“Fear of not Mattering”

October 25, 2009

Introduction:
 Psalm 8:4-6
4 But why are people even important to
you? Why do you take care of human
beings? 5 You made them a little lower
than the angels and crowned them with
glory and honor. 6 You put them in
charge of everything you made. You put
all things under their control: NCV
 Illustration:
Adam and Eve
 Matthew 10:29-31
29 Are not two sparrows sold for a penny?
Yet not one of them will fall to the
ground outside your Father’s care. 30
And even the very hairs of your head are
all numbered. 31 So don’t be afraid; you
are worth more than many sparrows.
TNIV
Psalm 139:13-18
 Psalm 139:13-14
13 For you created my inmost being; you
knit me together in my mother’s womb.
14 I praise you because I am fearfully
and wonderfully made; your works are
wonderful, I know that full well. TNIV
 Psalm 139:15-16
15 My frame was not hidden from you when
I was made in the secret place. When I
was woven together in the depths of the
earth, 16 your eyes saw my unformed
body. All the days ordained for me were
written in your book before one of them
came to be. TNIV
 Psalm 139:17-18
17 How precious to me are your
thoughts, God! How vast is the sum of
them! 18 Were I to count them, they
would outnumber the grains of sand—
when I awake, I am still with you. TNIV
Application:
 Jeremiah 29:11
11 For I know the plans I have for
you,” declares the Lord, “plans to
prosper you and not to harm you,
plans to give you hope and a
future. TNIV
Ephesians 2:6-10
 Ephesians 2:6-7
6 And God raised us up with Christ and
seated us with him in the heavenly realms
in Christ Jesus, 7 in order that in the
coming ages he might show the
incomparable riches of his grace,
expressed in his kindness to us in Christ
Jesus. TNIV
 Ephesians 2:8-9
8 For it is by grace you have been saved,
through faith—and this is not from
yourselves, it is the gift of God— 9 not
by works, so that no one can boast.
TNIV
 Ephesians 2:10
10 For we are God’s handiwork, created
in Christ Jesus to do good works,
which God prepared in advance for us
to do. TNIV
Illustration:
Timothy
Conclusion:
 John 3:16-17
16 For God so loved the world that he gave
his one and only Son, that whoever
believes in him shall not perish but have
eternal life. 17 For God did not send his
Son into the world to condemn the world,
but to save the world through him. TNIV
Prayer Ministry:
 Lifesong
Mark Hall

Empty hands held high

Such small sacrifice
If not joined with my life
I sing in vain tonight
 May the words I say
And the things I do
Make my lifesong sing
Bring a smile to You
 Let my lifesong sing to You
Let my lifesong sing to You
I wanna sign Your name
To the end of this day
Knowin' that my heart was true
Let my lifesong sing to You
 Lord I give my life
A living sacrifice
To reach a world in need
To be Your hands and feet
 May the words I say
And the things I do
Make my lifesong sing
Bring a smile to You
 Let my lifesong sing to You
Let my lifesong sing to You
I wanna sign Your name
To the end of this day
Knowin' that my heart was true
Let my lifesong sing to You
 Hallelujah - hallelujah
Let my lifesong sing to You
Hallelujah - hallelujah
Let my lifesong sing to You
Hallelujah - hallelujah
Let my lifesong sing to You
 Let my lifesong sing to You
Let my lifesong sing to You
I wanna sign Your name
To the end of this day
Knowin' that my heart was true
Let my lifesong sing to You
(Repeat)

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