Jan. 11, 2026

Background:

• We must stay focus
• We need to focus on the right kind of things
• We need to think about operating in God's will

Key Sermon Points:

1. Do not allow fear to shift the focus from God

• Fear can paralyze our faith
• Fear can steal our joy
• Fear can lead to negative activity
• We shouldn't allow fear to shift our focus from God
• Whatever God has promised to us, we got to hold on to it
• We have to shift our attention to God's promises
• We have to read, pray, worship, and have courage

2. Identify fearful people and avoid their lack of faith

• God identifies fearful people with Gideon and told the fearful ones to go home (Judges 7:2-4)

3. How do you perceive yourself?

• If we look through our own eyes we'll see something different from what God sees
• Sometimes our vision is impaired because God sees from a spiritual lens
• The way that we perceive ourselves is how others will perceive us
• What is your giant today that is holding you in fear?
• Too many times we see the Giants and think we have to settle rather than going to God to handle the situation.
• We need to give it to God because there is nothing that God cannot handle
• We have to admit that we have a problem
• We must be intentional this year
• If we want to change something, we must change what were doing