How I Learned Faith / How To Conquer Fear

Perhaps the greatest hindrance to an active expression of our faith is fear. When our faith is small, it is easier for fear to render our faith useless. As we grow in our realisation of God's constant presence and provision, we are liberated from such bondage and freely pursue God's initiatives. Let's explore how we can conquer fear in Jesus' name.

The key is faith: to trust the Lord and to act according to what you believe.

1. While attending Bible College, Reinhard was told, “If you learn to trust God in this school, you can trust Him anywhere in the world”. Where are the places that you have learnt to trust God? Under what conditions did they occur?

2. Reinhard states: “Faith resting on ‘seeing’ needs to continue to ‘see’ to keep going. The ‘seeing’ kind of faith soon withers. We are to live by faith, not by sight”. Discuss the difference between seeing faith (passive) and action faith (obedience).

3. In Mark 5:36, Jesus says, “Fear not, only believe”. How is this evidenced within your church or Christian community? Do you identify an ongoing tension between fear and faith in your life?

GOSPEL IN THE WORLDApproximately two-thirds of Kenya's population of 39 million people are Christian. Over the past 30 years, Christianity has exploded across Africa with an increase from 100 million followers to over 400 million.

“For the Kingdom of God is not a matter of talk but of power”.
1 Corinthians 4:20

4. Much of the teaching in this session centres on the analogy of the fuse. We are reminded that “we are not generator, but conductors” of God’s power, and “the higher our resistance and disobedience to the Word, the lower the operational power of God”. How do you react to these statements? What blows the “fuse of faith” in your life?

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GOSPEL IN YOUR WORLD
Consider this statement: “Faith transfers the power of God to where it is needed”. Looking ahead to the coming week, where will you need such power? Be ready to tell people how you have witnessed Him at work.

“Anybody can believe God when God is already moving. Real faith acts when God does not seem
to be moving”

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