Fear Factor

Introduction: The most common and everyday fear we face is Worry. What we choose to do with this common fear of worry drastically affects our attitude and outlook on life and will affect generations to come.

Common Fear

• Our Fear Corresponds to Our Devotion (Matthew 6:25a, Matthew 6:19-24)

• Our Fear Cartoons Our Future (Matthew 6:25b)

             Analysis Paralysis: making Fear Larger than Circumstances

             Scenario Sickness: guessing the Unlikely

• Our Fear Clouds our Perspective (Matthew 6:25c)

• RESULTS of Common Fear (Worry)

              Our Fear Crushes our Contentment

                   3 Reasons we can be Content:

                           1.  God Owns Everything (Matthew 6:26)

                           2.  God Controls Everything (Matthew 6:27, Job 14:1-5)   

                           3.  God Provides Everything (Matthew 6:28-30, Philippians 4:19)

              Our Fear Crumbles our Faith (Matthew 6:30b-32a)

Uncommon Faith

• Our Faith Refocuses our Perspective (Matthew 6:32b)

• Our Faith Redirects our Devotion (vs.33)

             Heavenly Expectation- “Am I reproducing God’s Mission?”

             Holy Existence- “Am I replicating God’s Morality?”

• Our Faith Redefines our Future (Matthew 6:34)

Game Changer: God is calling us to shift out of the Common Fear of Worry into an Uncommon Faith in Jesus Christ. The Result is a Life filled with Contentment and Joy.