New Albany Presbyterian Church
Peace in a Panicked World: We Christians have sure promises to give us peace in a panicked world. But we have to fear rightly in order to have this peace.
Luke 12:4-7 ESV
Romans 8:35-39 ESV
1. Fear, afraid, anxious - 607 verses
2. Unhealthy fears
A. People
B. Circumstances
C. Loss and Death
3. One healthy fear - God
Servile
Filial
4. God's sure promises
I shall ask God mercifully to protect us. Then I shall fumigate, help purify the air, administer medicine and take it. I shall avoid places and persons where my presence is not needed in order not to become contaminated and thus perchance inflict and pollute others and so cause their death as a result of my negligence. If God should wish to take me, he will surely find me and I have done what he has expected of me and so I am not responsible for either my own death or the death of others. If my neighbor needs me, however, I shall not avoid place or person but will go freely as stated above. See this is such a God-fearing faith because it is neither brash nor foolhardy and does not tempt God. — Martin Luther, 1527