1. Fear
kept Adam from fellowshipping with God after he had sinned.
Genesis
3:10 "And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid,
because I was naked; and I hid myself."
2. Sarah
lied to God because she was afraid of telling the truth.
Genesis
18:15 "Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And
he said, Nay; but thou didst laugh."
3. Jacob
distanced himself from his brother because he was afraid.
Genesis
32:7 "Then Jacob was greatly afraid and distressed: and he divided
the people that was with him, and the flocks, and herds, and the camels,
into two bands"
4. The men of Isreal ran from battle
because they were afraid of Goliath.
I
Samuel 17:24 "And all the men of Israel, when they saw the man, fled
from him, and were sore afraid."
5. Job opened
the door for Satan to work in his life through fear.
Job
3:25 "For the thing which I greatly feared is come upon me, and that
which I was afraid of is come unto me."
6. Peter began lose his faith and to sink
when he became afraid.
Matthew
14:30 "But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning
to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me."
7. Fear
kept the man in the parable from using the talent that his master had intrusted
to him.
Matthew
25:25 "And I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth:
lo, there thou hast that is thine."
8. Fear was a hinderance to the disciples'
faith.
Matthew 8:26 "And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of
little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there
was a great calm."
1. Fear
of Man Test.
2. Overcoming
Fear.
3. Fear
Not Scriptures.
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