The Fear Factor

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The Story
A Journey through the Bible, Cover-to-Cover
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From Fear to Faith

• Confidence and Courage in Trying Times
• Psalm 271-3 Nehemiah 4 and 6

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Fear is

• A response to perceived danger
• Real fear produces action.
• Phobias, irrational but real.
• Arachnophobia, aerophobia, acrophobia.
• 666 Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia
• Ecclesiaphobia fear of church.
• Panophobia fear of everything.

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What are you afraid of?

• Wrong man in White House? Dow(n) Jones? Prop 8
  fails?
• Psalm 271, 14 Isa. 353 (The Message)

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Nehemiah and Esthers Approach to Fear

• Nehemiah 41-6. Prayer and a mind to work.
• Nehemiah 61-4 I am doing a great work I
  cannot come down!
• Esther 416 If I perish, I perish
• Psalm 274, ONE thing

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Keep on Building!
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Dont Live in Fear!

• The Lord is my light and my salvation whom shall
  I fear?
• The Lord is the stronghold of my life of whom
  shall I be afraid?
• Wait for the Lord
• Be strong and let your heart take courage Wait
  for the Lord!
• Psalm 271, 14

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Do not fearcome to Jesus

• Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened,
  and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you
  and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in
  heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For
  my yoke is easy and my burden is light.
• Matthew 1128-30