Gaining Freedom from Fear
Review this week's message.
Key Thought: "The riskiest thing you can do is play it safe." - Pastor Bil Cornelius
Start talking. Find a conversation starter for your group.
- If you could be in any sitcom, which one would it be?
- Have you ever lived in another state/city?
- What is the weirdest thing you've ever eaten?
Start thinking. Ask a thoughtful question.
- "There can be no progress in your life without taking risks." Is there an area of your life in which you feel stuck? What risk do you need to take to make progress?
- You can have growth or comfort but you can't have both. Are you living in a growth mindset or in a comfort mindset? Explain your answer.
Start sharing. Choose questions that create openness.
- Your new level is on the other side of your comfort. Think about what you would like to accomplish in the remainder of 2022, what comfort do you need to give up to reach your goal?
- God establishes the ending and then gives you the faith for the beginning. How does knowing that God has established your steps give you the confidence to step out in faith?
Start praying. Be bold, and pray with power.
Jesus, thank you that you are always with me! Give me the faith to conquer my fear. I love you!
Start doing. Commit to a step and live it out this week.
During your quiet time this week, ask God to reveal areas in your life that you are being comfortable in. Be intentional about stepping out in those areas and ask your Lifegroup for accountability in doing so!
Scriptures
- For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline. 2 Timothy 1:7 NLT
- And without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is and that He is a rewarder of those who seek Him. Hebrews 11:6
- Only I can tell you the future before it even happens. Everything I plan will come to pass, for I do whatever I wish. Isaiah 46:10 NLT
- And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ. Phillipians 1:6 ESV
- The God of old is your dwelling place, and underneath are the everlasting arms. He drives out the enemy before you and commands, “Destroy!” Deuteronomy 33:27 HCSB
- Jesus: “All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. Go ye therefore, and teach all nations…and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen. Matthew 28:18-20 KJV
- Don't be afraid, for I am with you. Don't be discouraged, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you. I will hold you up with my victorious right hand. Isaiah 41:10 NLT
- The future glory of this Temple will be greater than its past glory, says the LORD of Heaven's Armies. Haggai 2:9a NLT
- But we all..are being transformed..from glory to glory, just as from the Lord. 2 Corinthians 3:18 NAS
