The Vineyard Church
Pastor Mark Pope
June 17 & 18, 2017
Definition:
Courage- The ability to do something that frightens one. Strength in the face of pain or grief, bravery, fearlessness, pluck or pluckiness, valor, boldness, or grit.
1 Chronicles 22:13 NIV
Ephesians 6:11 NIV
Joshua 1:6 NIV
Daniel 3:1-18 NIV
Main Point:
Legendary courage was…
#1. Connected to a resolute “no.”
Sub Point:
Courage is not just what we boldly do, but it is also what we resolvedly resist.
Matthew 4:3-9 NIV
Question:
Where am I practicing Courageous Refusal?
Question:
Where are my opportunities to be Courageously Inactive?
Main Point:
Legendary Courage was:
#2. A cause for God’s activity.
Sub Point:
The Courageous Men thought they were entering a fire, but they were about to encounter God.
Psalms 23:4 NIV
Sub Point:
When we face our fears, surely God enters our picture.