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I want to talk to you about that about fear. That fear is not your friend.

And how many of you know that fear is an equal opportunity to destroy her?

So, is there anybody in here who's never been afraid?

One person in your life and you have a problem with theception?

And lying.

So, turn to 1 John chapter 4 and we just want to start there.

First John chapter 4 says, beloved, don't believe every spirit.

But test the spirits to see if they're from God.

For many false prophets have went out into the world.

I just want to begin by saying that fear is often a spirit. Timothy Paul wrote to Timothy and said,

God has not given us a spirit of fear, but love, power, and a sound mind. Love, power, and a

sound mind. And here, first John says, beloved, don't believe every spirit, but test the spirits

to see if they're from God. For many false prophets have went out in the world. Let's go down to verse 18.

In verse 18 he says, there is no fear in love, but perfect love, what?

Cast out fear because fear involves punishment and the one who fears is not perfected in love.

So, how many of you understand that God is love?

Okay, let's see, let's try this again. How many understand that God is love?

There we go, that's what I thought I was still in the wrong country or something,

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