THE FIGHT OF OUR LIVES (3 OF 4)
by Craig Smith
Scripture: 1 Kings 18:1-16
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The Fight of Our Lives (3 of 4)
Series: When You Run Dry
Craig Smith
1 Kings 18:1-16
I. Introduction
I want to talk to you today about fighting fear to take possession of God’s provisions. And I need to give you some bad news right up front: In this life, you’re never going to win the war against fear. Fear is never going to wave the white flag, it’s never going to lay down its weapons, it’s never going to give up entirely. Listen: We cannot win the war with fear, but we can win the daily battles.
I need to admit something to you that’s pretty embarrassing for me: I don’t have a great lawn. My neighbor, Steve, has a great lawn. There aren’t any bare patches. It’s all the same kind of grass...I didn’t even know until pretty recently that there were different kinds of grass. I was in Home Depot a while back and I told a guy in the outdoor section that I had some bare patches and I needed some grass seed and he was like, ‘‘well, what kind of grass do you have?’’ And I was like, ‘‘uh...green. I need some of the green stuff. I have some brown spots, but I would like them to be green.’’ Turns out there’s Bermuda Grass and there’s Buffalo Grass. There’s Kentucky Bluegrass...and I was like, ‘nice try...but that’s a kind of music.’ But apparently it’s a kind of grass, too. And there’s Fescue Grass and Ryegrass.’’ And I was like, ok, look...I’ve got brown spots and I want them to be green. Should...should I go to the paint department?’’ I didn’t know any of that. My neighbor Steve knows all of that and his yard looks great. He doesn’t have brown spots. He also doesn’t have Dandelions. I’ve got Dandelions. I also have thistles and they’re the worst. Because no matter how much we work to get rid of them, they just keep coming back. Now if I use the right strategies, I can fight them off...I can keep them from being visible in my lawn...but if I stop fighting, they come right back...because the roots are too deep to be reached and dug out.
Fear’s a little bit ...
Series: When You Run Dry
Craig Smith
1 Kings 18:1-16
I. Introduction
I want to talk to you today about fighting fear to take possession of God’s provisions. And I need to give you some bad news right up front: In this life, you’re never going to win the war against fear. Fear is never going to wave the white flag, it’s never going to lay down its weapons, it’s never going to give up entirely. Listen: We cannot win the war with fear, but we can win the daily battles.
I need to admit something to you that’s pretty embarrassing for me: I don’t have a great lawn. My neighbor, Steve, has a great lawn. There aren’t any bare patches. It’s all the same kind of grass...I didn’t even know until pretty recently that there were different kinds of grass. I was in Home Depot a while back and I told a guy in the outdoor section that I had some bare patches and I needed some grass seed and he was like, ‘‘well, what kind of grass do you have?’’ And I was like, ‘‘uh...green. I need some of the green stuff. I have some brown spots, but I would like them to be green.’’ Turns out there’s Bermuda Grass and there’s Buffalo Grass. There’s Kentucky Bluegrass...and I was like, ‘nice try...but that’s a kind of music.’ But apparently it’s a kind of grass, too. And there’s Fescue Grass and Ryegrass.’’ And I was like, ok, look...I’ve got brown spots and I want them to be green. Should...should I go to the paint department?’’ I didn’t know any of that. My neighbor Steve knows all of that and his yard looks great. He doesn’t have brown spots. He also doesn’t have Dandelions. I’ve got Dandelions. I also have thistles and they’re the worst. Because no matter how much we work to get rid of them, they just keep coming back. Now if I use the right strategies, I can fight them off...I can keep them from being visible in my lawn...but if I stop fighting, they come right back...because the roots are too deep to be reached and dug out.
Fear’s a little bit ...
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