Do not fear death Jesus warned His apostles not to fear men who could kill them Matt 1017 28 Jesus is Victor over the devil Heb 21415 Faithful servants death is avenue to be with the Lord ID: 551874
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Brethren, fear not!Slide3
Do not fear death.
Jesus warned His apostles not to fear men who could kill them
(Matt. 10:1-7, 28).
Jesus is Victor over the devil
(Heb. 2:14-15)
Faithful servant’s death is avenue to be with the Lord
(Phil. 1:21, 23)
“Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord”
(Rev. 14:13)
Prove faithful to the point of dying
(2 Tim. 4:6-7; Rev. 2:10)Slide4
Do not fear death.
Long for what lies beyond death but live purposely for Christ.
In life or in death a disciple belongs to the Lord
(Rom. 14:8-9)
Living for the Lord benefits others
(Phil. 1:24, 25)
Proclaim the gospel in spite of forth coming opposition
(Matt. 10:27)Slide5
Do not fear standing alone for what is right.
Apostles would experience men’s mistreatment and injustice
(Matt. 10:16-23)
“Blessed are you when men hate you, and
ostracise
you
,…”
(Luke 6:22) Slide6
Do not fear standing alone for what is right.
Courage to stand alone for right-
eousness
is found through God’s promises.
Paul was alone at his trial
(2 Tim. 4:16,17)
Saints are of great value and not forgotten
(Matt. 10:26, 29-31)
“… I will never desert you, nor will I ever forsake you,… The L
ORD
is my helper, I will not be afraid. What will man do to me?”
(Heb. 13: 5, 6)Slide7
Do not fear god’s assigned tasks.
Peter, James and John accepted the call to become
fishers
of
men
(Luke 5:10).
A miraculous catch of fish impacted them greatly
(Luke 5:3-6, 8)
“… they left everything and followed Him”
(Luke 5:11)Slide8
Do not fear god’s assigned tasks.
Are we too afraid to accept the responsibilities that our Lord calls us to do?
Afraid to become a Christian?
Afraid to lead by being an example
“in speech, conduct, love, faith and purity”
(1 Tim. 4:12)
?
Afraid to fail so we bury our responsibility
(Matt. 25:25)
?Slide9
Do not fear the future.
Paul’s future did not look good.
Acts 21:11, 33; 27:41
“Do not be afraid, Paul, you must stand before Caesar; and behold, God has granted you all those who are sailing with you.”
(Acts 27:24)Slide10
Do not fear the future.
God had plans for His servant Paul.
More Gentiles would hear the gospel
(Acts 28:16; Phil. 4:22; 2 Tim. 4:17)
Everything that happened helped the furtherance of the gospel
(Phil. 1:12-14)Slide11
Do not fear the future.
Press on in serving God and others.
“… with humility of mind regard one another as more important that yourselves; do not look out for your own personal interests, but also for the interests of others”
(Phil. 2:4)Slide12