DON'T BE AFRAID TO DO THE IMPOSSIBLE! (4 OF 7)
Scripture: Matthew 14:22-33
This content is part of a series.
Don't Be Afraid to Do the Impossible! (4 of 7)
Series: Don't Be Afraid
Dennis Marquardt
Matthew 14:22-33
INTRO: Fear is one of Satan's best tools against Christians! The Christian community at large often has not been all it can be because of fear.
1. How many people never share their faith in God with others because of fear?
2. How many Christians never develop their talents because of the fear of failure?
3. How many Christians miss great opportunities because of fear?
4. How many churches never progress and do great things because of fears; fear of finances, fear of commitment, fear of failure, etc.
Fear and faith are nearly opposites, where fear often holds us back faith often goes ''boldly where no one has gone before!'' No wonder one of the most common greetings Jesus used was ''Do not be afraid'' or ''peace be unto you.''
We are living in days when nearly everything can frighten us, this new pandemic, and all the chaos and uncertainty, etc. Our news media rarely focuses on what is good and right, its main focus is on what is wrong and bad, and studies are often given on all kinds of things that we can be afraid of! It has gotten so bad that you can almost make anything frightening today if you use correct but creative statistics!
ILLUS: Barry Siegel in his book ''World May End With A Splash'' shares the following frightening statistics: ''If everyone keeps stacking National Geographic's in garages and attics instead of throwing them away, the magazines' weight will sink the continent 100 feet sometime soon and we will be inundated by the oceans! If the number of microscopic specimen slides submitted to one St. Louis hospital lab continues to increase at its current rate, that metropolis will be buried under 3 feet of glass by the year 2224! If beach goers keep returning home with as much sand clinging to then as they do now, 80% of the country's coastline will disappear in 10 years. They have also discovered that pickles cause cancer, ...
Series: Don't Be Afraid
Dennis Marquardt
Matthew 14:22-33
INTRO: Fear is one of Satan's best tools against Christians! The Christian community at large often has not been all it can be because of fear.
1. How many people never share their faith in God with others because of fear?
2. How many Christians never develop their talents because of the fear of failure?
3. How many Christians miss great opportunities because of fear?
4. How many churches never progress and do great things because of fears; fear of finances, fear of commitment, fear of failure, etc.
Fear and faith are nearly opposites, where fear often holds us back faith often goes ''boldly where no one has gone before!'' No wonder one of the most common greetings Jesus used was ''Do not be afraid'' or ''peace be unto you.''
We are living in days when nearly everything can frighten us, this new pandemic, and all the chaos and uncertainty, etc. Our news media rarely focuses on what is good and right, its main focus is on what is wrong and bad, and studies are often given on all kinds of things that we can be afraid of! It has gotten so bad that you can almost make anything frightening today if you use correct but creative statistics!
ILLUS: Barry Siegel in his book ''World May End With A Splash'' shares the following frightening statistics: ''If everyone keeps stacking National Geographic's in garages and attics instead of throwing them away, the magazines' weight will sink the continent 100 feet sometime soon and we will be inundated by the oceans! If the number of microscopic specimen slides submitted to one St. Louis hospital lab continues to increase at its current rate, that metropolis will be buried under 3 feet of glass by the year 2224! If beach goers keep returning home with as much sand clinging to then as they do now, 80% of the country's coastline will disappear in 10 years. They have also discovered that pickles cause cancer, ...
There are 17354 characters in the full content. This excerpt only shows a 2000 character sample of the full content.
Price: $5.99 or 1 credit
