No Fear!

TEXT:  Jer. 23:3-4

INTRODUCTION:

A.      SILLY STYLES, POPULAR LOGOS.

B.      "NO FEAR"?

C.      GOD'S PEOPLE KNOW NO FEAR.

I.      NO FEAR OF THE DEVIL OR TEMPTATION.

A.      THE DEVIL IS FIERCE( 1 Pet. 5:8 ).

B.      HE'S TRICKY BUT WE KNOW HIS TRICKS( 2 Cor. 2:11 ).

C.      WE HAVE AN IMPENETRABLE SHIELD( Eph. 6:16 ).

II.     WE FEAR NO DANGER( Ps 55:22;  Matt. 28:19 ).

III.    WE FEAR NO ENEMY OR PERSECUTOR

        ( Exo. 14:13-14; Matt. 5:10-12;  Heb. 13:6 ).

IV.   WE FEAR NOT BEING FORSAKEN ( Deut. 31:6;  James 4:8 ).

A.      GOD CARES FOR US ( Matt. 10:28-31 ).

B.      WE DON'T FEAR POVERTY ( Matt. 6:25-33;  7:7-11 ).

C.      NO ANXIETY ( 1 Pet. 5:7;  Phil 4:6-7 ).

V.    WE HAVE NO FEAR OF BEING PUT TO SHAME.

A.      FAITH IS STRONG, BASED ON EVIDENCE ( 2 Tim. 1:12 )

B.      WE ARE TRIUMPHANT THROUGH JESUS ( 2 Cor. 2:14 ).

C.      ( Matt. 5:5 ) THE MEEK DO INHERIT ( Eph. 2:4-7 ).

VI.   WE HAVE NO FEAR OF DEATH

        Psa. 23:4;  Heb. 2:14-15;  1 Pet. 1:3 )

CONCLUSION:  WE AS CHRISTIANS HAVE NO FEAR.