JOY IN THE FACE OF FEAR
Choose Joy #2
Pastor Dennis Clanton
Woodland Church
Sunday, December 11, 2022
1. I WILL TRUST IN GOD.
(Luke 1:30a, NLT) “Don’t be afraid, Mary,”
2. I WILL REMEMBER I HAVE FOUND FAVOR WITH GOD.
(Luke 1:30b, NLT) “The angel told her, “for you have found favor with God!”
(Luke 4:19, NLT) “The time of the Lord’s favor has come.”
3. I WILL ASK GOD QUESTIONS REVERENTLY.
(Luke 1:34, NLT) “Mary asked the angel, “But how can this happen? I am a virgin.”
What are you afraid of this Christmas? ____________________________________
4. I WILL ACCEPT GOD’S PLAN.
(Luke 1:38, NLT) “Mary responded, “I am the Lord’s servant. May everything you have said about me come true.” And then the angel left her.” Illustration – My Savior My God
GROWTHWORK
1. CHOOSE TO LISTEN TO THE GOOD NEWS!
(Luke 2:10, NLT) “The angel reassured them. “Don’t be afraid!” he said. “I bring you good news that will bring great joy to all people.”
(Romans 1:16a, LB) “For I am not ashamed of this Good News about Christ. It is God’s powerful method of bringing all who believe it to heaven.”
2. CHOOSE TO OBEY GOD.
(Luke 2:15, Message) “Let’s get over to Bethlehem as fast as we can and see for ourselves what God has revealed to us.”
(Psalm 19:8, NLT) “The commandments of the Lord are right, bringing joy to the heart.”
3. CHOOSE TO TELL SOMEONE ABOUT THE JOY OF CHRISTMAS.
(Luke 2:17, The Message: The Bible in Contemporary Language) “Seeing was believing. They told everyone they met what the angels had said about this child.”