Jesus and Fear

Location: Ballard Campus
Preacher: Mark Driscoll
Date:10/24/10
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Tags: Religion, Husband, Father, Hell
Luke 12:1-12
Jesus and Fear
Mars Hill Southern Cali soon
Mars Hill Everette early 2011
Mars Hill Portland with pastor Tim
Mars Hill Bellevue part #2
How to deal with Bullies, Religious Bullies
Religious people are physically getting in the way of needy people and Jesus
They are bullies, thousands are following Jesus, if we get Him to follow us then thousands will follow us
Criticisms of Christians
1 -
2 - They are hypocrit
3 - Some are not hypocrits
To be a Christians they need to admit publicly that they are sinners so when they sin they are being consistent
4 - Some are those who sin sexually (or other sin) and then judge others for the same sin
How Religious Bullies Attack:
Intimidating
Demanding
Rude - always want to be a priority
Being the Self-Appointed Rule-Maker
They try to use shame when you break their rules
Fear of Man (Religious Bullies tool) Mr Welch wrote a good book When people are big
Jesus uses the word fear 5 times and anxiety once (the result of when they use one of their attacks)
Holding someone in Awe also counts as FOM
Needing people - then they are used b/c of FOM
Co-dependency
Wanting somone other than Jesus to be Lord to worship or gain their favor, please them or appease them
Jesus says Beware - To be Aware
1 - Have you struggled with peer pressure?
2 - Over committed, a people pleaser?
3 - In self esteem concerns of yours?
4 - Are embarrassment or is shyness common for you?
5 - ????
6 - Do other people often make you angry, de.pressed, or drive you crazy?
7 - do you Avoid People?
8 - Do you take too much responsibilty for other people?
9 - Are you too committed to being nice, keeping peace, and avoiding conflict?
We overcome fear of man by living for judgement day
Don't fear anyone who can only kill you, fear God who can lay an eternal beat down
A Bulliing husband will destroy his wife and destroy his kids
Suffering is inevitable when we resist fea of man
Jesus says Hell is worse than death
We Overcome Fear of Man with the Love of God
God cares about even the smallest most worthless birds, he cares for you immensely
1 God Loves us
2 God will provide for us
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4 God values me deeply
Suffering allows:
1 We appreciate jesus' suffering more
2 Causes me to be humble and repentant
Jesus' Warning
Everyone who denies me will be crushed
Everyone who follows me will be raised up

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of Wisdom ~Proverbs 1:4

The Holy Spirit will give us the words at the moment of trial

The One unforgivabe sin;
Blasphemeing of the Holy Spirit
Resisting all the work of the Holy Spirit and rejecting the person of Jesus for your whole life into death


Whose thone am I on? I need to get off their throne
Who sits on my throne?
What difficult conversations do I need to have by the power of the Holy Spirit? We can't be together anymore, we can't be friends anymore...

Understand jesus is Lord will overcome biology altering how our body responds to stress and anxiety