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Do not be afraid, just believe

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- All that destroys faith. - Rev. Garik Khachatryan

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Dear friends, today we continue talking about 
faith.

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Faith is what saves humans. Nobody can be 
saved without faith because

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Jesus said that God so loved the world that 
He gave His only begotten Son that whoever 
believes Him shall not perish but have everlasting 
life.

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Faith saves the human.   It is impossible 
to please God without faith.

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It’s God’s desire that every person has salvation 
through faith and lives through faith in 
this world.

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Jesus once was asked what God wants us to 
do and Jesus said, “God wants us to believe 
in His Son.”

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What God wants us to do is to believe in 
His Son.

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There is no greater mission than to truthfully 
and candidly believe in His Son.

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One cannot be saved but through faith.

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One cannot please God but through faith.

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One cannot serve God’s purpose without faith, 
one cannot live a victorious life in this 
world but through faith.

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Therefore Apostle Paul says, “I have fought 
a good fight, I have finished my course, 
I have kept the faith.” (2 Timothy 4:7)

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The scarcest and most valuable thing that 
someone may have and should fight for, cherish, 
and keep, is faith.

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Because it is faith that will grant you eternal 
life.

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We talk about all those things that can damage 
faith.

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What can destroy faith?

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What can ruin our faith?

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Therefore, we should be careful.

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How careful people are with their material 
possessions; their wealth, their shoes and 
clothes, their car

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- they take care of it day and night so that 
it doesn’t break or wear out.

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Sadyl, as a matter of fact, we are careless 
of our faith.

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What can damage faith? What can destroy faith?

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Let’s revise the 4 points we discussed during 
previous weeks that can destroy one's faith.

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The first thing that can damage faith is 
when we pay too much attention to the ideas 
and opinions of others.

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The way this world thinks and approaches 
life is against our faith.

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When we give in to those ideas and opinions, 
we are no longer guided by faith, but we 
start to be guided by a humane mindset.

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In John’s chapter Jesus brought an example 
and said that there were some affluent people 
who believed in Jesus

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but because they were afraid of Pharisees 
and also they were looking for accolades 
from the public,

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they didn’t dare declare that they were believers.

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The reason for that was that they prioritized 
what the public would think of them and aimed 
at being glorious men.

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The second thing that may destroy faith is 
our personal judgement

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- personal thoughts, ideas, and opinions 
that guide us.

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The third thing that can destroy faith is 
greediness and lust for wealth or anything 
that is material.

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The fourth thing we discussed last week that 
can destroy faith is the lack of God’s knowledge. 
The Bible says, “My people are destroyed 
for lack of knowledge." (Hosea 4:6)

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To get to the fifth and last thing to be 
discussed that destroys faith, let’s read 
Marc 5:21-24, 35-43.

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Open your Bibles please and let’s read.

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5.:21   And when Jesus was passed over again 
by ship unto the other side, much people 
gathered unto him: and he was nigh unto the 
sea.

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5:22	And, behold, there cometh one of the 
rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name; 
and when he saw him, he fell at his feet,

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5:23	And besought him greatly, saying, My 
little daughter lieth at the point of death: 
I pray thee, come and lay thy hands on her, 
that she may be healed; and she shall live.

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5:24	And Jesus went with him; and many people 
followed him, and thronged him.

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5:35	While he yet spake, there came from 
the ruler of the synagogue's house certain 
which said, Thy daughter is dead: why troublest 
thou the Master any further?

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5:36	As soon as Jesus heard the word that 
was spoken, he saith unto the ruler of the 
synagogue, Be not afraid, only believe.

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5:37	And he suffered no man to follow him, 
save Peter, and James, and John the brother 
of James.

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5:38	And he cometh to the house of the ruler 
of the synagogue, and seeth the tumult, and 
then wept and wailed greatly.

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5:39	And when he came in, he saith unto them, 
Why make ye this ado, and weep? The damsel 
is not dead, but sleepeth.

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5:40	And they laughed at him to scorn. But 
when he had put them all out, he taketh the 
father and the mother of the damsel, and 
them that were with him, and entereth in 
where the damsel was lying.

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5:41	And he took the damsel by the hand, 
and said unto her, Talitha cumi; which is, 
being interpreted, Damsel, I say unto thee, 
arise.

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5:42	And straightway the damsel arose, and 
walked; for she was of the age of twelve 
years. And they were astonished with a great 
astonishment.

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5:43	And he charged them straight that no 
man should know it; and commanded that something 
should be given to her to eat. Amen

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At that time, Jesus had just returned from 
the country of the Gadarenes that was on 
the other side of the river Galilee, the 
eastern shore.

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He had not been accepted there. The Gadarenes 
begged Jesus to leave their territory. Why?

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Because Jesus preferred that a demon-possessed 
man lived rather than the herd of swine.

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The Gadarenes preferred for their stock to 
live but the sick and weary men died.

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Therefore they asked and begged Jesus to 
leave their country.

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Jesus never compulses His presence to someone.

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Faith is not mandatory or compulsory.

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It is a choice that a man makes.

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We know that God grants each person at least 
one opportunity to get to know Him

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-his Savior, the One Who has given His life 
for you.

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How you will react and respond to that call 
of God is your business and your choice.

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When Jesus returned back to the western shore 
of the river, there was a crowd of people 
waiting for him.

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People came with their pain and problems.

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Then a man named Jairus, who was one of the 
rulers of the synagogue, a respected and 
well-known man, approached Jesus.

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Though in pain, He came to Jesus with faith.

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He kneeled before Jesus and begged for help 
from Jesus because his 12-years-old daughter 
was about to die.

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Here we can see Jairus’s faith.

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He had faith in his pain that is expressed 
firstly through his humility and humbleness. 
Verse 22 says that Jairus kneeled before 
Jesus.

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Then we can see him begging Jesus on his 
knees; yes, the one who has faith begs.

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The believer does not confine himself/herself 
to turning to God once or twice for their 
needs, but they persistently beg God till 
He supports them for their needs.

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Jesus agreed to go with him to his house. 
Then at a moment that movement stopped. Jesus 
stopped.

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At this important moment, when they were 
going to Jairus's house to prevent the tragedy, 
Jesus stopped. Why? Becuse a woman touched 
Jesus's dress.

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Jesus looked at His disciples and asked who 
had touched him.

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Disciples got amused and wondered who did 
not touch Him as the whole crowd was pushing 
Jesus from different sides because everyone 
wanted to be closer to Him.

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However, the one who touched Jesus was a 
unique person. This was a different touch.

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That was a woman who had issues with blood 
for 12  years and had given away all of her 
wealth to get healed but nothing helped her.

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Then she decided for herself that if she 
just touched Jesus she would be healed.

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She came to touch Jesus with that faith. 
Then we see that Jesus stopped to find her.

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After that the woman and Jesus confer. Meanwhile, 
time was passing.

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That seemed like a big temptation for Jairus 
that he needed to overcome with endurance.

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Faith is patient.

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Faith is patient.

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There is no turning back once you start your 
journey of believing.

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And we see that Jairus is being patient.

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In verse 35 it says, “While he yet spake, 
there came from the ruler of the synagogue's 
house certain which said, Thy daughter is 
dead: why troublest thou the Master any further?”

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Jairus was suffering but he kept on believing

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Because he was waiting in silence when Jesus 
would show His mercy and help him.

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But the time came when it felt to Jairus 
as if the world was falling apart.

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That was when a few men came from his house 
and told him it's over. His daughter had 
died.

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It was what Jairus was afraid of the most. 
He became crestfallen.

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At that time Jesus said to Jairus, “Be not 
afraid, only believe.” (Marc 5:36)

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Whatever your eyes see, your ears listen, 
and your mind grasps, do not be afraid, only 
believe.

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Today’s message is, “Resist the spirit of 
fear and your faith will live.”

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The news that Jairus heard was supposed to 
kill his faith.

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“Your daughter is dead. Your faith and efforts 
are now futile. You trying to bring Jesus 
home, your life, everything is pointless 
now because your daughter is dead.”

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However, this was not the end for Jesus, 
he put a comma. He said, “Do not be afraid, 
only believe.”

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Resist the spirit of fear, do now allow it 
to reign over you.

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Whatever the circumstances, only believe.

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No matter what you have just heard, no matter 
how tragic news that was,

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no matter what you feel, no matter what your 
eyes see, faith is stronger than fear. Faith 
is stronger with its popwer, than fear with 
its demonic power.

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There are 2 realities.

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The first one is “what we see, what we hear, 
and what we grasp”.

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This is the reality that the majority of 
the world lives in.

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-what we see, what we hear, and what we feel, 
and what we grasp.

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But there’s also a second reality and that 
is “what God has planned” - the reaility 
of "God's plans".

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This is a spiritual reality.

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This second reality is according to God's 
plan, it is the within the realm of God's 
plans.

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People surrounding Jesus were feeling anxious,

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they were pushing each other being occupied 
with pain and sorrow. They were confused 
and disheartened.

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They were crying and sobbing. While others 
were making fun of these people.

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All of this aberrant behavior was due to 
the fact that they were living in the first 
reality.

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All of that behavior of sobbing and making 
fun of others, being afraid and living in 
a not-know was a results of their reality.

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The fear they were experiencing was derived 
as a result of what they saw, what they heard, 
and felt.

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Their reality gave birth to fear.

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On the other hand, we see another behavior 
when we observe Jesus in the same situation.

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He was not in a rush, He was not confused, 
He was peaceful,

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He was in control of Himself, and no news 
made Him mad.

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When He received the news that His beloved 
friend, Lazarus, was dying,He didn’t lose 
His mind and nor did He make haste to visit 
Him.

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He was peaceful and not until 4 days had 
passed when he did visit Lazarus.

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It didn’t make him angry when others were 
making fun of Him.

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He was living in another reality.

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Did it ever happen to you that your peace 
bothered others?

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I’m referring to peace, breeding from the 
faith, not indifference.

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Jesus was living in the second reality.

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The first reality has chaos, while the second 
reality has peace.

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The first reality has fear, while the second 
one has courage and boldness.

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The Bible gives us a few stories that illustrate 
these 2 realities. Let us discuss a couple 
of them.

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Let’s read 4 Kings 6:13-17

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Let me give you a quick summary of what was 
happening at that time.

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The king of Syria was battling against Israel.

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Every time the king of Syria would make a 
decision, the Israelites would know about 
it, and would plan an attack accordoingly.

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He thought that there was a betrayer in his 
palace and wanted to figure out who that 
was.

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Then one of his servants said, “No one, my 
lord O king. But Eliseus the prophet, that 
is in Israel, tells the king of Israel all 
the words, that you speak in thy privy chamber.”

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The king got furious and sent out an army 
to beset the city where Eliseus lived to 
fetch him.

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Now let’s read from verse 13th.

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13And he said to them: Go, and see where 
he is, that I may send, and take him. And 
they told him, saying: Behold, he is in Dothan.

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14Therefore he sent thither horses and chariots, 
and the strength of an army. And they came 
by night, and beset the city.

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15And the servant of the man of God rising 
early went out, and saw an army round about 
the city, and horses and chariots. And he 
told him, saying: Alas, alas, alas, my lord, 
what shall we do?

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16But he answered: Fear not; for there are 
more with us than with them.

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The servant of the man of God looked around 
and was amused because there were only 2 
of them.

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And Eliseus was telling him that there were 
far too many people with them than the servant 
was seeing in front of him.

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Perhaps, when Eliseus saw his servant’s confused 
face, he prayed to the Lord.

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17And Eliseus prayed, and said: Lord, open 
his eyes, that he may see. And the Lord opened 
the eyes of the servant, and he saw.

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And, behold, the mountain was full of horses, 
and chariots of fire round about Eliseus.

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The ending of the story is really interesting. 
You can read it after.

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The king of Syria came with his chariots 
and horses to beset the city on top of the 
mountain where Eliseus was living.

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When the servant of Eliseus saw the view 
early in the morning, he was horrified.

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The fear he experienced was the result of 
what he saw, what he heard, and what he grasped.

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On the other hand, we witness the peace that 
Eliseus had.

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He didn’t panic, get confused or hopeless 
when he heard the news. Can you see an analogy 
between this story and Jesus's story?

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No confusion, no feeling of hopelessness 
or defeat.

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He encourages his servant to calm down and 
be sure that the ones with them are larger 
in number than their opponents.

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This sounded too strange to the servant and 
pretty sure, it even made the servant angry 
how peaceful Eliseus was.

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Then Eliseus prayed for the servant to see. 
After that the servant appeared in another 
reality.

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The servant appeared in God's reality, he 
experienced the world of God's plans.

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He wasn’t physically taken to another place, 
but he came to see another reality.

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It is not written in the Bible whether Eliseus 
was literally seeing the army of angels therefore 
he was that peaceful.

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Thus, I cannot tell he saw therefore he believed.

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However, I’m sure that his faith was coming 
from the trust he had in God. That is why 
he saw the second reality.

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As you may remember, Jesus told Thomas ``Then 
Jesus told him,

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"Because you have seen me, you have believed; 
blessed are those who have not seen and yet 
have believed." (John 20:29).

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Peace and trust should not come from the 
things we see, but from our trust and faith 
- the things unseen.

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Therefore, there is a second reality.

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The reality where there is no spirit of fear, 
confusion, not-know, and sorrow,

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but a spirit of peace and harmony. The reality 
that is seen through faith.

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Let’s read the second story in the Bible 
that illustrates our main message.

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Daniel 3:16-26

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Daniel 3:16-26

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Let’s shortly revise the background story.

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The king of Babilon, Nebuchadnezzar built 
a huge golden monument with his image

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and commanded that all nations and peoples 
under his jurisdiction came to worship that 
statute.

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Whoever refused to worship him,would be thrown 
into the midst of a burning fiery furnace 
as a torturous punishment to disobedience.

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When the day came everybody was at the square 
where the statue of the king was standing.

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With the sound of a trumpet, all the people 
bowed down to worship the golden image of 
the king

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except for 3 young men - Shadrach, Meshach, 
and Abednego

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who knew the real God.

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Whoever knows the real and living God,is 
not afraid of anything

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and does not worship and kneel down in front 
of anything or anyone else but God.

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Let's read.

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3:16	Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego answered 
and said to the king, O Nebuchadnezzar, we 
are not careful to answer thee in this matter.

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3:17	If it be so, our God whom we serve is 
able to deliver us from the burning fiery 
furnace, and he will deliver us out of thine 
hand, O king.

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3:18	But if not, be it known unto thee, O 
king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor 
worship the golden image which thou hast 
set up.

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3:19	Then was Nebuchadnezzar full of fury, 
and the form of his visage was changed against 
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therefore he spake, and commanded that they 
should heat the furnace one seven times more 
than it was wont to be heated.

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3:20	And he commanded the most mighty men 
that were in his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach, 
and Abednego, and to cast them into the burning 
fiery furnace.

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3:21	Then these men were bound in their coats, 
their chosen, and their hats, and their other 
garments, and were cast into the midst of 
the burning fiery furnace.

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3:22	Therefore because the king's commandment 
was urgent, and the furnace exceeding hot, 
the flame of the fire slew those men that 
took up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego.

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3:23	And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, 
and Abednego, fell down bound into the midst 
of the burning fiery furnace.

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Now we see something relatable to the second 
reality.

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3:24	Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was astonished, 
and rose up in haste, and spake, and said 
unto his counsellors,

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Did not we cast three men bound into the 
midst of the fire? They answered and said 
unto the king, True, O king.

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3:25	He answered and said, Lo, I see four 
men loose, walking in the midst of the fire,

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and they have no hurt; and the form of the 
fourth is like the Son of God.

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3:26	Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the 
mouth of the burning fiery furnace, and spake, 
and said,

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Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, ye servants 
of the most high God, come forth, and come 
hither.

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Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, came 
forth of the midst of the fire.

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I’m sure these 3 young men saw the atrocities 
of the king Nebuchadnezzar

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and they didn’t even doubt that the king 
would not hold back

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from his decision and would truly throw the 
ones who

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disobeyed his command to worship him and 
hid gods

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would be thrown into the fiery furnace.

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They were 100% sure that the king would not 
show mercy,

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and those who had planned this whole scenario 
were also very well aware of the king’s cruelty.

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They saved no effort for this incident to 
happen.

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They knew that if the king said, the king 
would also do.

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These 3 men didn’t think that anything would 
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they were not waiting for the king to change 
his mind

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but they believed in the almighty God who 
was mighty to save; apart from the first 
reality that everyone saw they knew about 
the second reality.

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They saw one thing, and believed in another 
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We see a firm absence of fear.

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They had a talk with the king Nebuchadnezzar,

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they were tied up and taken by the strong 
men, and yet they did not fear.

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they were tied up and taken by the strong 
men, and yet they did not fear.

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They were taken into the fiery furnace

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and knew that they would be thrown into it 
and yet they did not fear.

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Why? Because they saw one reality,

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but yet they believed in another one.

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They were thrown into the fire,

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but even then they did not fear because they 
believed.

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Their faith was hardened

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Their faith was hardened

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- the fourth One appeared in the fire with 
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who was like the Son of God.

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I believe that it was Jesus Christ.

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In which reality do you live in?

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How do you make your decisions?

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Do you resolve something based on the things 
that are seen

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- that you can see, that you can hear, and 
that you perceive as is?

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Or is it based on the unseen - breeding from 
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People who do not know God

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perceive the reality based on the visible 
and tangible world they live in.

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They treat it as an illusion and fantasy 
whatever breeds from faith.

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whoever walks by faith is living in a made-up 
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the one you see with rose-tinted glasses.

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They perceive us, believers, as being brain-washed

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and under the spell of the Scripture.

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This is how worldly people perceive you because 
they believe in only one reality

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which they live in

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which breeds fear, confusion, and chaos.

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They are the slaves to the fear of death,

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their biggest fear is death.

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They are afraid of losing their job, their 
riches, their honor and respect.

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They live in endless fear.

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The reality where Jesus and His saints were 
living in

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be it Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego,

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or be it Eliseus

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there was no spirit of fear.

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There was only trust and assurance.

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That's why Jesus told Jairus to not be afraid, 
only believe.

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This is not the end - what you see and hear 
is not the end.

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This is not the end, there is one more reality, 
which is the God's plan.

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Live in peace.

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Faith is not an easy thing.

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That’s why when Jesus was going to the mountain 
to pray, He took with him only Peter, John, 
and Jacob

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He wanted to show them the reality He was 
living in so that they tasted it and when 
the troubles would come,

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they would have known already that whatever 
they were seeing was not the end.

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That was to encourage them, give hope and 
strength to stay strong in the days of trouble.

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The same way Jesus wants to take you to a 
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so that you are not slave to the fear and 
you know firmly,

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that even if you undergo temptations and 
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you know that it is not the end.

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God’s plans are bigger.

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I didn’t count myself, but there has been 
such a study

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where the expression “ Do not be afraid!’” 
 was counted 365 times in the Bible.

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Feels like for every single day

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God sends you a message

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to not be afraid.

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Do not give in to the fear relying on the 
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God doesn’t want you to be hopeless,

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bleach, afraid, and confused.

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This is not how the believer should live.

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Whatever tragic or hard-to bear news you 
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it shouldn’t freak you out to a point that 
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it shouldn’t shut you down or kill you inside.

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Remember, the alerts and news

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you receive from the first reality,

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do not translate into the second reality,

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because God has plans in the environment 
of the latter. Peace be with you, do not 
be afraid.

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When Jesus heard about Lazarus's death, he 
was peaceful.

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He said peacefully, ‘Let’s go.”

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When He arrived, he saw

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Lazarus’s sisters being confused and sad,

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and He told them to calm down and believe

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because whoever believes in Jesus even though 
dies, will live.

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He asked Martha if she believed in that. 
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“ Lord, I know that on the revelation day 
everyone will live again.” Jesus was not 
asking about the future

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He was referring to the present.

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Lazarus and the 12-year-old girl were asleep 
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He sees and grasps things differently,

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and He wants you to do the same.

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How to live in the reality of faith

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where the fear is absent?

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I want to give you 3 important pieces of 
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1. Build your house of faith upon Jesus, 
the Rock.

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What I mean by house of faith is where you 
live and abide.

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You should live in Jesus continually, day 
by day.

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Do not just use the church services from 
Sunday to Sunday

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to come to God, and then go back to your 
reality once you are out,

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but build a strong relationship with Him

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day by day.

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Abide in Him, be rooted in Him,

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and build your life and lifestyle upon His 
commands and His word.

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In John 14:1 Jesus says,

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“Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe 
in God, believe also in me.”

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What does it mean “troubled”?

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By troubled He means confusion and hopelessness.

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By troubled He means confusion and hopelessness.

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Believe in God, and believe in Me.

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When you continually trust in Jesus,

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He puts peace within you.

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If you have the riches of this world

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but you do not have peace,

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you will never enjoy what you have.

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All of those things are pointless without 
peace.

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If you continually live in fear, there is 
no such pill to take and get pacified. Those 
pills

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- drinks and drugs can blunt your pain but 
they will never cure you,

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neither will they grant you peace.

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Therefore, if you have built your house upon 
Jesus,you will have peace in your heart.

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Let's read John 12: 44-46

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“44 Jesus cried and said,

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He that believeth on me, believeth not on 
me,

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but on him that sent me. 45 And he that seeth 
me seeth him that sent me.

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46 I am come a light into the world,

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that whosoever believeth on me should not 
abide in darkness.”

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That whosoever believeth on me should not 
abide in darkness

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because I came as a light so that none of 
you abides in darkness

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This also includes darkness of fear.

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Is there anything more cumbersome and touring 
than that? I doubt it!

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Believe in Me, He says.

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He came to the world so that we live in light 
and do not abide in darkness.

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Therefore, build your house of faith

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upon Jesus and there will be no darkness, 
no darkness of fear.

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Can you imagine how Jairus was feeling

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when he heard the news of his daughter's 
death?

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This news could possibly kill him.

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Many of you have kids, God forbid, but imagine 
how you’d feel

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had you heard of such news.

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This is horrifying.

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Jesus came, so that we no longer abide in 
darkness.

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Abide in Jesus, continually,

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then, no matter how dark it is around you,

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you will live in light, in a world where 
Jesus is the light.

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In John 14: 27 Jesus said,

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“27 Peace I leave with you,

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my peace I give unto you: not as the world 
giveth, give I unto you.

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Let not your heart be troubled, neither let 
it be afraid.”

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He knows our human nature very well,

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and he knows that we can easily be troubled 
in this world,

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therefore He gives us His peace

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which is not the same peace that we can get 
from this world.

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Achieving your goals and getting what you 
have dreamt of

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will not give you the peace that Jesus gives 
you.

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The peace Jesus gives us is not perennial, 
it is everlasting.

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Therefore, build your house of faith upon 
Jesus.

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2. Build your house of faith on God’s promises.

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Build your house of faith on God’s promises.

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Anchor your faith on Jesus and His promises.

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Do not just believe that Jesus once lived 
or He still does,

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this won’t change anything in your life. 
Believe in the promises of God,

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believe that they are real, tangible, and 
practical.

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In his second letter Peter says

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(Peter 2 1:3-4),

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3 According as his divine power hath given 
unto us all things that pertain unto life 
and godliness,

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through the knowledge of him that hath called 
us to glory and virtue:

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4 Whereby are given unto us exceeding great 
and precious promises:

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that by these ye might be partakers of the 
divine nature,

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having escaped the corruption that is in 
the world through lust.”

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God gave us the most honorable,

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valuable, priceless, and biggest promises

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so that we escape from the corrupted reality 
of this world

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that is full of fear,

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and commune with the Holy nature of God

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where there is no trace of fear.

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God’s promises are given to you

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that you live by them and be in peace,

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because fear destroys your faith.

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Fear is an enemy to faith.

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In the letter to Hebrews

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chapter 6:17-19

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Paul says,

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“ 17 Wherein God, willing more abundantly

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to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability 
of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath:

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God gave His promises to us

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as His heir

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All of His promises are addressed to us

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18 That by two immutable things,

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in which it was impossible for God to lie,

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we might have a strong consolation,

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who have fled for refuge

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to lay hold upon the hope set before us:

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19 Which hope we have as an anchor of the 
soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth 
into that within the veil;”

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Let us always remember that it is impossible 
for God to lie.

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Constantly keeping this mind will comfort 
us profoundly and steadily,

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and it won’t be short-lived comfort, but 
continuous and never-ending.

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and it won’t be short-lived comfort, but 
continuous and never-ending.

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“18: it was impossible for God to lie, we 
might have a strong consolation,

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who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon 
the hope set before us:”,

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fled, for refuge, for protection to lay upon 
the hope set before us.

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That is a place where you are protected,

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no need to be afraid of anything.

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Build your house of faith on the promises 
of God.

415
00:50:39,100 --> 00:50:47,200
3. Build of house of faith upon love (Agape 
- Godly love).

416
00:50:47,300 --> 00:50:52,100
Why upon Love?  In 1 John 4: 16-18 God's 
word says,

417
00:50:52,200 --> 00:50:57,000
Why upon Love?  In 1 John 4: 16-18 God's 
word says,

418
00:50:57,100 --> 00:51:01,900
‘16 And we have known and believed

419
00:51:02,000 --> 00:51:06,800
the love that God hath to us. God is love;

420
00:51:06,900 --> 00:51:11,700
and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in 
God,

421
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and God in him.

422
00:51:16,700 --> 00:51:21,500
17 Herein is our love made perfect,

423
00:51:21,600 --> 00:51:26,400
that we may have boldness on the day of judgment:

424
00:51:26,500 --> 00:51:31,300
because as he is, so are we in this world.

425
00:51:31,400 --> 00:51:36,200
18 There is no fear in love; but perfect 
love casteth out fear:

426
00:51:36,300 --> 00:51:41,100
because fear hath torment. He that feareth

427
00:51:41,200 --> 00:51:46,000
is not made perfect in love.”

428
00:51:46,100 --> 00:51:50,900
Where there is fear, there is no love. Where 
there is love, there is no fear.

429
00:51:51,000 --> 00:51:55,800
Build your house upon God’s love.

430
00:51:55,900 --> 00:52:00,700
Love! There is no fear in Love.

431
00:52:00,800 --> 00:52:05,600
Love is a world where there is no trace of 
fear.

432
00:52:05,700 --> 00:52:10,500
If there be fear, then only fear of God.

433
00:52:10,600 --> 00:52:15,400
Aim for not losing you true and real love 
that’s within you.

434
00:52:15,500 --> 00:52:20,300
In Proverbs 23: 17-18 it is written,

435
00:52:20,400 --> 00:52:25,200
17 Let not thine heart

436
00:52:25,300 --> 00:52:30,100
envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of 
the Lord all the day long.

437
00:52:30,200 --> 00:52:35,000
Be in the fear of the Lord all the day long.

438
00:52:35,100 --> 00:52:39,900
18 For surely there is an end;

439
00:52:40,000 --> 00:52:44,800
and thine expectation shall not be cut off.”

440
00:52:44,900 --> 00:52:49,700
Do not envy sinners who succeed in this world, 
who refuse God’s commandments and achieve 
success

441
00:52:49,800 --> 00:52:54,600
in ways that do not please God.

442
00:52:54,700 --> 00:52:59,500
Do not envy, do not be confused, but every 
day live in the fear of God.

443
00:52:59,600 --> 00:53:04,400
This is not ordinary fear.

444
00:53:04,500 --> 00:53:09,300
This is fear breeding from love when you 
are afraid to lose God, to hurt God,

445
00:53:09,400 --> 00:53:14,200
and to make Him angry with you. This fear 
breeds from love.

446
00:53:14,300 --> 00:53:19,100
Abide in this love daily, abide in the fear 
of God.

447
00:53:19,200 --> 00:53:24,000
Then it is written, “18 For surely there 
is an end;

448
00:53:24,100 --> 00:53:28,900
and thine expectation shall not be cut off.”

449
00:53:29,000 --> 00:53:33,800
There is an end, and whoever lives in the 
reality

450
00:53:33,900 --> 00:53:38,700
of this world will be full of fear on the 
last day because on Judgement Day

451
00:53:38,800 --> 00:53:43,600
the spirit of fear will take over the hearts 
of many.

452
00:53:43,700 --> 00:53:48,500
Fear has no power over the lives of those

453
00:53:48,600 --> 00:53:53,400
who have built their house of faith upon 
Jesus,

454
00:53:53,500 --> 00:53:58,300
His promises, and His love.

455
00:53:58,400 --> 00:54:03,200
Resist all of your fears,

456
00:54:03,300 --> 00:54:08,100
and declare in courage and faith as it is 
written in

457
00:54:08,200 --> 00:54:13,000
Hebrews 13:6, “6 So that we may boldly say,

458
00:54:13,100 --> 00:54:17,900
The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear 
what man shall do unto me.”

459
00:54:18,000 --> 00:54:22,800
Whenever the spirit of fear is about to take 
you over,

460
00:54:22,900 --> 00:54:27,700
any bad news, any tragic news

461
00:54:27,800 --> 00:54:32,600
that will be delivered to you,

462
00:54:32,700 --> 00:54:37,500
resist fear with faith

463
00:54:37,600 --> 00:54:42,400
and say, "God is my helper, therefore, I 
will not fear.

464
00:54:42,500 --> 00:54:47,300
What shall a man do to me?'

465
00:54:47,400 --> 00:54:52,200
Psalm 27: 1 says,

466
00:54:52,300 --> 00:54:57,100
“27 The Lord is my light and my salvation; 
whom shall I fear?

467
00:54:57,200 --> 00:55:02,000
The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom 
shall I be afraid?”

468
00:55:02,100 --> 00:55:06,900
When you live in God’s reality, there is 
nothing to be afraid of

469
00:55:07,000 --> 00:55:11,800
because God is your helper and protector.

470
00:55:11,900 --> 00:55:16,700
Blessed be the name of the Lord both now 
and forevermore.

471
00:55:16,800 --> 00:55:21,600
Blessed be the name of the Lord both now 
and forevermore.

472
00:55:21,700 --> 00:55:26,500


473
00:55:26,600 --> 00:55:31,400
Blessing, praise, and glory be given to you, 
o Lord.

474
00:55:31,500 --> 00:55:36,300
Our Father that lives in the glory of heavens,

475
00:55:36,400 --> 00:55:41,200
that the universe in its endlessnesses is 
yet small for you,

476
00:55:41,300 --> 00:55:46,100
that the world is a pedestal to Your feet, 
and yet

477
00:55:46,200 --> 00:55:51,000
you humbly live within our earthly

478
00:55:51,100 --> 00:55:55,900
you humbly live within our earthly hearts.

479
00:55:56,000 --> 00:56:00,800
And if only it was possble to fully grasp 
that

480
00:56:00,900 --> 00:56:05,700
with our limited mind,

481
00:56:05,800 --> 00:56:10,600
we would perhaps be no more.

482
00:56:10,700 --> 00:56:15,500
You give us the strength to bear that understanding, 
Lord,

483
00:56:15,600 --> 00:56:20,400
so that we can live a life of other value,

484
00:56:20,500 --> 00:56:25,300
so that we are not taken over by the fear 
that wanders in this life,

485
00:56:25,400 --> 00:56:30,200
so that we do not give in to what we see, 
what we hear, and

486
00:56:30,300 --> 00:56:35,100
we grasp.

487
00:56:35,200 --> 00:56:40,000
Let us continually remember that a house 
of faith built on You,

488
00:56:40,100 --> 00:56:44,900
built on Your promises,

489
00:56:45,000 --> 00:56:49,800
has no trace of fear.

490
00:56:49,900 --> 00:56:54,700
What can make us afraid?

491
00:56:54,800 --> 00:56:59,600
We have this fear Lord - not to hurt You,

492
00:56:59,700 --> 00:57:04,500
not to abstain from the love You gave us

493
00:57:04,600 --> 00:57:09,400
and not to disobey You.

494
00:57:09,500 --> 00:57:14,300
We are thankful that You protect Your house,

495
00:57:14,400 --> 00:57:19,200
where our soul has peace,

496
00:57:19,300 --> 00:57:24,100
and experiences the gentle odor of the heavenly 
Love.

497
00:57:24,200 --> 00:57:29,000
I am grateful for my spiritual brothers and 
sisters.

498
00:57:29,100 --> 00:57:33,900
We are grateful that we are together here 
again in Your house.

499
00:57:34,000 --> 00:57:38,800
We are grateful for Your sweetness, for the 
cries of our children,

500
00:57:38,900 --> 00:57:43,700
for the cry and for the laughter,

501
00:57:43,800 --> 00:57:48,600
we are under Your protection, Lord.

502
00:57:48,700 --> 00:57:53,500
There is nothing on this world

503
00:57:53,600 --> 00:57:58,400
that can suffocate this faith.

504
00:57:58,500 --> 00:58:03,300
You said to Your disciples

505
00:58:03,400 --> 00:58:08,200
if they too wanted to leave.

506
00:58:08,300 --> 00:58:13,100
They replied and said, "God, where shall 
we go from You, o Lord. Only you have the 
Word of Life."

507
00:58:13,200 --> 00:58:18,000
There is no one else worthy

508
00:58:18,100 --> 00:58:22,900
to be traded for You. Glory be to You

509
00:58:23,000 --> 00:58:27,800
for Your goodness.

510
00:58:27,900 --> 00:58:32,700
Let our feet stand strongly in Your house,

511
00:58:32,800 --> 00:58:37,600
that we give glory and worship to Your Name 
in all the days of our lives.

512
00:58:37,700 --> 00:58:42,500
Becuase if we are rooted in Your house, we 
will be fruiteful even in our elderness.

513
00:58:42,600 --> 00:58:47,400
We will live peacefully and fearlessly.

514
00:58:47,500 --> 00:58:52,300
And we shall dwell in Your glory forever.

515
00:58:52,400 --> 00:58:57,200
Whoever does not have this hope and live 
in the first reality, Lord,

516
00:58:57,300 --> 00:59:02,100
where they are taken over by fear, please, 
visit them, Lord, knock on the doors of their 
hearts,

517
00:59:02,200 --> 00:59:07,000
and bring them to Your world, to Your reality.

518
00:59:07,100 --> 00:59:11,900
We are praying for the sick, weak, and weary, 
Lord.

519
00:59:12,000 --> 00:59:16,800
We received a prayer request for a sister 
in Vanadzor who has cancer.

520
00:59:16,900 --> 00:59:21,700
We pray that You visit her and take care 
of her. Doctors say there is no hope for 
her,

521
00:59:21,800 --> 00:59:26,600
but You are our hope.

522
00:59:26,700 --> 00:59:31,500
As Your will it is, visit her and show her 
Your mercy.

523
00:59:31,600 --> 00:59:36,400
We pray for Your people, for those who have 
drawn far from You,

524
00:59:36,500 --> 00:59:41,300
for those who have been deceived by Evil,

525
00:59:41,400 --> 00:59:46,200
show Your mercy to them and direct their 
steps toward Your house.

526
00:59:46,300 --> 00:59:51,100
Keep us in Your peace and lead us.

527
00:59:51,200 --> 00:59:56,000
I pray for all those spirits who plan to 
get baptized. Prepare their souls according 
to Your will.

528
00:59:56,100 --> 01:00:00,900
Bless their lives built upon love, faith, 
and hope.

529
01:00:01,000 --> 01:00:05,800
I pray all this in Jesus Name,

530
01:00:05,900 --> 01:00:10,700
and now the grace of Jesus Christ, the love 
of God Father, and the communion of Holy 
Spirit be with you all.

531
01:00:10,800 --> 01:00:15,600
Amen