The Paralysis of Fear

Enjoying the Journey

Scott Pauley

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

5 • 725 Ratings

🗓️ 26 December 2025

⏱️ 10 minutes

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(Luke 1:13-30) Fear paralyzes the soul. It keeps us from living by faith and responding in obedience. Throughout the Christmas story, in the lives of different people, God addresses fear and what to do about it. (09311251226) Join our study through Scripture this year. Find resources for every book of the Bible at enjoyingthejourney.org/journey-through-scripture/Whether you're a new believer or have walked with the Lord for years, you'll find thousands of free devotionals, Bible studies, audio series, and Scripture tools designed to strengthen your faith, deepen your understanding of the Bible, and help you stay rooted in the Word of God. Explore now at EnjoyingTheJourney.org.Extend the Work Enjoying the Journey provides every resource for free worldwide. If you would like to help extend this Bible teaching, you may give at enjoyingthejourney.org/donations/

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0:00.0	The greatest Christmas blessings are not the gifts wrapped and placed under a Christmas
0:12.6	tree. They are the ones that are wrapped up in Christ. He is the gift, and he was given by God
0:19.8	to you.
0:24.0	The gift doesn't end with salvation through Jesus.
0:27.8	That is simply the beginning of the blessings given to you by the Lord.
0:31.1	Join Scott today for this study, Christmas blessings,
0:35.8	and let your heart be encouraged with scriptural promises of Christ's coming.
0:42.3	Fear is such a paralyzing thing.
0:44.3	It robs you.
0:45.3	Instead of giving to you what you need, it literally drains the life out of you.
0:50.3	It takes from you the things that you so desperately need. We are
0:55.8	studying what the Bible says in this Christmas story about fear because it's the
1:00.8	one emotion God says I don't want this. I want love, joy, peace. Those are all
1:05.6	evidences of the work of the Holy Spirit but fear now that's rooted in the flesh.
1:09.1	And so repeatedly God says to his people,
1:12.9	fear not. We studied the first occasion of that in Matthew chapter number one with Joseph.
1:18.6	Fear not when difficulties and dilemmas arise. And now we turn our attention to Luke
1:24.3	because this story surrounding the coming of Christ continues in the
1:29.3	gospel according to Luke and guess what principle comes up again not once but twice in Luke
1:35.4	chapter 1 the same two words fear not you find it in verse number 13 to Zacharias
1:42.2	Zacharias you remember was the father of John the Baptist and Elizabeth's husband.
1:48.3	And the Bible says in verse 13, but the angel said unto him, fear not Zacharias, for thy prayers
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