Love Is King – I Could Care Less1. Exposing the spirit of fear and torment – its not our father’s will1 Jn 4:18 There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect (fully developed) in love.Torment is what hell feels like it is opposite of what heaven feelsLk 16:23 In hell, where he was in torment.Rom 14:17 For the kingdom of God is righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Ghost (these are indictors of what your full of)Deut 11:21 may your days may be, as the days of heaven on the earth.Isa 61:3 To comfort those who mourn in Zion, To give them beauty for ashes, The oil of joy for mourning, The garment of (expressive and exuberant) praise for the spirit of heaviness and depressionPs 118:5-7 In my torment I cried to the Lord, and he answered by setting me free. 6 The Lord is with me; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me? 7 The Lord is with me; he is my helper. (I will conquer)2. The assignment of fear is Bondage – Bound people are stuck peopleRom 8:15 you did not receive a spirit that makes you a slave again to fear, but you received the Spirit of sonship. And by him we cry, Father."Ex 1:7-14 But the children of Israel were fruitful and increased abundantly, multiplied and grew exceedingly mighty; and the land was filled with them. 8 Now there arose a new king over Egypt, who did not know Joseph. 9 And he said to his people, "Look, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we; 10 come, let us deal shrewdly with them, lest they multiply 11 Therefore they set taskmasters over them to afflict them with their burdens. 14 And they made their lives bitter with hard bondageTaskmasters – Raised in the art of Fear, Intimidation and AbuseFears assignment is torment and bondage – it holds us prisoners to our past failures or to our present Circumstances When we move over into fear we have officially been stopped Before greater days comes the greater opportunity for fear doNum 13:32-14:1 and they spread among the Israelites a bad report about the land they had explored. They said, "The land we explored devours those living in it. All the people we saw there are of great size. 33 We seemed like grasshoppers in our own eyes, and we looked the same to them." 14:1 that night all the people of the community raised their voices and wept aloud. – Fear, torment and bondage worked againProv 4: 23 Guard (put a squad of soldiers around) your heart with all diligence, For out of it spring the issues (Direction) of life.Josh 1:9 Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go."I Could Care less - Roll the care on Him because He Cares for you1 Peter 5:7 Casting the whole of your care [all your anxieties, all your worries, all your concerns, once and for all] on Him, for He cares for you affectionately and cares about you watchfully. 8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your opponent the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. 9 Resist him, steadfast in the faith, knowing that the same sufferings are experienced by your brotherhood in the world.Tithe and offerings – An attitude of gratitude towards God’s HouseHaggai 1:4 "Is it a time for you yourselves to be living in your paneled houses, while this house remains a ruin?"2 Cor 9:6-7 The point is this: whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. 7 Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.
