FEAR

WHAT DO YOU FEAR?

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WHAT DO YOU FEAR?

Some common things people Fear:1. Arachnophobia - The fear of spiders.

2. Ophidiophobia - The fear of snakes.

3. Acrophobia - The fear of heights.

4. Agoraphobia - The fear of public places

WHAT DO YOU FEAR?

7. Trypanophobia - The fear of Injections.

8. Social Phobias - The fear of social situations.

9. Pteromerhanophobia - The fear of flying.

10. Mysophobia - The fear of germs

WHAT DO YOU FEAR?

Here's some others from the hundreds of fears:* Musophobia - The Fear of mice.* Claustrophobia - The fear of confinement in closed places.* Hydrophobia - The fear of water.

* Hypengyophobia -The fear of Responsibility.

* Panphobia - The fear of everything.

-ONE PERSONS FEAR- CAN BE A JOKE FOR ANOTHER PERSON!

-NOT FEARING ANYTHING -CAN BE SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE CAN BE PROUD ABOUT!

DO YOU FEAR THE LORD?

IFGOD IS LOVING!

GOD IS MERCIFUL!GOD IS GRACIOUS!GOD IS FORGIVING!

GOD IS COMPASSIONATE!

WHY SHOULD WE FEAR THE LORD?

MEANING OF -"FEARING GOD"

THE WORD "FEAR"...

In the Hebrew, the word is "YIR'AH" and is used in the Old Testament to describe:

a. fear, terror

b. awesome or terrifying thing (object causing fear)

c. fear (of God), respect, reverence, piety

The Greek word is "PHOBOS", and it is used to describe:

a. fear, dread, terror

b. that which strikes terror

FEARING GOD MEANS-

1. "reverence and awe..."

2. "being afraid to offend God in any way"

3. A trembling and shivering if one knows they have offended God and have not obtained forgiveness!

WHAT IS YOUR CONVICTION?

-NEED TO FEAR GOD?

- NO NEED TO FEAR GOD?

- NO NEED TO WORRY ABOUT GOD WHEN THERE ARE SO MANY OTHER THINGS TO WORRY ABOUT!

IMPORTANCE OF FEARING THE LORD

The "Fear of the Lord":

1. Is the beginning of knowledge - Pr 1:7

2. Will cause one to hate evil - Pr 8:13

3. Will prolong life - Pr 10:27

4. Provides strong confidence; is a fountain of life - Pr 14:26-27

5. Prompts one to avoid evil - Pr 16:6

6. Leads to a satisfying life, and spares one from much evil - Pr 19:23

7. The way to riches, honor and life! - Pr 22:4

BENEFITS OF FEARING THE LORD

Ps 34:9-10

9 Fear the LORD, you his saints,

for those who fear him lack nothing.

10 The lions may grow weak and hungry,

but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing.

BENEFITS OF FEARING THE LORD

Ps 33:18-19

18 But the eyes of the LORD are on those who fear him,

on those whose hope is in his unfailing love,

19 to deliver them from death and keep them alive in famine

BENEFITS OF FEARING THE LORD

Ps 34:7 The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear him,and he delivers them.

Ps 103:13 As a father has compassion on his children,so the LORD has compassion on those who fear him;

DEVELOPING THE FEAR OF THE LORD!

THROUGH THE WORD OF GOD!

Deut 31:10-13 10 Then Moses commanded them: "At the end of every

seven years, in the year for canceling debts, during the Feast of Tabernacles, 11 when all Israel comes to appear before the LORD your God at the place he will choose, you shall read this law before them in their hearing. 12 Assemble the people--men, women and children, and the aliens living in your towns--so they can listen and learn to fear the LORD your God and follow carefully all the words of this law. 13 Their children, who do not know this law, must hear it and learn to fear the LORD your God as long as you live in the land you are crossing the Jordan to possess."

THROUGH THE WORD OF GOD!

Ps 34:11

11 Come, my children, listen to me;

I will teach you the fear of the LORD.

WARNINGS IN MATHEW!

WARNINGS IN MATHEW

JOHN THE BAPTIST:

Matt 3:7 But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to where he was baptizing, he said to them: "You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?

Matt 3:10 The ax is already at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.

Matt 3: 12 His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will clear his threshing floor, gathering his wheat into the barn and burning up the chaff with unquenchable fire."

WARNINGS IN MATHEW !

Matt 5: But I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to his brother, 'Raca,' is answerable to the Sanhedrin. But anyone who says, 'You fool!' will be in danger of the fire of hell.

Matt 5:29 If your right eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.

Matt 5: 30 And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to go into hell.

Matt 7: 19 Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.

WARNINGS IN MATHEW !

Matt 8:12 But the subjects of the kingdom will be thrown outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth."

Matt 10: 28 Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell.

Matt 12:36 But I tell you that men will have to give account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken.

Matt 13:49 This is how it will be at the end of the age. The angels will come and separate the wicked from the righteous 50 and throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

WARNINGS IN MATHEW !

Matt 18: 8 If your hand or your foot causes you to sin cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life maimed or crippled than to have two hands or two feet and be thrown into eternal fire.

Matt 22: "Then the king told the attendants, 'Tie him hand and foot, and throw him outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.'

Matt 23:33 "You snakes! You brood of vipers! How will you escape being condemned to hell?

Matt 25:41 "Then he will say to those on his left, 'Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. .

WHAT DO WE FEAR MORE TODAY -GOD ?

-OTHER FEARS ?

GOD TELLS US NOT TO FEAR OTHER THINGS!

"So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God.  I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand."Isaiah 41:10

"For I am the LORD, your God, who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you."Isaiah 41:13

GOD IS WITH HIS PEOPLE..

"The LORD is with me; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?" Psalm 118:6

"Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the LORD your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you." - Deuteronomy 31:6

LET US KEEP OUR CONFIDENCE IN GOD!

"Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, 'Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.' So we say with confidence, 'The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can mere mortals do to me?'Hebrews 13:5-6 

"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?"  Psalm 27:1

...IF WE FEAR GOD WE WON'T BE OVERCOME BY OTHER FEARS!

PERFECT LOVE---NO FEAR!

1 John 4:18 There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.

LOVE ...LEADS TO OBEDIENCE

John 14:23 Jesus replied, "If anyone loves me, he will obey my teaching. My Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him. 24 He who does not love me will not obey my teaching.

Rom 13:3 For rulers hold no terror for those who do right, but for those who do wrong. Do you want to be free from fear of the one in authority? Then do what is right and he will commend you.

FEAR OF GOD

DRIVES AWAY OTHER FEARS

PERFECT LOVE

OBEDIENCE(SECURE ZONE)

FEAR

DENGUE

ACCIDENTS

AIDS

DEATH

JOB LOSS

FUTURE

OLD AGEEXAMS

TERRORISTS

BOMBS

WAR

MALARIA

TYPHOID

ACCIDENTSACCIDENTS

SECURE ZONE

OBEY GOD

PERFECT LOVE

FEAR OF GOD

OTHER FEARS

CONCLUSION

WHAT DO YOU FEAR TO-DAY?

WE CAN FEAR WHAT GOD WANTS US TO FEAR OR WE CAN FEAR WHAT THE DEVIL WANTS US TO FEAR!

FEAR OF GOD IS THE BEGINING OF WISDOM!

MAKE A WISE CHOICE!

CONCLUSION

-STUDY THE BIBLE

-GET RIGHT WITH GOD..

-OBEDIENCE SHOULD COME OUT OF LOVE FOR GOD!

CONCLUSION

Eccl 12:13-14

3 Now all has been heard;

here is the conclusion of the matter:

Fear God and keep his commandments,

for this is the whole [duty] of man.

14 For God will bring every deed into judgment, including every hidden thing,

whether it is good or evil.