SUNDAY SERVICE SUMMARY 17/04/2016
PREACHER : PS X Mkhize
Part 2 - Fear
REFERENCE SCRIPTURE: 2ND TIMOTHY 1 : 7 FOR GOD HATH NOT GIVEN US A SPIRIT OF FEAR
BUT OF POWER, OF LOVE AND OF A SOUND MIND
In reading
the bible we can see a point where the Israelites faced one of their greatest obstacles
which was the red sea, but God even in their greatest obstacle gave them a way through,
in their fears God manifested His presence.
As children
of God we must not fear to move into the unknown, into the land we do not know
for when we walk God is always with us and He will do miracles, wonders for us
as we move into a faith Zone. If we don’t move into the faith zone, we will not
grow, we can’t grow if we are people with fear to step and do new things
God want us
to move into the Faith zone, what I discovered is that Peter moved into the
faith zone, moved out of his comfort zone, the other disciples were engulfed
with fear, but Peter moved into the faith zone, moved out of the boat, what He
did if it was this era we living in today Peter was going to be in the World Book of Genius Records.
Just like
the Israelites when they left Egypt they were moving out of their fears, moving
out into the wilderness, it was in the wilderness that God provided for them,
He provided them with things they didn’t work for, food they didn’t prepare or
bought. But we can notice they were moving into the unknown
It is when you move out of your fears that God will provide things that
you didn’t work for, God will show that He is a provider for those who trust in
him above their fears.
To come into
the promise land we must know we must pass in the wilderness, in the wilderness
it where there is no compass or roads to show you direction, the only source of
Direction is God, God becomes a compass for us when we are in the wilderness,
that when everything or move you will do, you will do it by trusting God.
In my
studies I discovered that there are 2000 fears known or experienced by Human
Beings, some fear Heights, some fear animals etc. Some fear even to start
things , there is always that fear of what If I fail , but the thing that shocked
me is to discover that Human beings are born with just two kind of fears , the
1st one is the fear of Loud noise, if you can make a loud noise near
a child you will see a reaction of fear or being afraid , the 2nd
one is the fear of falling , if uthatha ingane uyiphosa phezulu you will see
the reaction, fear of falling, the child might not know what it is to fall but that
fear is already there.
It only those 2 fears , all the rest as they can be
counted to 2000 now are fears based on our experiences, fears we learn and accept
them to become part of us
Looking to
find the source of these other kind of fears we read the in the book of Genesis
3:10 that fear came after the fall of man, fear came from sin, it is the 1st
time that the word fear is mentioned in the bible, that why God says He never
gave us the spirit of fear but of love, power and a sound mind.
The most
challenging fear is the fear to start new things, fear of failure, as children
of God this is the kind of fear we need to conquer. The greatest failure is not
actually to fall, but it is to give up and lie down after falling. I like the
scripture Proverbs 24: 16 (NLT) The Godly may trip seven times, but they will
get up again. But one disaster is enough to overthrow the wicked.
So to fall
is not the greatest setback but to fall and not rise is, we must never allow
fear to hold us back
Failure has
benefits that we can learn from it:
Failure causes us to explore and look for other arears where we can find
success. – Many people today who have
found what their destiny is they tried many things before actually finding their
success, some they even change careers until they eventually find what God has
called them to be in life
Failure cause us to be less judgemental , it very easy for people who don’t
do or start new things to judge others when they fall, but if you have experienced
the fall you can relate and understand that falling is not the end , ngeke
sikuzwe usuthi ‘ubethi wenzani koda, ewubani yena’, so failure also gives us, teaches us to be humble and to be less judgemental
** This
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