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THE GOLIATH OF FEAR (3 OF 4)

by Steve Wagers

Scripture: 1 Samuel 17, 2 Timothy 1:7
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The Goliath of FEAR (3 of 4)
Series: Goliath Must Fall
Steve Wagers
1 Samuel 17, 2 Timothy 1:7


In his book, ''Nothing to Fear,'' Fraser Kent lists the most common phobias.

Arachnophobia: fear of spiders

Ophidiophobia: fear of snakes

Acrophobia: fear of heights

Cynophobia: fear of dogs

Claustrophobia: fear of closed places

Mysophobia: fear of germs

Glossophobia: fear of public speaking

Monophobia: fear of being aloe

Thanatophobia: fear of death

Then there are the not-so-common phobias:

Peladophobia: fear of baldness

Aerophobia: fear of flying

Porphyrophobia: fear of the color purple

Chaetophobia: fear of hairy people

Levophobia: fear of objects on the left side of the body

Dextrophobia: fear of objects on the right side of the body

Auroraphobia: fear of the northern lights

Calyprophobia: fear of obscure meanings

Thalassophobia: fear of being seated

Odontophobia: fear of teeth

Graphophobia: fear of writing in public

There's also one that I'm afraid a lot of church members possess:

Homilophobia: fear of sermons

I'm convinced that many people, even Christians, who are suffering from:

Phobophobia: fear of fear

One summer night during a severe thunderstorm a mother was tucking her small son into bed. She was about to turn the light off when he asked in a trembling voice, ''Mommy, will you stay with me all night?'' Smiling, the mother gave him a warm, reassuring hug and said tenderly, ''I can't dear. I have to sleep in Daddy's room.'' A long silence followed. At last it was broken by a shaky voice saying, ''The big sissy!''

I heard about a lion who walking through the jungle, roaring and snorting. He came up to a rabbit and let out a loud roar and said, ''Little rabbit, who is the king of the jungle?'' The rabbit trembling with fear said, ''Oh mighty lion, you are the king of the jungle.'' He came up to a monkey, let out a roar and asked, ''Little monkey, who is the king of the jungle ...

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