March 2, 2013 - Church at Worship

Sermon: Fear: The Great Disabler Part 3 - Dangers, Toils, & Snares- Randy Roberts

Pastoral Welcome: Darold Retzer

Alumni Welcome and Interview: Roger Hadley, SM ’74
Reginald Rice, SM ’63-1st service
James Slater, SM ’63-2nd service

Children’s Feature: Rob Mohr

Meditation:

Never trouble trouble till trouble troubles you. – Author unknown
 
No passion so effectively robs the mind of all its powers of acting and reasoning as fear. – Edmund Burke
 
The remarkable thing about fearing God is that when you fear God, you fear nothing else, whereas if you do not fear God, you fear everything else. – Oswald Chambers

Responsive Reading: (From: Psalms, Proverbs, and Philippians)-  Lois Ritchie, SM ’63-1st service, Carl Henning, SM ’63 1st service
Joy Boggess, SM’88-2nd service, Barbara McKinney, SM ’88-2nd service

Sermon Notes:

One of the dangers, toils, and snares that many face is fear. Reasons for such
unsettling emotions abound. On every hand, threats loom and dangers lurk. How
do we face or even cope with our fears? We attempt to do so in many ways. Some
have suggested that the proliferation of addictions are attempts to self-medicate the
anxiety and fear we feel. Others point out that patients seeking help with anxietyrelated disorders represent a high percentage of the clientele of therapists. Finally,
our anxieties and fears sap us of the joy that life with Jesus offers.

So what do we do with our fear? Well, the Bible has much to say about anxiety and
fear. Life with Jesus does indeed offer us assurance, courage, and hope even in
the midst of frightening circumstances. It is to such realities that we shift our focus
today.

Courage.

Randy Roberts
Senior Pastor