Four Inspiring Messages Designed to Decrease Fear and Increase Faith
Faith Over Fear host Jennifer Slattery is also one of the hosts of the Your Daily Bible Verse podcast. In that podcast, she often discusses passages of Scripture with truths she finds helpful in decreasing her fear and increasing her faith. In this episodes, she shares clips from four of those episodes and on the following chapters of the Bible: Exodus 17, 2 Chronicles 20, 2 Chronicles 32, and Joshua 1.
*Please note, in the recording I refer to Joshua 1 as Joshua 9. This was spoken in error.
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Discussion/Reflective Questions;
- Which of the four Bible verses and passages discussed in this episode most encouraged you and why?
- Reflect upon the passage where God asked Moses to keep his arms raised while Israel engaged in battle and how God used that event to deepen the nation's trust. When have you experienced a time during which you had no choice but to rely upon God? How did this event impact your trust in and relationship with Him?
- Reflect upon the passage in 2 Chronicles 20, written about the time during which the nation of Israel found themselves under the attack of a fierce army. What did God's response reveal regarding His power and authority?
- Continuing with 2 Chronicles 20, what did God's response to King Jehoshapat's prayer reveal regarding His heart?
- How often have you chosen to praise God while afraid, and how did this choice impact you and the intensity of your fears?
- Reflect upon 2 Chronicles 32. Why might Jennifer have chosen to emphasize King Hezekiah's poor mistake (using money from the temple to pay tribute to an enemy nation)?
- How does God's response to King Hezekiah's prayer–after his momentary poor decision–impact you?
- What resonated with you most in Jennifer's Discussion of Joshua 1?
- What is one action step God might be asking you to take, having listened to this episode?
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