Bible study plan

Overcoming Fear

Ten passages where God meets people at the exact point they are most afraid.

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Fear finds all of us — in the storm, in the dark, in the night before tomorrow. These ten passages show God meeting people at the exact point they are most afraid, answering their fear not with a formula but with his presence. A gentle, fear-specific place to start for anyone seeking God or just beginning to follow Jesus.

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    Stand firm and see

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    Exodus 14:10-31

  2. 2

    The battle is the Lord's

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    1 Samuel 17:32-50

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    Even through the valley

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    Psalm 23:1-6

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    My refuge and my fortress

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    Psalm 91:1-16

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    Do not be anxious

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    Matthew 6:25-34

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    “Why are you afraid?”

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    Mark 4:35-41

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    “Take heart, it is I”

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    Mark 6:45-52

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    “Peace be with you”

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    John 20:19-29

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    More than conquerors

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    Romans 8:31-39

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    The peace that guards you

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    Philippians 4:4-9

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