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Giving Our Best

to The One

Who Gave His All!

Overcoming Our Fears Understanding Fear Responding to Our greatest fears• Failure (Philippians 4:13)• Want (Psalms 23:1)• Death (I Cor. 15:51-57)

Learn this Fear-Buster from God’s Word

“…God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. Who hath saved us, and

called us with an holy calling, according to his own purpose and grace…”

(2 Timothy 1:7-10 KJV)

What Is Fear?

Fear is a normal and natural response to a threat; that threat may be real or perceived.Fear is experienced by every

human being on the planet.

Fear of Failure

1. The fear of failure is a dream killer;

2. It produces spiritual and emotional paralysis;

3. It leads to regret and bitterness.

Misconceptions about failure We live in a “success at any cost” society, which

demands big results in little time; We set ourselves up to fail by not understanding

what it takes to succeed; When we do not experience success in our time

frame, we call it “failure;” We interpret failure to mean, “stop trying.”

Are you afraid of failure? Consider the following verse…

“I can do all things through Christ, because he gives me

strength.”Philippians 4:13 (NCV)

A Philippians 4:13 Attitude1. Whatever you do, make sure that it brings glory to

God;2. Do not focus on results…focus on the “work to be

done;”3. Its not about winning, it is about not giving up;4. Always maintain a divine optimism, despite the

circumstances;5. If the effort causes you to grow in your faith, then it

is counted as a success, despite the results.

The Tale of Two Wolves…

Let 2013 be the year that God moves

in your life…