May 17, 2020
Victory Over Fear
Pastor Clark Pfaff 

Show proper respect to everyone, love the family of believers, fear God, honor the emperor.
 (1 Peter 2:17. NIV) 

…do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. But rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell. (Matthew 10:28, NKJV) 

Key Point #1: Trust God 

“I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” (Matthew 28:20b, NIV)

Key Point #2: Don’t Focus on Fear.

"But if not …." (Dan. 3:18, KJV)  

“Don’t be afraid; just believe.” (Mark 5:36, NIV) 

Key Point #3: Choose to Praise God. 

“I tell you, if they keep quiet, the stones will cry out.” (Luke 19:40, NIV) 

Key Point #4: Remember God’s Promises

²⁵ “That is why I tell you not to worry about everyday life—whether you have enough food and drink, or enough clothes to wear. Isn’t life more than food, and your body more than clothing? ²⁶ Look at the birds. They don’t plant or harvest or store food in barns, for your heavenly Father feeds them. And aren’t you far more valuable to him than they are? ²⁷ Can all your worries add a single moment to your life? ²⁸ “And why worry about your clothing? Look at the lilies of the field and how they grow. They don’t work or make their clothing, ²⁹ yet Solomon in all his glory was not dressed as beautifully as they are. ³⁰ And if God cares so wonderfully for wildflowers that are here today and thrown into the fire tomorrow, he will certainly care for you. Why do you have so little faith?³¹ “So don’t worry about these things, saying, ‘What will we eat? What will we drink? What will we wear?’ ³² These things dominate the thoughts of unbelievers, but your heavenly Father already knows all your needs. ³³ Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need.
(Matthew 6:25-34, NLT)

⁶ Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. ⁷ And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. (Philippians 4:6-7, NIV)

…God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.
(2 Timothy 1:7 NKJV)