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This brief clip centers on one claim: Jesus still speaks the same three words to his church today — do not fear. Pastor Keith Kirkpatrick names fear as the enemy's tactic, an old lie rather than a new one, and applies it to circumstances that tempt believers toward anxiety: when the enemy appears to be winning, when governments seem to hold control, and when being a Christian feels difficult in the present age. He recalls Jesus' words to John in Revelation 1 and to Joshua, points to who Jesus is as the risen Lord who walks among the lampstands and holds the seven stars, urges listeners to examine what messages they are heeding, and cites 1 John 4:18 on perfect love casting out fear.
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I need you to see what Jesus says to the church, because he's still saying it today. Three words, do not fear. This is the tactic, the lie of the enemy is to cause fear among people. His ways are not new, and he's still doing it today, and the message of Jesus Christ is do not fear. Do not fear when it looks like the enemy is winning. Do not fear when it looks like the government's in control. Do not fear when it's difficult to be a Christian in the day and age in which you live in. The message of Jesus has always been the same from the beginning. Do not fear. He said it to John in chapter 1 when John fell down as though dead, freaked out when he gets the revelation of Jesus, Jesus says do not be afraid.
He says it over and over. He said it to Joshua before they entered into the Promised Land. He says it over and over to the church in the middle of a storm. do not fear. You see, with Jesus you have the King, you have the conqueror, you have the defeater of death, you have the one that holds the seven stars in his hand, he walks among the golden lampstands, you have the first and the last, you have the one that rose from the grave. There's no need to fear with Jesus. So we examine in our hearts what messages are we listening to if fear creeps in our lives it's not of Jesus. In fact John the author of the book of Revelation says this in 1st John 4 18, there is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear.
The more you have Jesus the less fear you have.
