Let Go: of Fear

2019-08-19

by Rev. Grant ArmstrongSunday, August 18, 20191 John 4:11-21 Donate Online - Secure, web-based giving for St. John's UMC SERMON NOTES: I. What we believe about Jesus affects our capacity for love. II. Fear is powerless when we abide in God’s love for us. III. Real courage is best reflected in vulnerable, sacrificial love. FOR DISCUSSION AND REFLECTION - Do you have any phobias? Do you remember how they started? - Tell about a time when knowing God's love helped make you m...

by Rev. Grant Armstrong
Sunday, August 18, 2019
1 John 4:11-21
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SERMON NOTES:

I. What we believe about Jesus affects our capacity for love.

II. Fear is powerless when we abide in God’s love for us.

III. Real courage is best reflected in vulnerable, sacrificial love.

FOR DISCUSSION AND REFLECTION

- Do you have any phobias? Do you remember how they started?

- Tell about a time when knowing God's love helped make you more courageous.

- The popular verse, "We love because He first loved us" is found in this morning's passage. Why does the order of who loved first matter?

- Why can't this kind of fearless love simply be a passive, warm affection towards others?

- What fear do you need to release so its grip on you loosens? Where do you need the assurance of God's love to overcome that fear?

- What is God saying to you through todays scripture?