Healthy Fear The Disease to Please Part 3. Healthy Fear.

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F – Falleness We are fallen creatures before a holy, majestic God E – A – R –

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Healthy FearThe Disease to Please

Part 3

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F – FallenessWe are fallen creatures before a holy, majestic God

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A –

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F – Falleness

E – Exaltation

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God is appreciated for his glory

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F – Falleness

E – Exaltation

A – Awe

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A deep and profound wonder in the presence of God

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F – Falleness

E – ExaltationA – Awe

R – ReverenceIn response we honor God with humble obedience

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“The fear of God will be with you to keep you from sinning.”

Exodus 20:20

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“fear of man”

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What is the fear of man?

Excessive concern about what others think about us which

leads to a preoccupation for acceptance, approval, popularity, etc.

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Fear of rejection

Desire for approval

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“Fear of man is such a part of our human fabric

that we should check for a pulse

if we deny it.”

Ed Welch

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Proverbs 29:25Fear of man will prove to be a snare…

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“The Disease to Please”

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We fear people because:1. they can expose and

humiliate us2. they can reject,

ridicule and despise us

3. they can threaten us

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Instead of doing what we do out of:

love = a + motivation,

We do what we do out of: fear = a – motivation.

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Fear Is

Joyless

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How is Fear a Snare?

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Fear is connected to our fallenness

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We replace God with people

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1. We desire the approval of men above

the approval of God

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John 12:42,43 Many even among the Jewish leaders believed in him. But because of the Pharisees they would not confess their faith for fear they would be put out of the synagogue; 43 for they loved praise from men more than praise from God.

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Matthew 5:1 Be careful not to do your “acts of righteousness” before men, to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.

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We spend much of our lives wavering

between inferiority and arrogance.

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2. We fear the displeasure of man more than the

displeasure of God

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Jeremiah 1:17

"Get yourself ready! Stand up and say to them whatever I command you. Do not be terrified by them, or I will terrify you before them.

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Joshua 1:6-9

"Be strong and courageous!”"Be strong and courageous!”"Be strong and courageous!”

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Isaiah 51:12

“ I, even I, am He who comforts you. Who are you that you should be afraid of a man who will die…”

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Responsible Respectable Resentful

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God has to increase while people decrease

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We fear man too much whenever we fear God too little.

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Galatians 6:9,10

As we have already said, so now I say again: If anybody is preaching to you a gospel other than what you accepted, let him be eternally condemned!

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Galatians 6:9,10 10 Am I now trying to win the approval of men, or of God? Or am I trying to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a servant of Christ.

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1 Thessalonians 2:1-6You know, brothers, that our visit to you was not a failure. 2 We had previously suffered and been insulted in Philippi, as you know, but with the help of our God we dared to tell you his gospel in spite of strong opposition.

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3 For the appeal we make does not spring from error or impure motives, nor are we trying to trick you.

1 Thessalonians 2:1-6

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1 Thessalonians 2:1-64 On the contrary, we speak as men approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel. We are not trying to please men but God, who tests our hearts. 5 You know we never used flattery, nor did we put on a mask to cover up greed—God is our witness.

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6 We were not looking for praise from men, not from you or anyone else.

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People Pleaser vs. God Pleaser

How can I make him love me?

How can I show the love of God to him?

What will others think if I do this?

What does God think if I do this?

How can I be safe? How can God use me?

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Proverbs 29:25

Fear of man will prove to be a snare,but whoever trusts in the LORD is kept safe.

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2 Peter 2:19 …for a man is a slave to whatever has mastered him

What we fear controls us.

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Proverbs 29:25

Fear of man will prove to be a snare, but whoever trusts in the LORD is kept safe.

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Psalm 56:3-4

Whenever I am afraid, I will trust in You … In God I have put my trust; I will not fear. What can flesh do to me?

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Grow in a healthy love of God!