we <\/p>\n<p>89<br \/>\n00:05:24,270 &#8211;&gt; 00:05:28,910<br \/>\nread Genesis 3, look for fears,<br \/>\nassociations. <\/p>\n<p>90<br \/>\n00:05:29,360 &#8211;&gt; 00:05:33,360<br \/>\nSo what is fear connected to in<br \/>\nGenesis 3? <\/p>\n<p>91<br \/>\n00:05:34,160 &#8211;&gt; 00:05:36,120<br \/>\nSo we&#8217;ve just had the serpent<br \/>\nspeaking to Eve. <\/p>\n<p>92<br \/>\n00:05:37,160 &#8211;&gt; 00:05:40,560<br \/>\nEve has taken the forbidden<br \/>\nfruit, so has Adam. <\/p>\n<p>93<br \/>\n00:05:40,560 &#8211;&gt; 00:05:46,040<br \/>\nAnd it says listen for fears,<br \/>\nassociations, it says starting <\/p>\n<p>94<br \/>\n00:05:46,040 &#8211;&gt; 00:05:51,280<br \/>\nin verse 8, Genesis 3, verse 8<br \/>\nsays And they heard the sound of<\/p>\n<p>95<br \/>\n00:05:51,280 &#8211;&gt; 00:05:53,760<br \/>\nthe Lord God walking in the<br \/>\ngarden in the cool of the day. <\/p>\n<p>96<br \/>\n00:05:54,590 &#8211;&gt; 00:05:56,590<br \/>\nAnd the man and his wife hid<br \/>\nthemselves from the presence of <\/p>\n<p>97<br \/>\n00:05:56,590 &#8211;&gt; 00:05:59,310<br \/>\nthe Lord God among the trees of<br \/>\nthe garden. <\/p>\n<p>98<br \/>\n00:06:00,430 &#8211;&gt; 00:06:02,870<br \/>\nBut the Lord God called to the<br \/>\nman and said to him, where are <\/p>\n<p>99<br \/>\n00:06:02,870 &#8211;&gt; 00:06:07,270<br \/>\nyou?<br \/>\nAnd he said, I heard the sound <\/p>\n<p>100<br \/>\n00:06:07,270 &#8211;&gt; 00:06:11,510<br \/>\nof you in the garden, because I<br \/>\nwas afraid, because I was naked,<\/p>\n<p>101<br \/>\n00:06:12,230 &#8211;&gt; 00:06:16,430<br \/>\nand I hid myself.<br \/>\nSo you see the association there<\/p>\n<p>102<br \/>\n00:06:16,870 &#8211;&gt; 00:06:19,590<br \/>\nwith fear.<br \/>\nAnd he says very specifically. <\/p>\n<p>103<br \/>\n00:06:21,110 &#8211;&gt; 00:06:24,360<br \/>\nI hid because I was afraid.<br \/>\nBecause I was naked. <\/p>\n<p>104<br \/>\n00:06:25,120 &#8211;&gt; 00:06:27,560<br \/>\nRight.<br \/>\nSo you get this idea that he was<\/p>\n<p>105<br \/>\n00:06:27,560 &#8211;&gt; 00:06:35,040<br \/>\nafraid because he was naked.<br \/>\nNow that&#8217;s interesting because <\/p>\n<p>106<br \/>\n00:06:35,040 &#8211;&gt; 00:06:36,120<br \/>\nhow did he know that he was<br \/>\nnaked? <\/p>\n<p>107<br \/>\n00:06:37,400 &#8211;&gt; 00:06:39,800<br \/>\nWell, it was because that<br \/>\nsinned. <\/p>\n<p>108<br \/>\n00:06:40,200 &#8211;&gt; 00:06:42,800<br \/>\nThey took the fruit from the<br \/>\ntree of knowledge of good and <\/p>\n<p>109<br \/>\n00:06:42,800 &#8211;&gt; 00:06:44,760<br \/>\nevil, and it says their eyes<br \/>\nwere open and they realized that<\/p>\n<p>110<br \/>\n00:06:44,760 &#8211;&gt; 00:06:47,040<br \/>\nthey were both naked.<br \/>\nAnd so I think what you have <\/p>\n<p>111<br \/>\n00:06:47,040 &#8211;&gt; 00:06:50,700<br \/>\nthat&#8217;s interesting.<br \/>\nIs there is suddenly the 1st <\/p>\n<p>112<br \/>\n00:06:50,700 &#8211;&gt; 00:06:54,180<br \/>\nplace that fear ever appears.<br \/>\nThere is this connection between<\/p>\n<p>113<br \/>\n00:06:54,180 &#8211;&gt; 00:06:56,980<br \/>\nfear and sin.<br \/>\nNow I&#8217;m not saying that you know<\/p>\n<p>114<br \/>\n00:06:56,980 &#8211;&gt; 00:07:00,140<br \/>\nwhen I sit in my car and my<br \/>\nhands like shaking on the the <\/p>\n<p>115<br \/>\n00:07:00,420 &#8211;&gt; 00:07:03,620<br \/>\nshifter that that&#8217;s not like you<br \/>\nknow that&#8217;s a sin. <\/p>\n<p>116<br \/>\n00:07:04,660 &#8211;&gt; 00:07:08,340<br \/>\nBut I think it&#8217;s important to<br \/>\nnote that there is an <\/p>\n<p>117<br \/>\n00:07:08,340 &#8211;&gt; 00:07:13,980<br \/>\nassociation between the two that<br \/>\nfear seems to exist here because<\/p>\n<p>118<br \/>\n00:07:13,980 &#8211;&gt; 00:07:15,820<br \/>\nsin exists.<br \/>\nThat makes sense. <\/p>\n<p>119<br \/>\n00:07:17,760 &#8211;&gt; 00:07:21,520<br \/>\nSo that&#8217;s the first place.<br \/>\nSo then I think that more or <\/p>\n<p>120<br \/>\n00:07:21,520 &#8211;&gt; 00:07:23,960<br \/>\nless should prompt us to ask a<br \/>\nquestion to say, well, if that&#8217;s<\/p>\n<p>121<br \/>\n00:07:23,960 &#8211;&gt; 00:07:27,040<br \/>\nthe first place that sin appears<br \/>\nor that fear appears and it <\/p>\n<p>122<br \/>\n00:07:27,040 &#8211;&gt; 00:07:31,440<br \/>\nseems to be associated with sin,<br \/>\nthen was there any fear before <\/p>\n<p>123<br \/>\n00:07:31,440 &#8211;&gt; 00:07:36,840<br \/>\nsin you can think about that?<br \/>\nIt doesn&#8217;t say sorry for <\/p>\n<p>124<br \/>\n00:07:36,840 &#8211;&gt; 00:07:41,280<br \/>\nintroducing a question without<br \/>\nan answer, but I think it&#8217;s good<\/p>\n<p>125<br \/>\n00:07:41,280 &#8211;&gt; 00:07:44,980<br \/>\nto ask these kind of questions.<br \/>\nNow, as far as the last time <\/p>\n<p>126<br \/>\n00:07:44,980 &#8211;&gt; 00:07:48,140<br \/>\nthat it shows up, come over to<br \/>\nMica chapter 4. <\/p>\n<p>127<br \/>\n00:07:49,020 &#8211;&gt; 00:07:53,820<br \/>\nNow, clearly Fear and Being<br \/>\nAfraid shows up later in the <\/p>\n<p>128<br \/>\n00:07:53,820 &#8211;&gt; 00:08:01,980<br \/>\nBible, but Mica 4 is a prophecy<br \/>\nabout the end time, and here&#8217;s <\/p>\n<p>129<br \/>\n00:08:01,980 &#8211;&gt; 00:08:06,660<br \/>\nwhat it says.<br \/>\nMica Chapter 4. <\/p>\n<p>130<br \/>\n00:08:09,700 &#8211;&gt; 00:08:11,380<br \/>\nThis is a time of<br \/>\ntransformation. <\/p>\n<p>131<br \/>\n00:08:12,860 &#8211;&gt; 00:08:16,220<br \/>\nYou have verse one and mica 4<br \/>\nwhere God&#8217;s house is being <\/p>\n<p>132<br \/>\n00:08:16,220 &#8211;&gt; 00:08:19,060<br \/>\nestablished above all the other<br \/>\nhills. <\/p>\n<p>133<br \/>\n00:08:19,860 &#8211;&gt; 00:08:22,300<br \/>\nVerse two nations are coming and<br \/>\nthey want to come and worship <\/p>\n<p>134<br \/>\n00:08:22,300 &#8211;&gt; 00:08:24,500<br \/>\nGod.<br \/>\nThis is a prophecy of the time <\/p>\n<p>135<br \/>\n00:08:24,500 &#8211;&gt; 00:08:28,020<br \/>\nof the Kingdom and you know we<br \/>\nlove verse 3 where it talks <\/p>\n<p>136<br \/>\n00:08:28,020 &#8211;&gt; 00:08:30,540<br \/>\nabout they&#8217;ll beat their swords<br \/>\nand the plowshares, their Spears<\/p>\n<p>137<br \/>\n00:08:30,540 &#8211;&gt; 00:08:33,539<br \/>\nand the pruning hooks.<br \/>\nSo you have this this picture of<\/p>\n<p>138<br \/>\n00:08:33,539 &#8211;&gt; 00:08:37,179<br \/>\nno more war, no more violence.<br \/>\nAnd so in that context, notice <\/p>\n<p>139<br \/>\n00:08:37,179 &#8211;&gt; 00:08:41,059<br \/>\nverse four.<br \/>\nIt says in verse 4 but they <\/p>\n<p>140<br \/>\n00:08:41,059 &#8211;&gt; 00:08:44,940<br \/>\nshall sit.<br \/>\nEvery man under his vine and <\/p>\n<p>141<br \/>\n00:08:44,940 &#8211;&gt; 00:08:51,140<br \/>\nunder his fig tree, and no one<br \/>\nshall make them afraid, for the <\/p>\n<p>142<br \/>\n00:08:51,140 &#8211;&gt; 00:08:52,780<br \/>\nmouth of the Lord of Hosts has<br \/>\nspoken. <\/p>\n<p>143<br \/>\n00:08:53,860 &#8211;&gt; 00:08:57,340<br \/>\nAnd so I think we can probably<br \/>\nsay that it would seem that in <\/p>\n<p>144<br \/>\n00:08:57,340 &#8211;&gt; 00:09:01,900<br \/>\nthe Kingdom of God you have this<br \/>\npicture in which fear is gone, <\/p>\n<p>145<br \/>\n00:09:03,220 &#8211;&gt; 00:09:06,380<br \/>\nfear is taken away.<br \/>\nAnd I mean, we don&#8217;t think about<\/p>\n<p>146<br \/>\n00:09:06,380 &#8211;&gt; 00:09:07,740<br \/>\nthis a lot.<br \/>\nAt least I didn&#8217;t. <\/p>\n<p>147<br \/>\n00:09:08,750 &#8211;&gt; 00:09:11,630<br \/>\nThat doesn&#8217;t really sound like<br \/>\nall that awesome of a picture of<\/p>\n<p>148<br \/>\n00:09:11,630 &#8211;&gt; 00:09:14,470<br \/>\nthe Kingdom, you know, if there<br \/>\nis fear and Can you imagine that<\/p>\n<p>149<br \/>\n00:09:14,470 &#8211;&gt; 00:09:17,230<br \/>\nlike, wow, I&#8217;m immortal, but I&#8217;m<br \/>\nscared all the time, right? <\/p>\n<p>150<br \/>\n00:09:17,230 &#8211;&gt; 00:09:18,790<br \/>\nLike that.<br \/>\nThat would just be really a <\/p>\n<p>151<br \/>\n00:09:18,790 &#8211;&gt; 00:09:21,270<br \/>\nbummer, right?<br \/>\nLike said. <\/p>\n<p>152<br \/>\n00:09:21,510 &#8211;&gt; 00:09:25,390<br \/>\nSo I think we get this picture<br \/>\nof a time without fear in the <\/p>\n<p>153<br \/>\n00:09:25,390 &#8211;&gt; 00:09:28,270<br \/>\nKingdom of God.<br \/>\nThe reason that&#8217;s interesting is<\/p>\n<p>154<br \/>\n00:09:28,270 &#8211;&gt; 00:09:33,390<br \/>\nas you go throughout the<br \/>\nGospels, I think what we see is <\/p>\n<p>155<br \/>\n00:09:33,390 &#8211;&gt; 00:09:37,510<br \/>\nthe Lord Jesus attempting to<br \/>\ncreate a time. <\/p>\n<p>156<br \/>\n00:09:38,460 &#8211;&gt; 00:09:43,300<br \/>\nIn which he and his disciples<br \/>\nlived in the Kingdom of God at <\/p>\n<p>157<br \/>\n00:09:43,300 &#8211;&gt; 00:09:46,060<br \/>\nthat moment.<br \/>\nHere&#8217;s what I mean by that. <\/p>\n<p>158<br \/>\n00:09:46,340 &#8211;&gt; 00:09:49,420<br \/>\nYou remember that as the Lord<br \/>\nJesus preached from city to <\/p>\n<p>159<br \/>\n00:09:49,420 &#8211;&gt; 00:09:50,660<br \/>\ncity, do you remember what he<br \/>\nsaid? <\/p>\n<p>160<br \/>\n00:09:52,020 &#8211;&gt; 00:09:58,020<br \/>\nHe said repent, for the Kingdom<br \/>\nof heaven is at hand. <\/p>\n<p>161<br \/>\n00:09:58,020 &#8211;&gt; 00:09:59,580<br \/>\nBut that&#8217;s what he would tell<br \/>\neverybody. <\/p>\n<p>162<br \/>\n00:09:59,580 &#8211;&gt; 00:10:02,220<br \/>\nAnd when he sent his disciples<br \/>\nout, that&#8217;s what he told them to<\/p>\n<p>163<br \/>\n00:10:02,220 &#8211;&gt; 00:10:04,420<br \/>\nsay.<br \/>\nSo disciples would say repent, <\/p>\n<p>164<br \/>\n00:10:04,420 &#8211;&gt; 00:10:05,860<br \/>\nfor the Kingdom of heaven is at<br \/>\nhand. <\/p>\n<p>165<br \/>\n00:10:06,180 &#8211;&gt; 00:10:09,100<br \/>\nAnd now if we&#8217;re taking that,<br \/>\nyou know, literally the Kingdom <\/p>\n<p>166<br \/>\n00:10:09,380 &#8211;&gt; 00:10:12,780<br \/>\nof heaven, like, for real, well,<br \/>\nwe have a problem because it <\/p>\n<p>167<br \/>\n00:10:12,900 &#8211;&gt; 00:10:15,020<br \/>\nreally wasn&#8217;t at hand, right?<br \/>\nIt wasn&#8217;t. <\/p>\n<p>168<br \/>\n00:10:16,460 &#8211;&gt; 00:10:19,780<br \/>\nWe&#8217;re 2000 years later.<br \/>\nAnd so I think that what you get<\/p>\n<p>169<br \/>\n00:10:19,780 &#8211;&gt; 00:10:27,380<br \/>\nis what Jesus was really saying<br \/>\nwas I&#8217;m here giving you an <\/p>\n<p>170<br \/>\n00:10:27,380 &#8211;&gt; 00:10:30,180<br \/>\nexperience of the Kingdom.<br \/>\nYou know, when when you were <\/p>\n<p>171<br \/>\n00:10:30,180 &#8211;&gt; 00:10:33,180<br \/>\nwith the Lord Jesus, it was<br \/>\nlike, in a sense, it was like <\/p>\n<p>172<br \/>\n00:10:33,300 &#8211;&gt; 00:10:34,460<br \/>\nyou were in the Kingdom of God,<br \/>\nright? <\/p>\n<p>173<br \/>\n00:10:34,460 &#8211;&gt; 00:10:35,820<br \/>\nYou were sick.<br \/>\nWell, you weren&#8217;t anymore. <\/p>\n<p>174<br \/>\n00:10:36,710 &#8211;&gt; 00:10:40,190<br \/>\nYou know, all your problems<br \/>\ncould be solved by the Lord. <\/p>\n<p>175<br \/>\n00:10:41,070 &#8211;&gt; 00:10:44,030<br \/>\nAnd so he says that the Kingdom<br \/>\nis at hand because in him it <\/p>\n<p>176<br \/>\n00:10:44,030 &#8211;&gt; 00:10:47,590<br \/>\nwas.<br \/>\nIn fact he says that if you can <\/p>\n<p>177<br \/>\n00:10:47,590 &#8211;&gt; 00:10:49,590<br \/>\ngo to the reference, I&#8217;m not<br \/>\ngoing to turn it up, but it&#8217;s <\/p>\n<p>178<br \/>\n00:10:49,590 &#8211;&gt; 00:10:51,550<br \/>\nLuke Chapter 11 and it&#8217;s verse<br \/>\n20. <\/p>\n<p>179<br \/>\n00:10:52,310 &#8211;&gt; 00:10:56,670<br \/>\nIt&#8217;s Luke 11\/20.<br \/>\nHe says he&#8217;s casting out demons <\/p>\n<p>180<br \/>\n00:10:56,670 &#8211;&gt; 00:10:59,150<br \/>\nwith a finger.<br \/>\nHe says. <\/p>\n<p>181<br \/>\n00:10:59,150 &#8211;&gt; 00:11:02,710<br \/>\nIf I cast that demon with a<br \/>\nfinger of God, then Kingdom. <\/p>\n<p>182<br \/>\n00:11:06,050 &#8211;&gt; 00:11:08,650<br \/>\nAnd so that&#8217;s really the picture<br \/>\nhe&#8217;s saying in me. <\/p>\n<p>183<br \/>\n00:11:08,650 &#8211;&gt; 00:11:11,090<br \/>\nThe Kingdom of God is here.<br \/>\nAnd I think that&#8217;s the example <\/p>\n<p>184<br \/>\n00:11:11,090 &#8211;&gt; 00:11:16,090<br \/>\nfor us, that it wasn&#8217;t just the<br \/>\nLord Jesus who was supposed to <\/p>\n<p>185<br \/>\n00:11:16,090 &#8211;&gt; 00:11:20,010<br \/>\nlive in the Kingdom every day,<br \/>\nbut he wanted his disciples to <\/p>\n<p>186<br \/>\n00:11:20,010 &#8211;&gt; 00:11:21,970<br \/>\ndo the same thing.<br \/>\nThat&#8217;s why even when they <\/p>\n<p>187<br \/>\n00:11:21,970 &#8211;&gt; 00:11:25,890<br \/>\nweren&#8217;t with him, they said to<br \/>\npeople the Kingdom of heaven is <\/p>\n<p>188<br \/>\n00:11:25,890 &#8211;&gt; 00:11:29,690<br \/>\nat hand, because in them people<br \/>\nwere to experience the same <\/p>\n<p>189<br \/>\n00:11:29,690 &#8211;&gt; 00:11:34,730<br \/>\nthing.<br \/>\nSo fear enters. <\/p>\n<p>190<br \/>\n00:11:35,830 &#8211;&gt; 00:11:40,070<br \/>\nWhen sin enters, fear is taken<br \/>\naway. <\/p>\n<p>191<br \/>\n00:11:41,230 &#8211;&gt; 00:11:46,470<br \/>\nWhen sin is taken away in the<br \/>\nKingdom of God, and we are to <\/p>\n<p>192<br \/>\n00:11:46,470 &#8211;&gt; 00:11:50,910<br \/>\nLive Today as though we are in<br \/>\nthe Kingdom of God, that&#8217;s the <\/p>\n<p>193<br \/>\n00:11:50,910 &#8211;&gt; 00:11:53,950<br \/>\nideal, right?<br \/>\nSo I think we can put that <\/p>\n<p>194<br \/>\n00:11:53,950 &#8211;&gt; 00:12:00,470<br \/>\ntogether and say, well,<br \/>\ntherefore we should attempt to <\/p>\n<p>195<br \/>\n00:12:00,470 &#8211;&gt; 00:12:05,110<br \/>\nlive lives without fear.<br \/>\nAnd that&#8217;s lofty, right? <\/p>\n<p>196<br \/>\n00:12:06,480 &#8211;&gt; 00:12:09,600<br \/>\nSo the question then becomes,<br \/>\nOK, if that&#8217;s the goal, living a<\/p>\n<p>197<br \/>\n00:12:09,600 &#8211;&gt; 00:12:11,800<br \/>\nlife without fear, then how do<br \/>\nyou do it? <\/p>\n<p>198<br \/>\n00:12:12,680 &#8211;&gt; 00:12:17,800<br \/>\nHow do we do that?<br \/>\nNow here is the two step process<\/p>\n<p>199<br \/>\n00:12:18,160 &#8211;&gt; 00:12:22,640<br \/>\nthat I made-up.<br \/>\nYou can see if this works for <\/p>\n<p>200<br \/>\n00:12:22,640 &#8211;&gt; 00:12:25,480<br \/>\nyou and I think it&#8217;s biblical.<br \/>\nSo I think this is a 2 step <\/p>\n<p>201<br \/>\n00:12:25,480 &#8211;&gt; 00:12:29,120<br \/>\nbiblical process, but I mean,<br \/>\nthis is my own model and you <\/p>\n<p>202<br \/>\n00:12:29,120 &#8211;&gt; 00:12:33,400<br \/>\nknow, I&#8217;m not a psychiatrist or<br \/>\nanything like that, but let&#8217;s <\/p>\n<p>203<br \/>\n00:12:33,400 &#8211;&gt; 00:12:38,160<br \/>\nsee how this goes.<br \/>\nI think when we think about our <\/p>\n<p>204<br \/>\n00:12:38,160 &#8211;&gt; 00:12:42,240<br \/>\nfears and you ask yourself,<br \/>\nwhere do my fears come from? <\/p>\n<p>205<br \/>\n00:12:42,320 &#8211;&gt; 00:12:47,000<br \/>\nI know that, at least for me, a<br \/>\nlot of my fears stem from <\/p>\n<p>206<br \/>\n00:12:47,000 &#8211;&gt; 00:12:49,840<br \/>\nanxiety.<br \/>\nYou know, you&#8217;re you&#8217;re afraid <\/p>\n<p>207<br \/>\n00:12:49,840 &#8211;&gt; 00:12:52,240<br \/>\nof something that&#8217;s going to<br \/>\nhappen, right? <\/p>\n<p>208<br \/>\n00:12:52,240 &#8211;&gt; 00:12:55,360<br \/>\nIt it probably won&#8217;t actually<br \/>\nhappen, but you&#8217;re afraid that <\/p>\n<p>209<br \/>\n00:12:55,360 &#8211;&gt; 00:12:57,280<br \/>\nit will.<br \/>\nSo you you feel anxious and <\/p>\n<p>210<br \/>\n00:12:57,280 &#8211;&gt; 00:13:01,440<br \/>\nworried over that.<br \/>\nAnd I think scripture is pretty <\/p>\n<p>211<br \/>\n00:13:01,440 &#8211;&gt; 00:13:03,960<br \/>\nclear about worry.<br \/>\nLet&#8217;s just take a look at a <\/p>\n<p>212<br \/>\n00:13:03,960 &#8211;&gt; 00:13:06,850<br \/>\ncouple of these.<br \/>\nBecause they tell us about how <\/p>\n<p>213<br \/>\n00:13:06,850 &#8211;&gt; 00:13:09,210<br \/>\nGod feels on worry and what we<br \/>\nshould do about it. <\/p>\n<p>214<br \/>\n00:13:09,210 &#8211;&gt; 00:13:10,930<br \/>\nSo let&#8217;s go to Matthew Chapter<br \/>\n6. <\/p>\n<p>215<br \/>\n00:13:12,530 &#8211;&gt; 00:13:17,210<br \/>\nThis is a passage that in which<br \/>\nthe Lord Jesus talks to us about<\/p>\n<p>216<br \/>\n00:13:17,210 &#8211;&gt; 00:13:18,530<br \/>\nworry.<br \/>\nWe&#8217;re going to go into it a <\/p>\n<p>217<br \/>\n00:13:18,530 &#8211;&gt; 00:13:21,610<br \/>\nlittle deeper.<br \/>\nIt&#8217;s Matthew Chapter 6. <\/p>\n<p>218<br \/>\n00:13:21,650 &#8211;&gt; 00:13:30,930<br \/>\nIt&#8217;s a sermon on the mount, and<br \/>\nperhaps you&#8217;ll recognize the <\/p>\n<p>219<br \/>\n00:13:30,930 &#8211;&gt; 00:13:33,570<br \/>\nwords Matthew 6.<br \/>\nWe&#8217;re going to start at verse <\/p>\n<p>220<br \/>\n00:13:33,570 &#8211;&gt; 00:13:37,360<br \/>\n25.<br \/>\nSo you&#8217;ll notice that he talks <\/p>\n<p>221<br \/>\n00:13:37,360 &#8211;&gt; 00:13:42,000<br \/>\nabout anxiety over and over<br \/>\nhere, and he gives us a <\/p>\n<p>222<br \/>\n00:13:42,000 &#8211;&gt; 00:13:45,680<br \/>\nsolution, Matthew Sixers, 25,<br \/>\nsays. <\/p>\n<p>223<br \/>\n00:13:45,720 &#8211;&gt; 00:13:48,640<br \/>\nTherefore, I tell you, do not be<br \/>\nanxious about your life, what <\/p>\n<p>224<br \/>\n00:13:48,640 &#8211;&gt; 00:13:51,400<br \/>\nyou will eat or what you will<br \/>\ndrink, nor about your body, what<\/p>\n<p>225<br \/>\n00:13:51,560 &#8211;&gt; 00:13:54,560<br \/>\nyou will put on.<br \/>\nIt&#8217;s not life more than food and<\/p>\n<p>226<br \/>\n00:13:54,560 &#8211;&gt; 00:13:57,200<br \/>\nthe body more than clothing.<br \/>\nLook at the birds of the air. <\/p>\n<p>227<br \/>\n00:13:58,080 &#8211;&gt; 00:14:00,520<br \/>\nThey need their sew, nor reap,<br \/>\nnor gather into barns. <\/p>\n<p>228<br \/>\n00:14:00,520 &#8211;&gt; 00:14:03,880<br \/>\nAnd your your Heavenly Father<br \/>\nfeeds them, are you not? <\/p>\n<p>229<br \/>\n00:14:04,400 &#8211;&gt; 00:14:07,960<br \/>\nOf more value than they?<br \/>\nAnd which of you, by being <\/p>\n<p>230<br \/>\n00:14:07,960 &#8211;&gt; 00:14:10,080<br \/>\nanxious, can add a single hour<br \/>\nto his span of life? <\/p>\n<p>231<br \/>\n00:14:10,280 &#8211;&gt; 00:14:11,680<br \/>\nWhy are you anxious about<br \/>\nclothing? <\/p>\n<p>232<br \/>\n00:14:11,920 &#8211;&gt; 00:14:14,480<br \/>\nAnd so he goes on.<br \/>\nSo I you know, he makes it <\/p>\n<p>233<br \/>\n00:14:14,480 &#8211;&gt; 00:14:17,160<br \/>\npretty clear here that we&#8217;re<br \/>\nsupposed to take anxiety out of <\/p>\n<p>234<br \/>\n00:14:17,160 &#8211;&gt; 00:14:20,280<br \/>\nour lives.<br \/>\nDid you notice, however, what <\/p>\n<p>235<br \/>\n00:14:20,280 &#8211;&gt; 00:14:26,520<br \/>\nhis solution is for that?<br \/>\nHe says the solution to anxiety <\/p>\n<p>236<br \/>\n00:14:26,520 &#8211;&gt; 00:14:29,560<br \/>\nis to know.<br \/>\nWell, look at the birds. <\/p>\n<p>237<br \/>\n00:14:31,320 &#8211;&gt; 00:14:32,600<br \/>\nThey don&#8217;t sow.<br \/>\nThey don&#8217;t reap, They don&#8217;t <\/p>\n<p>238<br \/>\n00:14:32,600 &#8211;&gt; 00:14:34,870<br \/>\ngather into barns.<br \/>\nYeah, God takes care of them. <\/p>\n<p>239<br \/>\n00:14:34,870 &#8211;&gt; 00:14:40,190<br \/>\nNow, I think sometimes we get<br \/>\npretty familiar with these words<\/p>\n<p>240<br \/>\n00:14:40,710 &#8211;&gt; 00:14:42,950<br \/>\nand we say, OK, yeah, God takes<br \/>\ncare of the birds. <\/p>\n<p>241<br \/>\n00:14:43,270 &#8211;&gt; 00:14:46,510<br \/>\nHave you ever stopped to really<br \/>\nkind of think about that? <\/p>\n<p>242<br \/>\n00:14:50,310 &#8211;&gt; 00:14:53,710<br \/>\nI know that for me, when I<br \/>\nstopped to think about it, that <\/p>\n<p>243<br \/>\n00:14:53,710 &#8211;&gt; 00:14:55,830<br \/>\nactually made the whole verse<br \/>\nworse for me. <\/p>\n<p>244<br \/>\n00:14:56,750 &#8211;&gt; 00:14:59,110<br \/>\nAnd, you know, sometimes it goes<br \/>\nthat way, right? <\/p>\n<p>245<br \/>\n00:14:59,110 &#8211;&gt; 00:15:02,110<br \/>\nBecause Jesus says, well, look<br \/>\nat the birds, you know. <\/p>\n<p>246<br \/>\n00:15:03,470 &#8211;&gt; 00:15:06,310<br \/>\nGod takes care of them.<br \/>\nAnd I have to tell you, this <\/p>\n<p>247<br \/>\n00:15:06,310 &#8211;&gt; 00:15:09,270<br \/>\nreminds me, every time I read<br \/>\nthis, it reminds me of when I <\/p>\n<p>248<br \/>\n00:15:09,270 &#8211;&gt; 00:15:12,630<br \/>\nwas 13 years old and a group of<br \/>\nus had little BB guns. <\/p>\n<p>249<br \/>\n00:15:12,630 &#8211;&gt; 00:15:13,990<br \/>\nAnd we thought, you know, we<br \/>\nwere so cool. <\/p>\n<p>250<br \/>\n00:15:14,270 &#8211;&gt; 00:15:17,830<br \/>\nAnd we were, we were out down in<br \/>\nRamona, and we saw a little bird<\/p>\n<p>251<br \/>\n00:15:17,830 &#8211;&gt; 00:15:19,230<br \/>\non a fence.<br \/>\nAnd we were like, oh, shoot the <\/p>\n<p>252<br \/>\n00:15:19,230 &#8211;&gt; 00:15:20,630<br \/>\nbird.<br \/>\nThat would be cool, you know, <\/p>\n<p>253<br \/>\n00:15:20,630 &#8211;&gt; 00:15:23,710<br \/>\nwhen you&#8217;re 13.<br \/>\nSo we all shot this little bird <\/p>\n<p>254<br \/>\n00:15:23,710 &#8211;&gt; 00:15:25,670<br \/>\nand it died.<br \/>\nAnd then we couldn&#8217;t, like, we <\/p>\n<p>255<br \/>\n00:15:25,670 &#8211;&gt; 00:15:27,550<br \/>\ncouldn&#8217;t handle it because none<br \/>\nof us had ever shot anything <\/p>\n<p>256<br \/>\n00:15:27,550 &#8211;&gt; 00:15:29,430<br \/>\nbefore.<br \/>\nIt was, it was, you know, a <\/p>\n<p>257<br \/>\n00:15:29,430 &#8211;&gt; 00:15:32,310<br \/>\nlittle teeny cute black one.<br \/>\nI still remember so. <\/p>\n<p>258<br \/>\n00:15:33,600 &#8211;&gt; 00:15:35,160<br \/>\nAnd like, we couldn&#8217;t handle it,<br \/>\nso we buried it. <\/p>\n<p>259<br \/>\n00:15:35,200 &#8211;&gt; 00:15:40,800<br \/>\nAnd we were sad.<br \/>\nBut I read this verse, Your <\/p>\n<p>260<br \/>\n00:15:40,800 &#8211;&gt; 00:15:43,240<br \/>\nheavenly Father feeds the birds.<br \/>\nAnd I think, yeah. <\/p>\n<p>261<br \/>\n00:15:43,240 &#8211;&gt; 00:15:46,120<br \/>\nAnd I killed them, right?<br \/>\nLike, you know, that&#8217;s not very <\/p>\n<p>262<br \/>\n00:15:46,120 &#8211;&gt; 00:15:49,240<br \/>\ngood.<br \/>\nBut but like, you look at that <\/p>\n<p>263<br \/>\n00:15:49,240 &#8211;&gt; 00:15:52,960<br \/>\nand you think, well, how does<br \/>\nthat comfort us? <\/p>\n<p>264<br \/>\n00:15:55,240 &#8211;&gt; 00:15:58,880<br \/>\nBut I think it does.<br \/>\nIf you come over to Luke, <\/p>\n<p>265<br \/>\n00:15:58,880 &#8211;&gt; 00:16:02,160<br \/>\nchapter 12, Jesus says the same<br \/>\nthing again. <\/p>\n<p>266<br \/>\n00:16:03,150 &#8211;&gt; 00:16:09,310<br \/>\nBut he gives us a little, he<br \/>\nsays a few different words here <\/p>\n<p>267<br \/>\n00:16:09,310 &#8211;&gt; 00:16:12,990<br \/>\nthat I think show us really what<br \/>\nit was that he was saying and <\/p>\n<p>268<br \/>\n00:16:12,990 &#8211;&gt; 00:16:14,990<br \/>\nthat he wasn&#8217;t just saying,<br \/>\nwell, God will always feed the <\/p>\n<p>269<br \/>\n00:16:14,990 &#8211;&gt; 00:16:17,350<br \/>\nbirds all of the time.<br \/>\nAnd you know, everything. <\/p>\n<p>270<br \/>\n00:16:17,350 &#8211;&gt; 00:16:19,070<br \/>\nFor little birds, lives is just<br \/>\nwonderful. <\/p>\n<p>271<br \/>\n00:16:20,110 &#8211;&gt; 00:16:24,830<br \/>\nSo if you look at Luke chapter<br \/>\n12, look again for the birds <\/p>\n<p>272<br \/>\n00:16:24,910 &#8211;&gt; 00:16:29,230<br \/>\nstarting at verse 7.<br \/>\nLuke 12 sorry at verse 4. <\/p>\n<p>273<br \/>\n00:16:29,870 &#8211;&gt; 00:16:31,790<br \/>\nLuke 12 verse four, listen for<br \/>\nthe birds. <\/p>\n<p>274<br \/>\n00:16:33,440 &#8211;&gt; 00:16:35,800<br \/>\nI tell you, my friends, do not<br \/>\nfear those who kill the body, <\/p>\n<p>275<br \/>\n00:16:35,800 &#8211;&gt; 00:16:37,800<br \/>\nand after that have nothing more<br \/>\nthat they can do. <\/p>\n<p>276<br \/>\n00:16:38,200 &#8211;&gt; 00:16:42,120<br \/>\nI will warn you whom to fear.<br \/>\nFear him, whom, after he has <\/p>\n<p>277<br \/>\n00:16:42,120 &#8211;&gt; 00:16:43,840<br \/>\nkilled, has authority to cast in<br \/>\nhell. <\/p>\n<p>278<br \/>\n00:16:44,000 &#8211;&gt; 00:16:47,960<br \/>\nYes, I tell you, fear him.<br \/>\nAre not five sparrows sold for <\/p>\n<p>279<br \/>\n00:16:47,960 &#8211;&gt; 00:16:51,560<br \/>\ntwo pennies, and not one of them<br \/>\nis forgotten before God? <\/p>\n<p>280<br \/>\n00:16:51,720 &#8211;&gt; 00:16:55,160<br \/>\nWhy even the hairs of your head<br \/>\nare all numbered. <\/p>\n<p>281<br \/>\n00:16:55,520 &#8211;&gt; 00:16:57,640<br \/>\nFear not.<br \/>\nYou are of more value than many <\/p>\n<p>282<br \/>\n00:16:57,640 &#8211;&gt; 00:17:00,000<br \/>\nsparrows.<br \/>\nDo you see what the Lord Jesus <\/p>\n<p>283<br \/>\n00:17:00,000 &#8211;&gt; 00:17:01,360<br \/>\nsaid here?<br \/>\nThat&#8217;s different than what was <\/p>\n<p>284<br \/>\n00:17:01,360 &#8211;&gt; 00:17:06,079<br \/>\nsaid in Matthew and Matthew?<br \/>\nHe says God feeds the birds, <\/p>\n<p>285<br \/>\n00:17:06,400 &#8211;&gt; 00:17:08,240<br \/>\nright?<br \/>\nSo don&#8217;t be afraid. <\/p>\n<p>286<br \/>\n00:17:08,240 &#8211;&gt; 00:17:10,640<br \/>\nHe takes care of the birds.<br \/>\nAnd Luke. <\/p>\n<p>287<br \/>\n00:17:10,640 &#8211;&gt; 00:17:13,240<br \/>\nHe elaborates on that though,<br \/>\nand he doesn&#8217;t necessarily say <\/p>\n<p>288<br \/>\n00:17:13,440 &#8211;&gt; 00:17:15,160<br \/>\nthat God takes care of the<br \/>\nbirds. <\/p>\n<p>289<br \/>\n00:17:18,960 &#8211;&gt; 00:17:23,359<br \/>\nInstead, he says, not one of<br \/>\nthem is forgotten. <\/p>\n<p>290<br \/>\n00:17:24,880 &#8211;&gt; 00:17:26,920<br \/>\nI think that&#8217;s a really<br \/>\nimportant distinction to kind of<\/p>\n<p>291<br \/>\n00:17:26,920 &#8211;&gt; 00:17:28,920<br \/>\noverlay on top of what Christ<br \/>\nsays. <\/p>\n<p>292<br \/>\n00:17:28,920 &#8211;&gt; 00:17:32,160<br \/>\nIn Matthew 6, Christ was not<br \/>\nsaying, you know, no birds ever <\/p>\n<p>293<br \/>\n00:17:32,160 &#8211;&gt; 00:17:34,560<br \/>\ndie, right?<br \/>\nYou should have wished that you <\/p>\n<p>294<br \/>\n00:17:34,560 &#8211;&gt; 00:17:36,800<br \/>\nwere a bird.<br \/>\nThat&#8217;s not what&#8217;s going on. <\/p>\n<p>295<br \/>\n00:17:36,800 &#8211;&gt; 00:17:42,320<br \/>\nInstead, he&#8217;s saying here in<br \/>\nLuke chapter 12, that God knows <\/p>\n<p>296<br \/>\n00:17:42,560 &#8211;&gt; 00:17:46,080<br \/>\neverything that&#8217;s happening.<br \/>\nAnd so you even see those silly <\/p>\n<p>297<br \/>\n00:17:46,080 &#8211;&gt; 00:17:48,080<br \/>\nlittle black birds that bounce<br \/>\naround, right? <\/p>\n<p>298<br \/>\n00:17:48,080 &#8211;&gt; 00:17:50,320<br \/>\nHe says God knows what everyone,<br \/>\nthose little blackbirds, is <\/p>\n<p>299<br \/>\n00:17:50,320 &#8211;&gt; 00:17:53,000<br \/>\ndoing.<br \/>\nGod doesn&#8217;t forget any of them. <\/p>\n<p>300<br \/>\n00:17:54,910 &#8211;&gt; 00:17:57,230<br \/>\nIn fact, God knows how many<br \/>\nhairs you have. <\/p>\n<p>301<br \/>\n00:17:57,230 &#8211;&gt; 00:17:58,910<br \/>\nHe knows about the one that fell<br \/>\noff this morning, right? <\/p>\n<p>302<br \/>\n00:17:58,910 &#8211;&gt; 00:18:01,150<br \/>\nLike that&#8217;s he.<br \/>\nHe knows about all of those <\/p>\n<p>303<br \/>\n00:18:01,150 &#8211;&gt; 00:18:05,430<br \/>\nthings.<br \/>\nAnd so, because he knows that, <\/p>\n<p>304<br \/>\n00:18:07,390 &#8211;&gt; 00:18:10,270<br \/>\nyou don&#8217;t need to worry.<br \/>\nYou don&#8217;t need to be anxious, <\/p>\n<p>305<br \/>\n00:18:11,110 &#8211;&gt; 00:18:18,190<br \/>\nbecause if something happens to<br \/>\nyou, God allowed that to happen.<\/p>\n<p>306<br \/>\n00:18:18,990 &#8211;&gt; 00:18:20,230<br \/>\nGod knew that it was going to<br \/>\nhappen. <\/p>\n<p>307<br \/>\n00:18:21,830 &#8211;&gt; 00:18:24,770<br \/>\nHe doesn&#8217;t forget.<br \/>\nAnd I think that that&#8217;s really <\/p>\n<p>308<br \/>\n00:18:24,770 &#8211;&gt; 00:18:30,370<br \/>\nthe important piece here.<br \/>\nJesus says you don&#8217;t have to <\/p>\n<p>309<br \/>\n00:18:30,370 &#8211;&gt; 00:18:33,490<br \/>\nworry.<br \/>\nNot because God&#8217;s going to take <\/p>\n<p>310<br \/>\n00:18:33,490 &#8211;&gt; 00:18:35,330<br \/>\ncare of you all the time and<br \/>\neverything will be wonderful, <\/p>\n<p>311<br \/>\n00:18:36,130 &#8211;&gt; 00:18:42,970<br \/>\nbut because God knows what He&#8217;s<br \/>\ndoing and God knows what you&#8217;re <\/p>\n<p>312<br \/>\n00:18:42,970 &#8211;&gt; 00:18:51,050<br \/>\ngoing through now.<br \/>\nI think that&#8217;s really the key <\/p>\n<p>313<br \/>\n00:18:51,050 &#8211;&gt; 00:18:54,130<br \/>\nhere in step one of dealing with<br \/>\nfear. <\/p>\n<p>314<br \/>\n00:18:54,930 &#8211;&gt; 00:18:57,930<br \/>\nIt&#8217;s really a recognition that<br \/>\nGod is working and that God has <\/p>\n<p>315<br \/>\n00:18:57,930 &#8211;&gt; 00:19:01,250<br \/>\na plan.<br \/>\nAnd the way, the way that it was<\/p>\n<p>316<br \/>\n00:19:01,250 &#8211;&gt; 00:19:04,650<br \/>\nhelpful for me to think about<br \/>\nthis was that, you know, in <\/p>\n<p>317<br \/>\n00:19:04,650 &#8211;&gt; 00:19:08,530<br \/>\nfront of us we have reality that<br \/>\nwe see, that we experience. <\/p>\n<p>318<br \/>\n00:19:09,810 &#8211;&gt; 00:19:14,650<br \/>\nAnd it&#8217;s almost as though God<br \/>\ncalls us to see his reality. <\/p>\n<p>319<br \/>\n00:19:15,750 &#8211;&gt; 00:19:19,150<br \/>\nTo see that he looks at<br \/>\ncircumstances and events in a <\/p>\n<p>320<br \/>\n00:19:19,150 &#8211;&gt; 00:19:21,710<br \/>\nway that is totally different<br \/>\nfrom how we experience them. <\/p>\n<p>321<br \/>\n00:19:22,110 &#8211;&gt; 00:19:25,230<br \/>\nBecause he knows what&#8217;s going to<br \/>\nhappen, he can control what&#8217;s <\/p>\n<p>322<br \/>\n00:19:25,230 &#8211;&gt; 00:19:28,790<br \/>\ngoing to happen, and we have to<br \/>\nstep out of this reality that we<\/p>\n<p>323<br \/>\n00:19:28,790 &#8211;&gt; 00:19:33,190<br \/>\nsee in front of us and attempt<br \/>\nto experience God&#8217;s reality. <\/p>\n<p>324<br \/>\n00:19:34,390 &#8211;&gt; 00:19:38,350<br \/>\nSo let&#8217;s look at 3 case studies<br \/>\nhere before we move into step <\/p>\n<p>325<br \/>\n00:19:38,350 &#8211;&gt; 00:19:41,590<br \/>\nnumber 2 with fear.<br \/>\nThis is chapter 15. <\/p>\n<p>326<br \/>\n00:19:43,490 &#8211;&gt; 00:19:45,530<br \/>\nSo in Genesis 15, you have the<br \/>\nstory of Abraham. <\/p>\n<p>327<br \/>\n00:19:46,570 &#8211;&gt; 00:19:50,570<br \/>\nThis, by the way, is one of the<br \/>\nfirst times that the word fear <\/p>\n<p>328<br \/>\n00:19:50,570 &#8211;&gt; 00:19:55,090<br \/>\nis actually used.<br \/>\nSo in Genesis 15, we&#8217;re going to<\/p>\n<p>329<br \/>\n00:19:55,090 &#8211;&gt; 00:19:57,530<br \/>\nstart at verse one.<br \/>\nThat&#8217;s for context. <\/p>\n<p>330<br \/>\n00:19:58,170 &#8211;&gt; 00:20:02,090<br \/>\nGenesis 14 is the story of<br \/>\nAbraham fighting against Kita <\/p>\n<p>331<br \/>\n00:20:02,090 &#8211;&gt; 00:20:04,570<br \/>\nLaomer.<br \/>\nThis is a pretty cool name. <\/p>\n<p>332<br \/>\n00:20:05,370 &#8211;&gt; 00:20:08,410<br \/>\nSo he goes and he fights against<br \/>\nKita Laomer and he rescues a <\/p>\n<p>333<br \/>\n00:20:08,410 &#8211;&gt; 00:20:11,920<br \/>\nlot.<br \/>\nNow I think that&#8217;s a helpful <\/p>\n<p>334<br \/>\n00:20:11,920 &#8211;&gt; 00:20:13,200<br \/>\ncontext because you think about<br \/>\nthis. <\/p>\n<p>335<br \/>\n00:20:13,200 &#8211;&gt; 00:20:17,280<br \/>\nAbraham had 318 people with him<br \/>\nand he&#8217;s fighting 5 kings, <\/p>\n<p>336<br \/>\n00:20:17,280 &#8211;&gt; 00:20:20,760<br \/>\nright?<br \/>\nSo you can just imagine Abraham <\/p>\n<p>337<br \/>\n00:20:21,240 &#8211;&gt; 00:20:24,720<br \/>\nprobably would have been pretty<br \/>\nfreaked out by this whole thing,<\/p>\n<p>338<br \/>\n00:20:24,720 &#8211;&gt; 00:20:26,960<br \/>\nbut he goes and he does it<br \/>\nanyway because you know, he <\/p>\n<p>339<br \/>\n00:20:26,960 &#8211;&gt; 00:20:28,000<br \/>\nthinks that&#8217;s the right thing to<br \/>\ndo. <\/p>\n<p>340<br \/>\n00:20:29,800 &#8211;&gt; 00:20:32,720<br \/>\nSo in verse 15, right after all<br \/>\nthese things, right after <\/p>\n<p>341<br \/>\n00:20:32,720 &#8211;&gt; 00:20:37,800<br \/>\nAbraham has succeeded, God says<br \/>\nto him 15 verse one, after these<\/p>\n<p>342<br \/>\n00:20:37,800 &#8211;&gt; 00:20:41,010<br \/>\nthings, the word of the Lord<br \/>\ncame to Abram in a vision. <\/p>\n<p>343<br \/>\n00:20:41,250 &#8211;&gt; 00:20:43,330<br \/>\nFear not, Abram.<br \/>\nI am your shield. <\/p>\n<p>344<br \/>\n00:20:43,770 &#8211;&gt; 00:20:46,530<br \/>\nYour reward shall be very great,<br \/>\nright? <\/p>\n<p>345<br \/>\n00:20:46,530 &#8211;&gt; 00:20:48,690<br \/>\nSo God said, I know that was<br \/>\nscary. <\/p>\n<p>346<br \/>\n00:20:48,850 &#8211;&gt; 00:20:52,570<br \/>\nYou don&#8217;t have to fear.<br \/>\nAnd yet I think God said it for <\/p>\n<p>347<br \/>\n00:20:52,570 &#8211;&gt; 00:20:54,370<br \/>\nanother reason.<br \/>\nIt wasn&#8217;t just because of what <\/p>\n<p>348<br \/>\n00:20:54,370 &#8211;&gt; 00:20:57,370<br \/>\nhad happened in chapter 14, but<br \/>\nif you keep reading, notice what<\/p>\n<p>349<br \/>\n00:20:57,370 &#8211;&gt; 00:21:02,050<br \/>\nAbram says in response.<br \/>\nVerse 2, Abram said, Oh Lord <\/p>\n<p>350<br \/>\n00:21:02,050 &#8211;&gt; 00:21:06,820<br \/>\nGod, what will you give me?<br \/>\nFor I continue childless, and <\/p>\n<p>351<br \/>\n00:21:06,820 &#8211;&gt; 00:21:09,060<br \/>\nthe heir of my house is Eliezer<br \/>\nof Damascus. <\/p>\n<p>352<br \/>\n00:21:11,100 &#8211;&gt; 00:21:14,380<br \/>\nSo Abram wasn&#8217;t just scared of<br \/>\nthe battle, but I think Abram <\/p>\n<p>353<br \/>\n00:21:14,380 &#8211;&gt; 00:21:16,580<br \/>\nwas looking at this.<br \/>\nAnd if you workout the timeline,<\/p>\n<p>354<br \/>\n00:21:17,260 &#8211;&gt; 00:21:21,820<br \/>\nit seems like this was probably<br \/>\nabout 10 years from the point at<\/p>\n<p>355<br \/>\n00:21:21,820 &#8211;&gt; 00:21:26,380<br \/>\nwhich Abram had been told that<br \/>\nall the earth would be blessed <\/p>\n<p>356<br \/>\n00:21:26,380 &#8211;&gt; 00:21:28,540<br \/>\nin him.<br \/>\nAnd so he&#8217;s thinking, OK, you <\/p>\n<p>357<br \/>\n00:21:28,540 &#8211;&gt; 00:21:31,300<br \/>\nknow, I&#8217;m going to have a child<br \/>\nand descendants and they&#8217;re <\/p>\n<p>358<br \/>\n00:21:31,300 &#8211;&gt; 00:21:34,860<br \/>\ngoing to blast the earth.<br \/>\nAnd so now, 10 years later, he&#8217;s<\/p>\n<p>359<br \/>\n00:21:34,860 &#8211;&gt; 00:21:36,860<br \/>\nafraid because he says, you<br \/>\nknow, you made these promises <\/p>\n<p>360<br \/>\n00:21:36,860 &#8211;&gt; 00:21:39,980<br \/>\nand what&#8217;s going on, you know,<br \/>\nit&#8217;s not working. <\/p>\n<p>361<br \/>\n00:21:42,660 &#8211;&gt; 00:21:47,020<br \/>\nSo look at what God says in<br \/>\nverse three. <\/p>\n<p>362<br \/>\n00:21:47,020 &#8211;&gt; 00:21:51,380<br \/>\nRemember, we&#8217;re considering this<br \/>\nidea of our reality versus God&#8217;s<\/p>\n<p>363<br \/>\n00:21:51,380 &#8211;&gt; 00:21:53,380<br \/>\nreality.<br \/>\nSo verse three, it says, And <\/p>\n<p>364<br \/>\n00:21:53,380 &#8211;&gt; 00:21:55,940<br \/>\nAbrams said, behold, you have<br \/>\ngiven me no offspring and a <\/p>\n<p>365<br \/>\n00:21:55,940 &#8211;&gt; 00:21:58,020<br \/>\nmember of my household will be<br \/>\nmy heir. <\/p>\n<p>366<br \/>\n00:21:59,300 &#8211;&gt; 00:22:01,220<br \/>\nAnd behold, the word of the Lord<br \/>\ncame to him. <\/p>\n<p>367<br \/>\n00:22:01,420 &#8211;&gt; 00:22:05,610<br \/>\nThis man shall not be your heir.<br \/>\nYour very own son shall be your <\/p>\n<p>368<br \/>\n00:22:05,610 &#8211;&gt; 00:22:08,090<br \/>\nheir.<br \/>\nAnd he brought him outside and <\/p>\n<p>369<br \/>\n00:22:08,090 &#8211;&gt; 00:22:10,170<br \/>\nsaid, look toward heaven and<br \/>\nNumber the Stars. <\/p>\n<p>370<br \/>\n00:22:10,410 &#8211;&gt; 00:22:15,850<br \/>\nIf you are able to number them,<br \/>\nthen he said to him, so shall <\/p>\n<p>371<br \/>\n00:22:16,090 &#8211;&gt; 00:22:20,650<br \/>\nyour offspring be.<br \/>\nAnd he believed in the Lord and <\/p>\n<p>372<br \/>\n00:22:20,650 &#8211;&gt; 00:22:22,330<br \/>\nhe counted it to him as<br \/>\nrighteousness. <\/p>\n<p>373<br \/>\n00:22:22,970 &#8211;&gt; 00:22:26,610<br \/>\nNow that&#8217;s a pretty famous<br \/>\nverse. <\/p>\n<p>374<br \/>\n00:22:26,850 &#8211;&gt; 00:22:29,210<br \/>\nIt&#8217;s picked up in the New<br \/>\nTestament multiple times. <\/p>\n<p>375<br \/>\n00:22:29,250 &#8211;&gt; 00:22:34,370<br \/>\nAnd I think what we want to<br \/>\nnotice is in Romans chapter 4, <\/p>\n<p>376<br \/>\n00:22:35,810 &#8211;&gt; 00:22:38,250<br \/>\nthe apostle Paul takes that<br \/>\nverse and he believed in the <\/p>\n<p>377<br \/>\n00:22:38,250 &#8211;&gt; 00:22:39,850<br \/>\nLord and he counted it to him as<br \/>\nrighteousness. <\/p>\n<p>378<br \/>\n00:22:40,410 &#8211;&gt; 00:22:42,770<br \/>\nApostle Paul takes that verse<br \/>\nand he says, you know, why was <\/p>\n<p>379<br \/>\n00:22:42,770 &#8211;&gt; 00:22:45,850<br \/>\nthis so amazing that Abraham<br \/>\nbelieved what God said? <\/p>\n<p>380<br \/>\n00:22:46,570 &#8211;&gt; 00:22:47,730<br \/>\nYou know, God told him this<br \/>\ncouldn&#8217;t. <\/p>\n<p>381<br \/>\n00:22:47,730 &#8211;&gt; 00:22:48,770<br \/>\nYou just said, yeah, that&#8217;s<br \/>\ngreat. <\/p>\n<p>382<br \/>\n00:22:48,770 &#8211;&gt; 00:22:51,330<br \/>\nYou know, I believe it.<br \/>\nBut Paul says, you know, you <\/p>\n<p>383<br \/>\n00:22:51,330 &#8211;&gt; 00:22:52,650<br \/>\nhave to understand the<br \/>\ncircumstances. <\/p>\n<p>384<br \/>\n00:22:52,770 &#8211;&gt; 00:22:57,010<br \/>\nAnd the way that Paul describes<br \/>\nit is he says his own body was <\/p>\n<p>385<br \/>\n00:22:57,010 &#8211;&gt; 00:23:00,410<br \/>\nas good as dead, and so was<br \/>\nSarah&#8217;s. <\/p>\n<p>386<br \/>\n00:23:00,930 &#8211;&gt; 00:23:04,180<br \/>\nAnd so you think about this<br \/>\nright, Abrams reality. <\/p>\n<p>387<br \/>\n00:23:05,540 &#8211;&gt; 00:23:09,460<br \/>\nI AM 85 years old.<br \/>\nI am not going to have children,<\/p>\n<p>388<br \/>\n00:23:09,860 &#8211;&gt; 00:23:12,020<br \/>\nright?<br \/>\nSeems pretty clear. <\/p>\n<p>389<br \/>\n00:23:12,260 &#8211;&gt; 00:23:16,180<br \/>\nAnd yet God says you have to see<br \/>\nmy reality. <\/p>\n<p>390<br \/>\n00:23:17,300 &#8211;&gt; 00:23:22,020<br \/>\nYou have to recognize that I<br \/>\ndon&#8217;t work within this scope of <\/p>\n<p>391<br \/>\n00:23:22,020 &#8211;&gt; 00:23:26,420<br \/>\nyour experiences.<br \/>\nAnd so because of that, God <\/p>\n<p>392<br \/>\n00:23:26,420 &#8211;&gt; 00:23:27,860<br \/>\ncould come and you could say,<br \/>\nfear not. <\/p>\n<p>393<br \/>\n00:23:28,520 &#8211;&gt; 00:23:30,200<br \/>\nI know that you&#8217;re afraid.<br \/>\nHow are these things going to be<\/p>\n<p>394<br \/>\n00:23:30,200 &#8211;&gt; 00:23:31,600<br \/>\naccomplished?<br \/>\nI know that you were afraid from<\/p>\n<p>395<br \/>\n00:23:31,600 &#8211;&gt; 00:23:37,520<br \/>\nthe battle.<br \/>\nBut see my reality, recognize my<\/p>\n<p>396<br \/>\n00:23:37,560 &#8211;&gt; 00:23:39,960<br \/>\noverarching control and my<br \/>\noverarching plan. <\/p>\n<p>397<br \/>\n00:23:41,560 &#8211;&gt; 00:23:44,360<br \/>\nSo you see that in Genesis 15.<br \/>\nHere&#8217;s, here&#8217;s another example. <\/p>\n<p>398<br \/>\n00:23:44,360 &#8211;&gt; 00:23:45,840<br \/>\nYou don&#8217;t have to go there, but<br \/>\nyou can if you want. <\/p>\n<p>399<br \/>\n00:23:46,160 &#8211;&gt; 00:23:49,760<br \/>\nIt&#8217;s in Second King&#8217;s Chapter 6.<br \/>\nYou might remember the story. <\/p>\n<p>400<br \/>\n00:23:49,760 &#8211;&gt; 00:23:54,920<br \/>\nSecond King 6.<br \/>\nThis is the king of Syria is <\/p>\n<p>401<br \/>\n00:23:54,920 &#8211;&gt; 00:23:56,720<br \/>\ntrying to conquer the Kingdom of<br \/>\nIsrael. <\/p>\n<p>402<br \/>\n00:23:57,720 &#8211;&gt; 00:24:00,800<br \/>\nAnd so the king of Syria sends<br \/>\nan army to go fight against <\/p>\n<p>403<br \/>\n00:24:00,800 &#8211;&gt; 00:24:02,040<br \/>\nIsrael.<br \/>\nAnd he says, ha ha, this is <\/p>\n<p>404<br \/>\n00:24:02,040 &#8211;&gt; 00:24:06,040<br \/>\ngoing to be a good sneak attack.<br \/>\nAnd then all of a sudden his <\/p>\n<p>405<br \/>\n00:24:06,040 &#8211;&gt; 00:24:08,800<br \/>\ntroops get there and the army of<br \/>\nIsrael&#8217;s waiting. <\/p>\n<p>406<br \/>\n00:24:08,920 &#8211;&gt; 00:24:12,800<br \/>\nAnd the king of Syria says what<br \/>\nsomebody told them, you know, <\/p>\n<p>407<br \/>\n00:24:13,000 &#8211;&gt; 00:24:15,360<br \/>\nAnd he does it again.<br \/>\nHe says, OK, we&#8217;ll go sneak <\/p>\n<p>408<br \/>\n00:24:15,360 &#8211;&gt; 00:24:18,400<br \/>\nattack somewhere else.<br \/>\nAnd then they go and the army of<\/p>\n<p>409<br \/>\n00:24:18,400 &#8211;&gt; 00:24:20,280<br \/>\nIsrael&#8217;s waiting there.<br \/>\nAnd he says, who&#8217;s telling these<\/p>\n<p>410<br \/>\n00:24:20,280 &#8211;&gt; 00:24:24,800<br \/>\npeople, oh, it&#8217;s Elisha, right?<br \/>\nThey figure out, you know, <\/p>\n<p>411<br \/>\n00:24:24,800 &#8211;&gt; 00:24:27,920<br \/>\nElisha knows this and so they go<br \/>\nand they surround the city where<\/p>\n<p>412<br \/>\n00:24:27,920 &#8211;&gt; 00:24:32,120<br \/>\nElisha is.<br \/>\nAnd Elisha servant says all <\/p>\n<p>413<br \/>\n00:24:32,120 &#8211;&gt; 00:24:34,000<br \/>\nwe&#8217;re done for.<br \/>\nYou know we can&#8217;t do this. <\/p>\n<p>414<br \/>\n00:24:34,000 &#8211;&gt; 00:24:35,280<br \/>\nAnd do you remember what Elisha<br \/>\nsays? <\/p>\n<p>415<br \/>\n00:24:36,600 &#8211;&gt; 00:24:41,840<br \/>\nFear not, for they that be with<br \/>\nus are more than they that be <\/p>\n<p>416<br \/>\n00:24:41,840 &#8211;&gt; 00:24:43,680<br \/>\nwith them.<br \/>\nNow can you just imagine this, <\/p>\n<p>417<br \/>\n00:24:43,920 &#8211;&gt; 00:24:46,040<br \/>\nright?<br \/>\nElisha&#8217;s saying that to this to <\/p>\n<p>418<br \/>\n00:24:46,040 &#8211;&gt; 00:24:48,480<br \/>\nthe servant and the servant<br \/>\nwould be like this guy is nuts, <\/p>\n<p>419<br \/>\n00:24:49,200 &#8211;&gt; 00:24:50,560<br \/>\nright?<br \/>\nWe don&#8217;t have an army, you know <\/p>\n<p>420<br \/>\n00:24:50,720 &#8211;&gt; 00:24:52,640<br \/>\nwe don&#8217;t have anything here.<br \/>\nWhat is he talking about? <\/p>\n<p>421<br \/>\n00:24:53,310 &#8211;&gt; 00:24:55,790<br \/>\nAnd then Alicia says, oh, Lord,<br \/>\nGod, open his eyes. <\/p>\n<p>422<br \/>\n00:24:56,470 &#8211;&gt; 00:25:00,310<br \/>\nAnd then he sees the Chariots of<br \/>\nfire all around the city. <\/p>\n<p>423<br \/>\n00:25:00,310 &#8211;&gt; 00:25:03,870<br \/>\nRight?<br \/>\nThis is a glimpse into God&#8217;s <\/p>\n<p>424<br \/>\n00:25:03,870 &#8211;&gt; 00:25:07,670<br \/>\nreality.<br \/>\nAnd so he didn&#8217;t need to fear. <\/p>\n<p>425<br \/>\n00:25:09,510 &#8211;&gt; 00:25:13,390<br \/>\nI think it&#8217;s helpful for us to<br \/>\nrecognize that God works on a <\/p>\n<p>426<br \/>\n00:25:13,390 &#8211;&gt; 00:25:18,470<br \/>\nlevel and in a way that is so<br \/>\nmuch bigger than what we can <\/p>\n<p>427<br \/>\n00:25:18,470 &#8211;&gt; 00:25:20,470<br \/>\noften think.<br \/>\nAnd so when we sit there in our <\/p>\n<p>428<br \/>\n00:25:20,470 &#8211;&gt; 00:25:23,230<br \/>\nanxiety and we think, well, if I<br \/>\ndo this, this is what&#8217;s going to<\/p>\n<p>429<br \/>\n00:25:23,230 &#8211;&gt; 00:25:27,670<br \/>\nhappen.<br \/>\nGod is working and God has a <\/p>\n<p>430<br \/>\n00:25:27,670 &#8211;&gt; 00:25:30,710<br \/>\nplan.<br \/>\nHere&#8217;s another example for you. <\/p>\n<p>431<br \/>\n00:25:30,910 &#8211;&gt; 00:25:34,150<br \/>\nCome over to Luke chapter 8.<br \/>\nThis is the last one in Luke <\/p>\n<p>432<br \/>\n00:25:34,150 &#8211;&gt; 00:25:38,270<br \/>\nchapter 8.<br \/>\nThis is the story of Jarius&#8217;s <\/p>\n<p>433<br \/>\n00:25:38,270 &#8211;&gt; 00:25:47,470<br \/>\ndaughter.<br \/>\nIn Luke 8. <\/p>\n<p>434<br \/>\n00:25:48,720 &#8211;&gt; 00:25:53,000<br \/>\nJesus has been approached by<br \/>\nGyrus who is the ruler of the <\/p>\n<p>435<br \/>\n00:25:53,000 &#8211;&gt; 00:25:55,280<br \/>\nsynagogue, and he asked him to<br \/>\ncome and heal his daughter. <\/p>\n<p>436<br \/>\n00:25:55,800 &#8211;&gt; 00:25:59,440<br \/>\nAnd while he&#8217;s on the way, he<br \/>\nstopped by someone else who <\/p>\n<p>437<br \/>\n00:25:59,440 &#8211;&gt; 00:26:01,480<br \/>\nneeds healing, right?<br \/>\nShe grabs his cloak and she&#8217;s <\/p>\n<p>438<br \/>\n00:26:01,480 &#8211;&gt; 00:26:04,400<br \/>\nhealed and Christ turned around<br \/>\nand he says he touched me there,<\/p>\n<p>439<br \/>\n00:26:04,400 &#8211;&gt; 00:26:07,440<br \/>\nthat whole story.<br \/>\nAnd that takes just long enough <\/p>\n<p>440<br \/>\n00:26:08,480 &#8211;&gt; 00:26:14,720<br \/>\nso the Lord Jesus is held up and<br \/>\ndoesn&#8217;t make it to Gyrus&#8217;s house<\/p>\n<p>441<br \/>\n00:26:15,400 &#8211;&gt; 00:26:19,050<br \/>\nbefore his daughter dies.<br \/>\nAnd so verse 49, Luke 8, verse <\/p>\n<p>442<br \/>\n00:26:19,050 &#8211;&gt; 00:26:24,530<br \/>\n49 says verse 49 while he was<br \/>\nstill speaking, someone from the<\/p>\n<p>443<br \/>\n00:26:24,530 &#8211;&gt; 00:26:26,690<br \/>\nruler&#8217;s house came and said your<br \/>\ndaughter is dead. <\/p>\n<p>444<br \/>\n00:26:26,890 &#8211;&gt; 00:26:28,490<br \/>\nDo not trouble the teacher<br \/>\nanymore. <\/p>\n<p>445<br \/>\n00:26:29,930 &#8211;&gt; 00:26:34,250<br \/>\nNow look at Jesus&#8217;s answer.<br \/>\nJesus on hearing this, answered <\/p>\n<p>446<br \/>\n00:26:34,250 &#8211;&gt; 00:26:39,010<br \/>\nhim, do not fear.<br \/>\nAnd you see the opposite of fear<\/p>\n<p>447<br \/>\n00:26:39,010 &#8211;&gt; 00:26:46,690<br \/>\nhere.<br \/>\nDo not fear, only believe and <\/p>\n<p>448<br \/>\n00:26:46,690 &#8211;&gt; 00:26:50,050<br \/>\nshe will be.<br \/>\nWell, Jesus essentially says you<\/p>\n<p>449<br \/>\n00:26:50,050 &#8211;&gt; 00:26:53,730<br \/>\ndon&#8217;t believe in what I think<br \/>\nthis is belief in God&#8217;s reality.<\/p>\n<p>450<br \/>\n00:26:54,370 &#8211;&gt; 00:26:56,650<br \/>\nLike don&#8217;t fear, You know you<br \/>\nlooking in front of you and it <\/p>\n<p>451<br \/>\n00:26:56,650 &#8211;&gt; 00:26:58,810<br \/>\nlooks like your daughter&#8217;s dead,<br \/>\nbut I&#8217;m telling you she&#8217;s not. <\/p>\n<p>452<br \/>\n00:26:59,130 &#8211;&gt; 00:27:01,770<br \/>\nBut that&#8217;s what Jesus says,<br \/>\nverse 51. <\/p>\n<p>453<br \/>\n00:27:02,130 &#8211;&gt; 00:27:05,010<br \/>\nAnd when he came to the house he<br \/>\nallowed no one to enter with him<\/p>\n<p>454<br \/>\n00:27:05,050 &#8211;&gt; 00:27:07,810<br \/>\nexcept Peter and John and James<br \/>\nand the father, the mother and <\/p>\n<p>455<br \/>\n00:27:07,810 &#8211;&gt; 00:27:09,010<br \/>\nchild.<br \/>\nAnd all were weeping and <\/p>\n<p>456<br \/>\n00:27:09,010 &#8211;&gt; 00:27:11,690<br \/>\nmourning for her.<br \/>\nBut he said do not weep, for she<\/p>\n<p>457<br \/>\n00:27:11,690 &#8211;&gt; 00:27:16,810<br \/>\nis not dead but sleeping.<br \/>\nNow everybody standing in that <\/p>\n<p>458<br \/>\n00:27:16,810 &#8211;&gt; 00:27:19,610<br \/>\nhouse would have thought that<br \/>\nJesus was crazy and they did, <\/p>\n<p>459<br \/>\n00:27:19,930 &#8211;&gt; 00:27:25,410<br \/>\nand they laughed at him knowing<br \/>\nthat she was dead but she wasn&#8217;t<\/p>\n<p>460<br \/>\n00:27:26,770 &#8211;&gt; 00:27:31,570<br \/>\nin God&#8217;s reality.<br \/>\nTaking her by the hand, he <\/p>\n<p>461<br \/>\n00:27:31,570 &#8211;&gt; 00:27:36,490<br \/>\ncalled saying child arise, and<br \/>\nher spirit returned and she got <\/p>\n<p>462<br \/>\n00:27:36,490 &#8211;&gt; 00:27:39,770<br \/>\nup at once and he directed that<br \/>\nsomething should be given her to<\/p>\n<p>463<br \/>\n00:27:39,770 &#8211;&gt; 00:27:42,390<br \/>\neat.<br \/>\nAnd her parents were amazed, but<\/p>\n<p>464<br \/>\n00:27:42,390 &#8211;&gt; 00:27:44,590<br \/>\nhe charged them to tell no one<br \/>\nwhat had happened. <\/p>\n<p>465<br \/>\n00:27:44,830 &#8211;&gt; 00:27:48,030<br \/>\nAnd so I think when we we find<br \/>\nourselves bombarded by these <\/p>\n<p>466<br \/>\n00:27:48,390 &#8211;&gt; 00:27:53,950<br \/>\nanxieties, the first step is<br \/>\nreally to recognize that, well, <\/p>\n<p>467<br \/>\n00:27:54,670 &#8211;&gt; 00:27:57,430<br \/>\nGod is working.<br \/>\nWe don&#8217;t know how he&#8217;s working. <\/p>\n<p>468<br \/>\n00:27:58,390 &#8211;&gt; 00:28:00,750<br \/>\nIt&#8217;s it&#8217;s still going to be<br \/>\nhard. <\/p>\n<p>469<br \/>\n00:28:02,590 &#8211;&gt; 00:28:07,630<br \/>\nBut he&#8217;s working and he has a<br \/>\nplan that&#8217;s bigger than what we <\/p>\n<p>470<br \/>\n00:28:07,630 &#8211;&gt; 00:28:09,630<br \/>\nknow.<br \/>\nAnd so we have to try and step <\/p>\n<p>471<br \/>\n00:28:09,630 &#8211;&gt; 00:28:13,620<br \/>\nout of our reality and what we<br \/>\nsee and to see his reality. <\/p>\n<p>472<br \/>\n00:28:15,380 &#8211;&gt; 00:28:19,020<br \/>\nNow here&#8217;s step two.<br \/>\nI think even in that, you know, <\/p>\n<p>473<br \/>\n00:28:19,020 &#8211;&gt; 00:28:23,500<br \/>\nwe can&#8217;t say you can get rid of<br \/>\nfear because, you know, I can <\/p>\n<p>474<br \/>\n00:28:23,500 &#8211;&gt; 00:28:27,220<br \/>\nvery fully well acknowledge that<br \/>\nGod is working but still be <\/p>\n<p>475<br \/>\n00:28:27,220 &#8211;&gt; 00:28:29,180<br \/>\nafraid of things.<br \/>\nYou know what? <\/p>\n<p>476<br \/>\n00:28:29,180 &#8211;&gt; 00:28:34,580<br \/>\nIf I say, OK, God is working,<br \/>\nbut you know, I know that I <\/p>\n<p>477<br \/>\n00:28:34,580 &#8211;&gt; 00:28:37,580<br \/>\ncould get hurt in this situation<br \/>\nand maybe God is going to allow <\/p>\n<p>478<br \/>\n00:28:37,580 &#8211;&gt; 00:28:39,260<br \/>\nme to get hurt and I don&#8217;t like<br \/>\ngetting hurt. <\/p>\n<p>479<br \/>\n00:28:39,460 &#8211;&gt; 00:28:43,780<br \/>\nSo, you know, that&#8217;s scary.<br \/>\nAnd in fact, I think you see <\/p>\n<p>480<br \/>\n00:28:43,780 &#8211;&gt; 00:28:46,420<br \/>\nthat now, if you remember what<br \/>\nwe just read here in John <\/p>\n<p>481<br \/>\n00:28:46,420 &#8211;&gt; 00:28:49,940<br \/>\nchapter 12, the Lord Jesus, I<br \/>\nthink, even gives us an example <\/p>\n<p>482<br \/>\n00:28:49,940 &#8211;&gt; 00:28:53,820<br \/>\nof that.<br \/>\nNow I have to be careful here. <\/p>\n<p>483<br \/>\n00:28:54,460 &#8211;&gt; 00:29:01,180<br \/>\nScripture doesn&#8217;t say that Jesus<br \/>\nwas afraid in this chapter, but <\/p>\n<p>484<br \/>\n00:29:01,580 &#8211;&gt; 00:29:03,860<br \/>\nI think you can infer that in a<br \/>\nsense. <\/p>\n<p>485<br \/>\n00:29:05,270 &#8211;&gt; 00:29:08,390<br \/>\nSo as we come to remember him<br \/>\nnow, let&#8217;s bring our thoughts <\/p>\n<p>486<br \/>\n00:29:08,390 &#8211;&gt; 00:29:15,110<br \/>\nhere to the Lord Jesus in John<br \/>\nchapter 12 he says in verse 27, <\/p>\n<p>487<br \/>\n00:29:16,390 &#8211;&gt; 00:29:23,870<br \/>\nlisten for the fear.<br \/>\nJohn 12, verse 27 says, Now, is <\/p>\n<p>488<br \/>\n00:29:23,870 &#8211;&gt; 00:29:29,140<br \/>\nmy soul troubled?<br \/>\nAnd what shall I say, Father <\/p>\n<p>489<br \/>\n00:29:29,140 &#8211;&gt; 00:29:32,140<br \/>\nsaved me from this hour, But for<br \/>\nthis purpose I have come to this<\/p>\n<p>490<br \/>\n00:29:32,140 &#8211;&gt; 00:29:33,460<br \/>\nhour.<br \/>\nAnd so you can almost hear this <\/p>\n<p>491<br \/>\n00:29:33,500 &#8211;&gt; 00:29:36,380<br \/>\nwrestling, right?<br \/>\nJesus wasn&#8217;t scared because, you<\/p>\n<p>492<br \/>\n00:29:36,380 &#8211;&gt; 00:29:39,820<br \/>\nknow, he thought that that<br \/>\nsomething really bad was going <\/p>\n<p>493<br \/>\n00:29:39,820 &#8211;&gt; 00:29:41,460<br \/>\nto happen to him.<br \/>\nI mean, he knew that something <\/p>\n<p>494<br \/>\n00:29:41,460 &#8211;&gt; 00:29:42,620<br \/>\nreally bad was going to happen<br \/>\nto him. <\/p>\n<p>495<br \/>\n00:29:42,940 &#8211;&gt; 00:29:45,700<br \/>\nThis wasn&#8217;t just like anxiety<br \/>\nover what might take place. <\/p>\n<p>496<br \/>\n00:29:46,980 &#8211;&gt; 00:29:51,180<br \/>\nAnd I think in this situation<br \/>\nyou legitimately can be scared, <\/p>\n<p>497<br \/>\n00:29:51,180 &#8211;&gt; 00:29:54,060<br \/>\nyou know, what he was doing was<br \/>\ngoing to be something <\/p>\n<p>498<br \/>\n00:29:54,060 &#8211;&gt; 00:29:57,020<br \/>\nterrifying.<br \/>\nAnd so he says, my soul <\/p>\n<p>499<br \/>\n00:29:57,020 &#8211;&gt; 00:30:01,560<br \/>\ntroubled.<br \/>\nAnd yet I think that this is <\/p>\n<p>500<br \/>\n00:30:01,560 &#8211;&gt; 00:30:07,440<br \/>\nreally where it all comes<br \/>\ntogether for us, because we can <\/p>\n<p>501<br \/>\n00:30:07,520 &#8211;&gt; 00:30:12,160<br \/>\nrecognize that God&#8217;s in control<br \/>\nand yet we can still be <\/p>\n<p>502<br \/>\n00:30:12,160 &#8211;&gt; 00:30:16,440<br \/>\nparalyzed by fear, even knowing<br \/>\nthat he&#8217;s taking care of things.<\/p>\n<p>503<br \/>\n00:30:20,160 &#8211;&gt; 00:30:24,440<br \/>\nAnd so the Lord Jesus gives us<br \/>\nthe example, because what he <\/p>\n<p>504<br \/>\n00:30:24,440 &#8211;&gt; 00:30:25,680<br \/>\ndoes is he says, you know what?<br \/>\nI&#8217;m. <\/p>\n<p>505<br \/>\n00:30:25,800 &#8211;&gt; 00:30:29,790<br \/>\nI&#8217;m afraid.<br \/>\nAnd do you see what he says <\/p>\n<p>506<br \/>\n00:30:29,790 &#8211;&gt; 00:30:34,950<br \/>\nafter that?<br \/>\nVerse 28, Father, glorify your <\/p>\n<p>507<br \/>\n00:30:34,950 &#8211;&gt; 00:30:37,630<br \/>\nname.<br \/>\nAnd I think that&#8217;s the point at <\/p>\n<p>508<br \/>\n00:30:37,630 &#8211;&gt; 00:30:43,150<br \/>\nwhich the antidote for fear is<br \/>\ncourage. <\/p>\n<p>509<br \/>\n00:30:45,230 &#8211;&gt; 00:30:47,310<br \/>\nYou know, we just have to say,<br \/>\nyou know, I&#8217;m really afraid <\/p>\n<p>510<br \/>\n00:30:47,310 &#8211;&gt; 00:30:54,070<br \/>\nright now, but I&#8217;m going to do<br \/>\nthis anyway because this is what<\/p>\n<p>511<br \/>\n00:30:54,070 &#8211;&gt; 00:30:57,680<br \/>\nI should do.<br \/>\nNow let&#8217;s see how this comes <\/p>\n<p>512<br \/>\n00:30:57,680 &#8211;&gt; 00:31:00,520<br \/>\ntogether.<br \/>\nLet&#8217;s go to Second Timothy. <\/p>\n<p>513<br \/>\n00:31:00,520 &#8211;&gt; 00:31:06,800<br \/>\nChapter one for the gym brought<br \/>\nus to this one a few weeks ago, <\/p>\n<p>514<br \/>\n00:31:07,760 &#8211;&gt; 00:31:11,360<br \/>\nSecond Timothy one, And I think<br \/>\nthat this really kind of brings <\/p>\n<p>515<br \/>\n00:31:11,360 &#8211;&gt; 00:31:23,760<br \/>\nit together.<br \/>\nSecond Timothy chapter one. <\/p>\n<p>516<br \/>\n00:31:23,760 &#8211;&gt; 00:31:29,950<br \/>\nNotice the different character<br \/>\ntraits or ideas that are here in<\/p>\n<p>517<br \/>\n00:31:29,950 &#8211;&gt; 00:31:33,510<br \/>\nthis verse.<br \/>\nIn verse 7, Second Timothy one, <\/p>\n<p>518<br \/>\n00:31:33,510 &#8211;&gt; 00:31:37,950<br \/>\nverse 7 says for God gave us a<br \/>\nspirit not of fear. <\/p>\n<p>519<br \/>\n00:31:39,190 &#8211;&gt; 00:31:44,670<br \/>\nSo what&#8217;s the antidote to fear<br \/>\nof power and love and <\/p>\n<p>520<br \/>\n00:31:44,670 &#8211;&gt; 00:31:47,910<br \/>\nself-control?<br \/>\nAnd I think what we see going on<\/p>\n<p>521<br \/>\n00:31:47,910 &#8211;&gt; 00:31:51,830<br \/>\nhere is you have this idea of<br \/>\npower, which is courage. <\/p>\n<p>522<br \/>\n00:31:53,080 &#8211;&gt; 00:31:56,400<br \/>\nYou have this idea of courage,<br \/>\nlove and self-control all coming<\/p>\n<p>523<br \/>\n00:31:56,400 &#8211;&gt; 00:31:59,640<br \/>\ntogether in which where you find<br \/>\nyourself trembling from fear. <\/p>\n<p>524<br \/>\n00:32:00,800 &#8211;&gt; 00:32:03,120<br \/>\nYou say, I&#8217;m going to be<br \/>\ncourageous and the question is <\/p>\n<p>525<br \/>\n00:32:03,120 &#8211;&gt; 00:32:06,440<br \/>\nwhy?<br \/>\nBecause of love. <\/p>\n<p>526<br \/>\n00:32:06,440 &#8211;&gt; 00:32:14,640<br \/>\nAnd I think that&#8217;s how this all<br \/>\nworks together, is that the step<\/p>\n<p>527<br \/>\n00:32:14,640 &#8211;&gt; 00:32:17,600<br \/>\ntwo of the process of going<br \/>\nagainst fear is essentially <\/p>\n<p>528<br \/>\n00:32:17,600 &#8211;&gt; 00:32:22,040<br \/>\nsaying, I&#8217;m afraid, I&#8217;m<br \/>\nterrified, but I&#8217;m going to do <\/p>\n<p>529<br \/>\n00:32:22,040 &#8211;&gt; 00:32:30,210<br \/>\nthis because I love God, because<br \/>\nI love you, you know, And that&#8217;s<\/p>\n<p>530<br \/>\n00:32:30,410 &#8211;&gt; 00:32:32,770<br \/>\nreally how this comes together<br \/>\nfor us. <\/p>\n<p>531<br \/>\n00:32:33,690 &#8211;&gt; 00:32:37,330<br \/>\nLove is what conquers fear.<br \/>\nYou know, I think we&#8217;re familiar<\/p>\n<p>532<br \/>\n00:32:37,330 &#8211;&gt; 00:32:39,970<br \/>\nwith the verse in which John<br \/>\nsays perfect love casts out <\/p>\n<p>533<br \/>\n00:32:39,970 &#8211;&gt; 00:32:40,850<br \/>\nfear.<br \/>\nRight? <\/p>\n<p>534<br \/>\n00:32:41,410 &#8211;&gt; 00:32:44,090<br \/>\nAnd I love the way that he<br \/>\ndescribes it because, you know, <\/p>\n<p>535<br \/>\n00:32:44,090 &#8211;&gt; 00:32:46,050<br \/>\nwhen you actually look at the<br \/>\nGreek, the word there for casts <\/p>\n<p>536<br \/>\n00:32:46,050 &#8211;&gt; 00:32:51,290<br \/>\nout is, is balo, which means<br \/>\nlike, throws, right. <\/p>\n<p>537<br \/>\n00:32:51,290 &#8211;&gt; 00:32:54,370<br \/>\nSo it&#8217;s not just, you know,<br \/>\nperfect love sets to fear, OK, <\/p>\n<p>538<br \/>\n00:32:54,410 &#8211;&gt; 00:32:55,650<br \/>\nYou know, you can&#8217;t be here<br \/>\nright now. <\/p>\n<p>539<br \/>\n00:32:55,770 &#8211;&gt; 00:32:58,010<br \/>\nIt&#8217;s perfect love.<br \/>\nLike picks up fear and says get <\/p>\n<p>540<br \/>\n00:32:58,010 &#8211;&gt; 00:32:58,930<br \/>\nout of here.<br \/>\nYou can&#8217;t. <\/p>\n<p>541<br \/>\n00:32:59,090 &#8211;&gt; 00:33:01,330<br \/>\nYou got to go away.<br \/>\nThis isn&#8217;t going to work. <\/p>\n<p>542<br \/>\n00:33:02,130 &#8211;&gt; 00:33:06,930<br \/>\nWe can&#8217;t exist together.<br \/>\nAnd so when we look at the Lord <\/p>\n<p>543<br \/>\n00:33:06,930 &#8211;&gt; 00:33:09,490<br \/>\nJesus and at his sacrifice, I<br \/>\nthink it&#8217;s helpful for us to <\/p>\n<p>544<br \/>\n00:33:09,490 &#8211;&gt; 00:33:12,090<br \/>\nrecognize that here, it&#8217;s<br \/>\nsomebody who fully acknowledged <\/p>\n<p>545<br \/>\n00:33:12,090 &#8211;&gt; 00:33:14,930<br \/>\nthat God was in control.<br \/>\nHe fully saw God&#8217;s reality. <\/p>\n<p>546<br \/>\n00:33:14,930 &#8211;&gt; 00:33:18,530<br \/>\nHe saw the joy that was set<br \/>\nbefore him, and yet he was <\/p>\n<p>547<br \/>\n00:33:18,530 &#8211;&gt; 00:33:22,030<br \/>\nscared because of what he was<br \/>\ngoing to have to go through. <\/p>\n<p>548<br \/>\n00:33:22,030 &#8211;&gt; 00:33:26,270<br \/>\nAnd so when we see the same<br \/>\nthing with ourselves and we <\/p>\n<p>549<br \/>\n00:33:26,270 &#8211;&gt; 00:33:32,230<br \/>\nthink, how am I going to get<br \/>\nthrough this, we take courage <\/p>\n<p>550<br \/>\n00:33:34,270 &#8211;&gt; 00:33:40,310<br \/>\nand we think on how much we love<br \/>\nour God, how much we love his <\/p>\n<p>551<br \/>\n00:33:40,310 &#8211;&gt; 00:33:44,310<br \/>\nSon.<br \/>\nAnd that love spurs us to <\/p>\n<p>552<br \/>\n00:33:44,310 &#8211;&gt; 00:33:49,270<br \/>\naction.<br \/>\nAnd courage and courage teaches <\/p>\n<p>553<br \/>\n00:33:49,310 &#8211;&gt; 00:33:54,540<br \/>\nus to face that fear and to<br \/>\nconquer, just as the Lord Jesus.<\/p>\n<p>554<br \/>\n00:34:09,460 &#8211;&gt; 00:34:10,860<br \/>\nThank you for.<br \/>\nListening to the Good <\/p>\n<p>555<br \/>\n00:34:10,860 &#8211;&gt; 00:34:14,580<br \/>\nChristadelphian Talks Podcast.<br \/>\nWe hope this talk helped you in <\/p>\n<p>556<br \/>\n00:34:14,580 &#8211;&gt; 00:34:16,739<br \/>\nyour walk if you would like to<br \/>\nhear more. <\/p>\n<p>557<br \/>\n00:34:17,080 &#8211;&gt; 00:34:19,480<br \/>\nPlease subscribe for new<br \/>\nepisodes and leave a review, an <\/p>\n<p>558<br \/>\n00:34:19,480 &#8211;&gt; 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