I Will Not Fear | Joel Osteen
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I hope you and your family are having a great summer. Victoria and I are praying for you, believing for God's very best in your life. And it's always my pleasure to be able to share a message with you. I hope you're encouraged and inspired today. Thanks so much for joining us. This is a special service of healing and unity, and we're honored to have you with us. If you'd like to hold up your Bibles, let's say it like we mean it. This is my Bible. I am what it says I am. I have what it says I have. I can do what it says I can do. Today, I will be taught the word of God. I boldly confess my mind is alert. My heart is receptive. I will never be the same. In Jesus' name, God bless you. I want to talk to you today about I will not fear.
There are so many opportunities to live anxious and afraid. You watch the news and see accidents, threats, and violence. There's war in the Middle East, viruses, the pandemic, even what happened here at Lakewood. These times that shake us to the core, that can strike panic and uncertainty. There are certain forces that would love for us to shrink back and change who we are. from peaceful to panic, from trusting to trouble, from knowing that God's on the throne to wondering what's going to happen. Are my children safe at school? What if I come down with the virus? What if there's another incident at work? David said in Psalm 23, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death. God knew there would be some shadowy days, some dark valleys where we don't understand what's happened, where people have done us wrong and we feel violated, where a medical report is not good, a child is off course and it's causing so much heartache.
These shadowy times come to us all. But David didn't stop there. He didn't just talk about the problem. Yes, there's gonna be trouble, threats, just do your best. No, he went on to say, though I walk through the dark valleys, I will fear no evil. He was making a statement of faith. Yes, darkness may come, but I'm not giving in to fear. There may be trouble all around me, the opposition bigger, the sickness stronger, the adversity greater, but I will not fear. If you're going to stay in faith and not let life change who you are, you're going to have to put your foot down and say with David, I will not fear. Because fear is going to keep knocking at the door. What if it happens again? What if something goes wrong at school?
What if you come down with that illness that your father had? When fear knocks, you have to answer with faith. I will not fear. Now I'm not saying that we won't feel fear because fear is a human emotion. I'm saying don't let that spirit of fear take over where you shrink back and you quit living. You quit going after your dreams. You quit enjoying your family. You're too worried, on edge of what might happen, what could go wrong. That's a spirit of fear trying to keep you from your destiny.
How does Joel introduce the theme ‘I Will Not Fear’ and why does it matter now?
And the scripture says, God hasn't given us that spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. The first thing God gave us to combat that fear is a spirit of power. You can't be weak and passive. I'm going to see if I feel better tomorrow, Joel. I hope this goes away. No, when it comes to fear, you have to be bold.
What real-world fears and headlines does Joel say tempt us to live anxious lives?
I will not fear. And yes, someone tried to bring harm at church, but we will not fear. We will not let the enemy use an event to change who we are, to limit our destiny, to restrict our vision, to take our passion. You are in the palm of God's hands. Nothing can snatch you away. If it's not your time to go, all the forces of darkness cannot take you out. No person, no accident, no sickness, no calamity. But in life, there will be these defining moments where things happen that can shift us from living in peace to living in fear, from enjoying your life to worrying through life. That's where we're at at Lakewood. This troubled woman came in and tried to do harm. This is a critical moment. As a church, we could shrink back.
Man, it's dangerous. Let's hide our light. Let's just go under the radar. No, this is the time to shine brighter, to share more hope, to dig down deeper and say, we will not fear for our God is stronger.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:06–3:21
2
How does Joel introduce the theme ‘I Will Not Fear’ and why does it matter now?
3:21–3:43
3
What real-world fears and headlines does Joel say tempt us to live anxious lives?
3:43–6:34
4
How does Psalm 23 inspire the declaration ‘I will not fear’ in dark times?
6:34–11:11
5
What practical steps does Joel recommend to answer fear with faith?
11:11–30:49