The Sermon Choose: Faith or Fear by David McGee
Oct 01, 2017
Choose: Faith or Fear (33:43)
Referenced Scriptures: Luke 8:40-56; Acts 16:24-33; Hebrews 11:1-6
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The scriptures below are from the WEB Bible.
Luke 8:40-56
40) It happened, as Jesus returned, the multitude welcomed him, for they were all waiting for him.
41) Behold, there came a man named Jairus, and he was a ruler of the synagogue. He fell down at Jesus‘ feet, and begged him to come into his house,
42) for he had an only daughter, about twelve years of age, and she was dying. But as he went, the multitudes thronged him.
43) A woman who had a flow of blood for twelve years, who had spent all her living on physicians, and could not be healed by any,
44) came behind him, and touched the fringe of his cloak, and immediately the flow of her blood stopped.
45) Jesus said, "Who touched me?" When all denied, Peter and those with him said, "Master, the multitudes press and jostle you, and you say, ‘Who touched me?‘"
46) But Jesus said, "Someone did touch me, for I perceived that power has gone out of me."
47) When the woman saw that she was not hidden, she came trembling, and falling down before him declared to him in the presence of all the people the reason why she had touched him, and how she was healed immediately.
48) He said to her, "Daughter, cheer up. Your faith has made you well. Go in peace."
49) While he still spoke, one from the ruler of the synagogue‘s house came, saying to him, "Your daughter is dead. Don‘t trouble the Teacher."
50) But Jesus hearing it, answered him, "Don‘t be afraid. Only believe, and she will be healed."
51) When he came to the house, he didn‘t allow anyone to enter in, except Peter, John, James, the father of the girl, and her mother.
52) All were weeping, and mourning her, but he said, "Don‘t weep. She isn‘t dead, but sleeping."
53) They laughed him to scorn, knowing that she was dead.
54) But he put them all outside, and taking her by the hand, he called, saying, "Little girl, arise!"
55) Her spirit returned, and she rose up immediately. He commanded that something be given to her to eat.
56) Her parents were amazed, but he charged them to tell no one what had been done.
Acts 16:24-33
24) who, having received such a charge, threw them into the inner prison, and secured their feet in the stocks.
25) But about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them.
26) Suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened, and everyone‘s bonds were loosened.
27) The jailer, being roused out of sleep and seeing the prison doors open, drew his sword and was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped.
28) But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, "Don‘t harm yourself, for we are all here!"
29) He called for lights and sprang in, and, fell down trembling before Paul and Silas,
30) and brought them out and said, "Sirs, what must I do to be saved?"
31) They said, "Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your house."
32) They spoke the word of the Lord to him, and to all who were in his house.
33) He took them the same hour of the night, and washed their stripes, and was immediately baptized, he and all his household.
Hebrews 11:1-6
1) Now faith is assurance of things hoped for, proof of things not seen.
2) For by this, the elders obtained testimony.
3) By faith, we understand that the universe has been framed by the word of God, so that what is seen has not been made out of things which are visible.
4) By faith, Abel offered to God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, through which he had testimony given to him that he was righteous, God bearing witness with respect to his gifts; and through it he, being dead, still speaks.
5) By faith, Enoch was translated, so that he should not see death, and he was not found, because God translated him. For he has had testimony given to him that before his translation he had been well pleasing to God.
6) Without faith it is impossible to be well pleasing to him, for he who comes to God must believe that he exists, and that he is a rewarder of those who seek him.
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