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CHRISTMAS FEAR NOT'S (2)

by Donald Cantrell

Scripture: Matthew 1:20, Luke 2:10
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Christmas Fear Not's (2)
Series: The Stars of Christmas
Donald Cantrell
Matthew 1: 20, Luke 1: 13, Luke 1: 30, and Luke 2: 10


Mat 1:20 KJV - But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost.

Luk 1:13 KJV - But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.

Luk 1:30 KJV - And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God.

Luk 2:10 KJV - And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.

I - Joseph and his Unwanted Pressures (Matthew 1: 20)
A) The Problem that was Glaringly Enormous
B) The Peace that was Graciously Extended

II - Zacharias and his Unanswered Prayers (Luke 1: 13)
A) The Perplexing Anguish of his Prayers
B) The Precious Answering of his Prayers

III - Mary and her Unexpected Privileges (Luke 1: 30)
A) Mary and her Feeble Standing
B) Mary and her Favorable Selection

IV - Shepherds and their Unbelievable Purpose (Luke 2: 10)
A) Their Lowly Occupation
B) Their Lovely Opportunity



Theme: ''The four fear not's of Christmas''

ANATOMY OF FEAR

In spite of what they say, 90% of the chronic patients who see today's physicians have one common symptom. Their trouble did not start with cough or chest pain or hyperacidity. In 90% of the cases, the first symptom was fear.

This is the opinion of a well-known American internist as expressed in a roundtable discussion on psychosomatic medicine. This is also the consensus of a growing body of specialists. Fear of losing a job, of old age, of being exposed-sooner or later this fear manifests itself as ''a clinical symptom.''

Sometimes the fear is nothing more than a superficial anxi ...

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