FEAR: The Deadly Disease

Sessions 1 & 2

“The Voice of God IS NOT the Voice of Fear”

2 Timothy 1:7; 1 John 4:16, 18

What is fear?

A spiritual force, the root of which is unbelief, which is a vehicle of the evil one, to steal, kill, and destroy all that a Good God has in store for me. (2 Timothy 1:7; John 10:10)

Fear is an inner projection of an undesired result.

Who is behind fear?

John 10:10; 1 Peter 5:8

What does fear do?

Resists the Love of God (1 John 4:18)

Causes flight; builds walls; forms strongholds (relationship killer, resists intimate knowledge of God)

How does fear operate?

Questions God’s Love, provision and authority.

Thrives in an atmosphere of deceptions, lies

Thoughts accumulate, emotions react

Patterns develop …. Strongholds form (collections/bunkers which resist intimate knowing of God – 2 Corinthians 10:3-5)

What do I fear most? Loss of _____________________.

How Do I Stop the influence and development of fear? (2 Corinthians 3:17, 18)

Expose fear’s roots! Lies, deceptions

Apply the Antidote: 1 John 4:18 (Received by faith, developed by faith)

Deliver the Death Notice! (2 Corinthians 4:2)

A loud NO MORE in your inner man.

A steady declaration of God’s Truth.

An ongoing association/connection with FEAR FACERS/OVERCOMERS!