Proverbs 29:25 Fear brings a snare, but he who trusts in the LORD will be exalted.

A Few Consequences of Not Pushing Through Worry and Fear!

1. You Might Just Miss Out on God's Victory!

Judges 7:2 The Lord said to Gideon, "The people who are with you are too many for Me to give Midian into their hands, for Israel would become boastful, saying, 'My own power has delivered me.' 3 "Now therefore come, proclaim in the hearing of the people, saying, ' Whoever is afraid and trembling, let him return and depart from Mount Gilead.'" So 22,000 people returned, but 10,000 remained.

2. You Just Might Miss Your Next Opportunity for Greater Responsibility in the Kingdom of God !

2 Samuel 23:20 – The Illustration of a Valiant Man – Benaiah

3. You Might Deny Christ! (Luke 22:54-56)

4. Fear and Worry Shrinks Faith – It Destroys Confidence!

Matthew 8:25 And they came to Him and woke Him, saying, " Save us, Lord; we are perishing!" 26 He said to them, "Why are you afraid, you men of little faith?" Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and it became perfectly calm. 27 The men were amazed, and said, "What kind of a man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey Him?"

5. Fear and Worry Has a Tendency to Spread!

Deuteronomy 20:8 "Then the officers shall speak further to the people and say, 'Who is the man that is afraid and fainthearted? Let him depart and return to his house, so that he might not make his brothers' hearts melt like his heart.'

How We Remove Worry and Fear and Become Courageous!

I. Understand the Basis of All Fear.

The Presumption and Threat of - ___Loss____.

Job's Fears – The Loss of _wealth, children and health .

Job 3:25 "For what I fear comes upon me, and what I dread befalls me.

The Disciple's Fear - The Loss of Life .

Mark 4:38 And He Himself was in the stern, asleep on the cushion; and they awoke Him and said to Him, "Teacher, do You not care that we are perishing?"

The Unfaithful Steward's Fear - _Failure _ . Matt. 25:24

II. Confess and Repent of Your Fears. 1 John 1:9

III . Practice These Principles of Courage 1 Sam 17:23-47

1. Remember the Benefits of Courage. Verses 23-25
2. Focus Your Direction and Your Trust Upon the Lord. (34)

Psalm 34:4 I sought the LORD, and He answered me, and delivered me from all my fears.

3. Be Reminded of Past ___Deliverances_____ . (34-37)
4. Be Renewed By God's Strength ! (38-40;45)

2 Timothy 1:6 And for this reason I remind you to kindle afresh the gift of God which is in you through the laying on of my hands.

Romans 8:15 For you have not received a spirit of slavery leading to fear again, but you have received a spirit of adoption as sons by which we cry out, "Abba! Father!"

5. Declare God's Presence & Meet Fear With Faith . (45)

1 John 4:4 You are from God, little children, and have overcome them; because greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world.

Isaiah 41:10 `Do not fear, for I am with you; do not anxiously look about you, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, surely I will help you, surely I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.'

6. Face Fear For God's Glory! (46)