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If you allow it, fear will stop you from fulfilling the assignment, the mission, the purpose, the dream that God has put you on this planet for. Faith activates ___________, Fear activates _________________. Just as faith is what activates God’s power in your life. Fear is what activates Satan’s power in your life. Satan’s conduit into our life is through fear. 2 Timothy 1:7, “For God has not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.” Romans 8:15 Paul refers to those unhealthy fears as bondage. “For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of Adoption by whom we cry out, “Abba, Father.’” Psychologists say there are ___________ different fears but we are only born with ____ fears. That means that all other fears are learned behavior. In 2 Samuel 23, we have a story of the ultimate fear fighter named Benaiah (Read 2 Samuel 23:20 23). Scripture says it was a snowy day and Benaiah is tracking down a lion. This is a time of year when tracking this type of animal is not to your weather advantage. You could easily slip in the snow. There’s something unique about opportunity – when it comes to you, you cannot always determine if the time is right. Sometimes our biggest opportunities come at the most ________________________ time. It was a snowy day. The lion that Benaiah was chasing falls into a pit. Most people would have walked away from this situation unscathed but Benaiah decides to jump into the pit with the lion and Scripture says that he slew it. Courage is doing what you are _______________ to do. Someone has said, “Courage is fear that has said its prayers.” But God responds to courage that is demonstrated in the midst of fear. Benaiah was willing to confront his biggest fear. He knew it was risky. He knew he could fail. But he also knew that if he did not confront this lion – that lion could chase him out of his destiny and calling. Our greatest moments are in overcoming our scariest moments. Noitice what happened after this: 2 Samuel 23:23 – “… And David put him in charge of his bodyguard.” If Benaiah had never confronted his fear, He would have never had this opportunity to work with King David. David had a son named Solomon who followed him as King of Israel and the Bible says that Solomon made Benaiah captain over all the armies of Israel. He eventually became the second most important man in Israel. It could all be traced back to this one instance of Benaiah confronting his fear. Your _________________ opportunity will present itself as your __________________ lion. Any time God will bring an opportunity into your life, you’re going to have to make a choice: Am I going to let fear hold me back? God given opportunities are God’s gift to you. What you do with them is your _________ __________ to God. Many times people want God to give them an opportunity but they want it lion free. They don’t want any problems. But many times when God gives us an opportunity, those opportunities come with a few lions that must be overcome. In my own life, if I had let fear settle in on my scariest moments, I would have missed out on my greatest opportunities. Don’t ever miss out on Godgiven opportunities because the spirit of fear says that you can’t! ILLUS: The Butterfly Effect – small choices and changes over time can have HUGE consequences. I believe that every one of you have been through what you’ve been through to make you stronger. It seems to me like God loves to put us in situations where the odds are against us! Because he loves for us to defy the odds! Do you realize that __________ times God commands us to “__________ ________” in the Bible. That’s a “Fear Not” for every time you get up. Fear is a form of ____________________. When you fear something, you are submitting yourself to it and saying that you are powerless over it. Fear is Satan’s way of controlling you. When you are filled with fear – you are __________________ ______________ and not even realizing it! But we are told multiple times that there is only one thing we are supposed to fear in the Bible: “And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God require of you, but to fear the Lord your God, to walk in all Dr. Brandon Park | October 5, 2014 How to Live in Confidence in a World Driven by Fear

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         If  you  allow  it,  fear  will  stop  you  from  fulfilling  the  assignment,  the  mission,  the  purpose,  the  dream  that  God  has  put  you  on  this  planet  for.              Faith  activates  ___________,  Fear  activates  _________________.    Just  as  faith  is  what  activates  God’s  power  in  your  life.    Fear  is  what  activates  Satan’s  power  in  your  life.  Satan’s  conduit  into  our  life  is  through  fear.              2  Timothy  1:7,  “For  God  has  not  given  us  the  spirit  of  fear;  but  of  power,  and  of  love,  and  of  a  sound  mind.”              Romans  8:15  Paul  refers  to  those  unhealthy  fears  as  bondage.  “For  you  did  not  receive  the  spirit  of  bondage  again  to  fear,  but  you  received  the  Spirit  of  Adoption  by  whom  we  cry  out,  “Abba,  Father.’”                Psychologists  say  there  are  ___________  different  fears  but  we  are  only  born  with  ____  fears.    That  means  that  all  other  fears  are  learned  behavior.              In  2  Samuel  23,  we  have  a  story  of  the  ultimate  fear  fighter  named  Benaiah  (Read  2  Samuel  23:20-­‐23).    Scripture  says  it  was  a  snowy  day  and  Benaiah  is  tracking  down  a  lion.    This  is  a  time  of  year  when  tracking  this  type  of  animal  is  not  to  your  weather  advantage.    You  could  easily  slip  in  the  snow.    There’s  something  unique  about  opportunity  –  when  it  comes  to  you,  you  cannot  always  determine  if  the  time  is  right.                Sometimes  our  biggest  opportunities  come  at  the  most  ________________________  time.    It  was  a  snowy  day.              The  lion  that  Benaiah  was  chasing  falls  into  a  pit.    Most  people  would  have  walked  away  from  this  situation  unscathed  but  Benaiah  decides  to  jump  into  the  pit  with  the  lion  and  Scripture  says  that  he  slew  it.              Courage  is  doing  what  you  are  _______________  to  do.    Someone  has  said,  “Courage  is  fear  that  has  said  its  prayers.”    But  God  responds  to  courage  that  is  demonstrated  in  the  midst  of  fear.            Benaiah  was  willing  to  confront  his  biggest  fear.    He  knew  it  was  risky.    He  knew  he  could  fail.    But  he  also  knew  that  if  he  did  not  confront  this  lion  –  that  lion  could  chase  him  out  of  his  destiny  and  calling.    Our  greatest  moments  are  in  overcoming  our  scariest  moments.                Noitice  what  happened  after  this:  2  Samuel  23:23  –  “…  And  David  put  him  in  charge  of  his  bodyguard.”    If  Benaiah  had  never  confronted  his  fear,  He  would  have  never  had  this  opportunity  to  work  with  King  David.    David  had  a  son  named  Solomon  who  followed  him  as  King  of  Israel  and  the  Bible  says  that  Solomon  made  Benaiah  captain  over  all  the  armies  of  Israel.    He  eventually  became  the  second  most  important  man  in  Israel.    It  could  all  be  traced  back  to  this  one  instance  of  Benaiah  confronting  his  fear.            Your  _________________  opportunity  will  present  itself  as  your  __________________  lion.          Any  time  God  will  bring  an  opportunity  into  your  life,  you’re  going  to  have  to  make  a  choice:  Am  I  going  to  let  fear  hold  me  back?                  God  given  opportunities  are  God’s  gift  to  you.    What  you  do  with  them  is  your  _________  __________  to  God.    Many  times  people  want  God  to  give  them  an  opportunity  but  they  want  it  lion  free.    They  don’t  want  any  problems.    But  many  times  when  God  gives  us  an  opportunity,  those  opportunities  come  with  a  few  lions  that  must  be  overcome.              In  my  own  life,  if  I  had  let  fear  settle  in  on  my  scariest  moments,  I  would  have  missed  out  on  my  greatest  opportunities.    Don’t  ever  miss  out  on  God-­‐given  opportunities  because  the  spirit  of  fear  says  that  you  can’t!                ILLUS:  The  Butterfly  Effect  –  small  choices  and  changes  over  time  can  have  HUGE  consequences.  I  believe  that  every  one  of  you  have  been  through  what  you’ve  been  through  to  make  you  stronger.    It  seems  to  me  like  God  loves  to  put  us  in  situations  where  the  odds  are  against  us!    Because  he  loves  for  us  to  defy  the  odds!            Do  you  realize  that  __________  times  God  commands  us  to  “__________  ________”  in  the  Bible.  That’s  a  “Fear  Not”  for  every  time  you  get  up.              Fear  is  a  form  of  ____________________.    When  you  fear  something,  you  are  submitting  yourself  to  it  and  saying  that  you  are  powerless  over  it.    Fear  is  Satan’s  way  of  controlling  you.    When  you  are  filled  with  fear  –  you  are  __________________  ______________  and  not  even  realizing  it!    But  we  are  told  multiple  times  that  there  is  only  one  thing  we  are  supposed  to  fear  in  the  Bible:    “And  now,  Israel,  what  does  the  Lord  your  God  require  of  you,  but  to  fear  the  Lord  your  God,  to  walk  in  all  

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         If  you  allow  it,  fear  will  stop  you  from  fulfilling  the  assignment,  the  mission,  the  purpose,  the  dream  that  God  has  put  you  on  this  planet  for.            Faith  activates  ___________,  Fear  activates  _________________.   Just  as  faith  is  what  activates  God’s  power  in  your  life.    Fear  is  what  activates  Satan’s  power  in  your  life.  Satan’s  conduit  into  our  life  is  through  fear.            2  Timothy  1:7,  “For  God  has  not  given  us  the  spirit  of  fear;  but  of  power,  and  of  love,  and  of  a  sound  mind.”            Romans  8:15  Paul  refers  to  those  unhealthy  fears  as  bondage.  “For  you  did  not  receive  the  spirit  of  bondage  again  to  fear,  but  you  received  the  Spirit  of  Adoption  by  whom  we  cry  out,  “Abba,  Father.’”              Psychologists  say  there  are  ___________  different  fears  but  we  are  only  born  with  ____  fears.    That  means  that  all  other  fears  are  learned  behavior.

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his  ways,  to  love  him,  to  serve  the  Lord  your  God  with  all  your  heart  and  with  all  your  soul.”  (Deut.  10:12).            What  does  it  mean  to  fear  God?                1.  It’s  an  _______  and  __________________  of  his  power,  glory,  and  holiness.            2.  The  fear  of  God  is  being  terrified  of  ever  being  _____________  of  His  ___________________.    In  Psalm  91,  Moses  describes  where  we  can  go  to  have  freedom  from  our  fears.  I.  Experience  the  ______________  Place            Vs.  1,  “He  who  dwells  in  the  secret  place  of  the  Most  High…”      Vs.  5,  “…shall  not  be  afraid…”            Where  is  this  secret  place?      Jesus  speaks  of  it  in  Matthew  6:6-­‐8,  “But  you,  when  you  pray,  go  into  your  room,  and  when  you  have  shut  your  door,  pray  to  your  Father  who  is  in  the  secret  place;  and  your  Father  who  sees  in  secret  will  reward  you  openly.”            The  secret  to  praying  is  praying  in  secret.  The  secret  place  of  Psalm  91  is  the  same  secret  place  of  Matthew  6  –  it’s  the  secret  place  of  prayer.    The  secret  to  managing  your  fears  is  spending  time  in  the  secret  place  with  God!  

• It’s  in  the  secret  place  where  our  ___________  is  __________________.  You  show  me  somebody  who  has  a  deep  faith  in  God  and  I’ll  show  you  someone  who  has  spent  time  in  their  secret  place.    

• It’s  in  the  secret  place  that  our  _____________  is  ___________________.  The  amount  of  trust  you  have  in  God  during  the  difficulties  of  life  is  in  direct  proportion  to  the  amount  of  time  you  have  spent  with  God  in  the  secret  place.  

The  purpose  of  prayer  is  not  to  IMPRESS  God;  the  purpose  of  prayer  is  not  to  INFORM  God;  the  purpose  of  prayer  is  to  ________________  God.    Prayer  is  God’s  way  of  binding  you  to  Him  and  bonding  Him  to  you.    Prayer  is  to  join  God  in  what  He  is  doing.    

II.  Enter  the  __________________  Place              Vs.  1,  “He  who  dwells  in  the  secret  place  of  the  Most  High  shall  abide  under  the  shadow  of  the  Almighty…”            God  gave  to  the  Israelites  the  “law  of  hospitality.”    If  you  were  lost  in  the  desert,  hungry,  thirsty,  or  needed  protection  –  you  could  go  to  Israel’s  camp  because  they  were  required  to  help  you.    The  process  was  simple:  First  you  had  to  find  out  the  chief  shepherd’s  name,  then  you  would  go  and  grab  the  cord  on  his  tent  and  begin  to  cry  out  for  help.    When  you  did  that  the  law  of  hospitality  required  him  to  take  you  in  and  help  you.    You  could  find  safety  in  the  shadow  of  his  tent.    Israel  understood  that  when  they  took  someone  into  their  dwelling  (into  the  shadow  of  their  tent)  they  had  to  protect  them  with  their  life  (i.e.  Lot  protecting  the  angels  in  Sodom).                In  Psalm  91,  God  shows  this  same  divine  hospitality  and  He  is  offering  it  to  YOU.    When  you  come  into  His  presence  and  call  on  His  name,  He  will  go  to  all  extremes  to  protect  you  from  all  evil.    

1. God  protects  you  from  the  _____________________  -­‐  vs.  5,  “You  shall  not  be  afraid  of  the  terror  by  night…”    Those  things  you  cannot  see  coming  your  way.  

2. God  protects  you  from  the  _____________________  -­‐  “nor  of  the  arrow  that  flies  by  day…”  You  can  see  it  coming…but  like  an  arrow  it’s  moving  so  fast  you  cannot  get  out  of  the  way.    There’s  no  avoiding  it.    

3. God’s  protection  from  the  _____________________  -­‐  vs.  6a,  “nor  of  the  pestilence  that  walks  in  darkness…nor  the  destruction  that  lays  waste  at  noonday.”  –  those  things  that  could  potentially  destroy  us.  

 

III.  Enjoy  in  the  ______________  Place            Vs.  2,  “I  will  say  of  the  LORD,  ‘He  is  my  refuge  and  my  fortress;  My  God,  in  Him  I  will  trust.”            Read  also  Psalm  91:9-­‐16.            If  you  knew  that  an  enemy  was  coming  and  you  had  to  build  a  fortress,  how  would  you  build  it?    You  would  want  it  1.)  perfectly  situated  on  high  ground,  2.)  you  would  want  it  to  be  sufficient  (food,  clothing,  and  ammunition),  3.)  you  would  want  it  to  be  stable  and  able  to  survive  an  attack,  and  4.)  you  would  want  it  to  be  secure.            There  are  four  names  for  God  mentioned  in  vs.  1.      • God  is  called  “the  Most  High”  –  it  means  that  He  is  ________________  on  High  Ground  • “The  Almighty”  speaks  of  being  ______________.  El  Shaddai  =  the  God  who  nurtures  and  cares    • “The  LORD”  speaks  of  _________________  –  it’s  the  Hebrew  name  Jehovah  which  means  that  He  

has  never  had  a  beginning  nor  will  He  ever  have  an  ending…always  was  and  always  will  be.  •  “My  God”  speaks  of  _________________  –  It’s  the  name  Elohim…the  God  who  created  

everything…  that’s  the  security  of  our  fortress.    (Verse  to  Memorize:  Psalm  34:4)  •  

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         If  you  allow  it,  fear  will  stop  you  from  fulfilling  the  assignment,  the  mission,  the  purpose,  the  dream  that  God  has  put  you  on  this  planet  for.              Faith  activates  ___________,  Fear  activates  _________________.    Just  as  faith  is  what  activates  God’s  power  in  your  life.    Fear  is  what  activates  Satan’s  power  in  your  life.  Satan’s  conduit  into  our  life  is  through  fear.              2  Timothy  1:7,  “For  God  has  not  given  us  the  spirit  of  fear;  but  of  power,  and  of  love,  and  of  a  sound  mind.”              Romans  8:15  Paul  refers  to  those  unhealthy  fears  as  bondage.  “For  you  did  not  receive  the  spirit  of  bondage  again  to  fear,  but  you  received  the  Spirit  of  Adoption  by  whom  we  cry  out,  “Abba,  Father.’”                Psychologists  say  there  are  ___________  different  fears  but  we  are  only  born  with  ____  fears.    That  means  that  all  other  fears  are  learned  behavior.              In  2  Samuel  23,  we  have  a  story  of  the  ultimate  fear  fighter  named  Benaiah  (Read  2  Samuel  23:20-­‐23).    Scripture  says  it  was  a  snowy  day  and  Benaiah  is  tracking  down  a  lion.    This  is  a  time  of  year  when  tracking  this  type  of  animal  is  not  to  your  weather  advantage.    You  could  easily  slip  in  the  snow.    There’s  something  unique  about  opportunity  –  when  it  comes  to  you,  you  cannot  always  determine  if  the  time  is  right.                Sometimes  our  biggest  opportunities  come  at  the  most  ________________________  time.    It  was  a  snowy  day.              The  lion  that  Benaiah  was  chasing  falls  into  a  pit.    Most  people  would  have  walked  away  from  this  situation  unscathed  but  Benaiah  decides  to  jump  into  the  pit  with  the  lion  and  Scripture  says  that  he  slew  it.              Courage  is  doing  what  you  are  _______________  to  do.    Someone  has  said,  “Courage  is  fear  that  has  said  its  prayers.”    But  God  responds  to  courage  that  is  demonstrated  in  the  midst  of  fear.            Benaiah  was  willing  to  confront  his  biggest  fear.    He  knew  it  was  risky.    He  knew  he  could  fail.    But  he  also  knew  that  if  he  did  not  confront  this  lion  –  that  lion  could  chase  him  out  of  his  destiny  and  calling.    Our  greatest  moments  are  in  overcoming  our  scariest  moments.                Noitice  what  happened  after  this:  2  Samuel  23:23  –  “…  And  David  put  him  in  charge  of  his  bodyguard.”    If  Benaiah  had  never  confronted  his  fear,  He  would  have  never  had  this  opportunity  to  work  with  King  David.    David  had  a  son  named  Solomon  who  followed  him  as  King  of  Israel  and  the  Bible  says  that  Solomon  made  Benaiah  captain  over  all  the  armies  of  Israel.    He  eventually  became  the  second  most  important  man  in  Israel.    It  could  all  be  traced  back  to  this  one  instance  of  Benaiah  confronting  his  fear.            Your  _________________  opportunity  will  present  itself  as  your  __________________  lion.          Any  time  God  will  bring  an  opportunity  into  your  life,  you’re  going  to  have  to  make  a  choice:  Am  I  going  to  let  fear  hold  me  back?                  God  given  opportunities  are  God’s  gift  to  you.    What  you  do  with  them  is  your  _________  __________  to  God.    Many  times  people  want  God  to  give  them  an  opportunity  but  they  want  it  lion  free.    They  don’t  want  any  problems.    But  many  times  when  God  gives  us  an  opportunity,  those  opportunities  come  with  a  few  lions  that  must  be  overcome.              In  my  own  life,  if  I  had  let  fear  settle  in  on  my  scariest  moments,  I  would  have  missed  out  on  my  greatest  opportunities.    Don’t  ever  miss  out  on  God-­‐given  opportunities  because  the  spirit  of  fear  says  that  you  can’t!                ILLUS:  The  Butterfly  Effect  –  small  choices  and  changes  over  time  can  have  HUGE  consequences.  I  believe  that  every  one  of  you  have  been  through  what  you’ve  been  through  to  make  you  stronger.    It  seems  to  me  like  God  loves  to  put  us  in  situations  where  the  odds  are  against  us!    Because  he  loves  for  us  to  defy  the  odds!            Do  you  realize  that  __________  times  God  commands  us  to  “__________  ________”  in  the  Bible.  That’s  a  “Fear  Not”  for  every  time  you  get  up.              Fear  is  a  form  of  ____________________.    When  you  fear  something,  you  are  submitting  yourself  to  it  and  saying  that  you  are  powerless  over  it.    Fear  is  Satan’s  way  of  controlling  you.    When  you  are  filled  with  fear  –  you  are  __________________  ______________  and  not  even  realizing  it!    But  we  are  told  multiple  times  that  there  is  only  one  thing  we  are  supposed  to  fear  in  the  Bible:    “And  now,  Israel,  what  does  the  Lord  your  God  require  of  you,  but  to  fear  the  Lord  your  God,  to  walk  in  all  

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         If  you  allow  it,  fear  will  stop  you  from  fulfilling  the  assignment,  the  mission,  the  purpose,  the  dream  that  God  has  put  you  on  this  planet  for.            Faith  activates  ___________,  Fear  activates  _________________.   Just  as  faith  is  what  activates  God’s  power  in  your  life.    Fear  is  what  activates  Satan’s  power  in  your  life.  Satan’s  conduit  into  our  life  is  through  fear.            2  Timothy  1:7,  “For  God  has  not  given  us  the  spirit  of  fear;  but  of  power,  and  of  love,  and  of  a  sound  mind.”            Romans  8:15  Paul  refers  to  those  unhealthy  fears  as  bondage.  “For  you  did  not  receive  the  spirit  of  bondage  again  to  fear,  but  you  received  the  Spirit  of  Adoption  by  whom  we  cry  out,  “Abba,  Father.’”              Psychologists  say  there  are  ___________  different  fears  but  we  are  only  born  with  ____  fears.    That  means  that  all  other  fears  are  learned  behavior.

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his  ways,  to  love  him,  to  serve  the  Lord  your  God  with  all  your  heart  and  with  all  your  soul.”  (Deut.  10:12).            What  does  it  mean  to  fear  God?                1.  It’s  an  _______  and  __________________  of  his  power,  glory,  and  holiness.            2.  The  fear  of  God  is  being  terrified  of  ever  being  _____________  of  His  ___________________.    In  Psalm  91,  Moses  describes  where  we  can  go  to  have  freedom  from  our  fears.  I.  Experience  the  ______________  Place            Vs.  1,  “He  who  dwells  in  the  secret  place  of  the  Most  High…”      Vs.  5,  “…shall  not  be  afraid…”            Where  is  this  secret  place?      Jesus  speaks  of  it  in  Matthew  6:6-­‐8,  “But  you,  when  you  pray,  go  into  your  room,  and  when  you  have  shut  your  door,  pray  to  your  Father  who  is  in  the  secret  place;  and  your  Father  who  sees  in  secret  will  reward  you  openly.”            The  secret  to  praying  is  praying  in  secret.  The  secret  place  of  Psalm  91  is  the  same  secret  place  of  Matthew  6  –  it’s  the  secret  place  of  prayer.    The  secret  to  managing  your  fears  is  spending  time  in  the  secret  place  with  God!  

• It’s  in  the  secret  place  where  our  ___________  is  __________________.  You  show  me  somebody  who  has  a  deep  faith  in  God  and  I’ll  show  you  someone  who  has  spent  time  in  their  secret  place.    

• It’s  in  the  secret  place  that  our  _____________  is  ___________________.  The  amount  of  trust  you  have  in  God  during  the  difficulties  of  life  is  in  direct  proportion  to  the  amount  of  time  you  have  spent  with  God  in  the  secret  place.  

The  purpose  of  prayer  is  not  to  IMPRESS  God;  the  purpose  of  prayer  is  not  to  INFORM  God;  the  purpose  of  prayer  is  to  ________________  God.    Prayer  is  God’s  way  of  binding  you  to  Him  and  bonding  Him  to  you.    Prayer  is  to  join  God  in  what  He  is  doing.    

II.  Enter  the  __________________  Place              Vs.  1,  “He  who  dwells  in  the  secret  place  of  the  Most  High  shall  abide  under  the  shadow  of  the  Almighty…”            God  gave  to  the  Israelites  the  “law  of  hospitality.”    If  you  were  lost  in  the  desert,  hungry,  thirsty,  or  needed  protection  –  you  could  go  to  Israel’s  camp  because  they  were  required  to  help  you.    The  process  was  simple:  First  you  had  to  find  out  the  chief  shepherd’s  name,  then  you  would  go  and  grab  the  cord  on  his  tent  and  begin  to  cry  out  for  help.    When  you  did  that  the  law  of  hospitality  required  him  to  take  you  in  and  help  you.    You  could  find  safety  in  the  shadow  of  his  tent.    Israel  understood  that  when  they  took  someone  into  their  dwelling  (into  the  shadow  of  their  tent)  they  had  to  protect  them  with  their  life  (i.e.  Lot  protecting  the  angels  in  Sodom).                In  Psalm  91,  God  shows  this  same  divine  hospitality  and  He  is  offering  it  to  YOU.    When  you  come  into  His  presence  and  call  on  His  name,  He  will  go  to  all  extremes  to  protect  you  from  all  evil.    

1. God  protects  you  from  the  _____________________  -­‐  vs.  5,  “You  shall  not  be  afraid  of  the  terror  by  night…”    Those  things  you  cannot  see  coming  your  way.  

2. God  protects  you  from  the  _____________________  -­‐  “nor  of  the  arrow  that  flies  by  day…”  You  can  see  it  coming…but  like  an  arrow  it’s  moving  so  fast  you  cannot  get  out  of  the  way.    There’s  no  avoiding  it.    

3. God’s  protection  from  the  _____________________  -­‐  vs.  6a,  “nor  of  the  pestilence  that  walks  in  darkness…nor  the  destruction  that  lays  waste  at  noonday.”  –  those  things  that  could  potentially  destroy  us.  

 

III.  Enjoy  in  the  ______________  Place            Vs.  2,  “I  will  say  of  the  LORD,  ‘He  is  my  refuge  and  my  fortress;  My  God,  in  Him  I  will  trust.”            Read  also  Psalm  91:9-­‐16.            If  you  knew  that  an  enemy  was  coming  and  you  had  to  build  a  fortress,  how  would  you  build  it?    You  would  want  it  1.)  perfectly  situated  on  high  ground,  2.)  you  would  want  it  to  be  sufficient  (food,  clothing,  and  ammunition),  3.)  you  would  want  it  to  be  stable  and  able  to  survive  an  attack,  and  4.)  you  would  want  it  to  be  secure.            There  are  four  names  for  God  mentioned  in  vs.  1.      • God  is  called  “the  Most  High”  –  it  means  that  He  is  ________________  on  High  Ground  • “The  Almighty”  speaks  of  being  ______________.  El  Shaddai  =  the  God  who  nurtures  and  cares    • “The  LORD”  speaks  of  _________________  –  it’s  the  Hebrew  name  Jehovah  which  means  that  He  

has  never  had  a  beginning  nor  will  He  ever  have  an  ending…always  was  and  always  will  be.  •  “My  God”  speaks  of  _________________  –  It’s  the  name  Elohim…the  God  who  created  

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