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Topic: An Argument for Courage Alton Trimble
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Topic: An Argument for Courage – Pastor Alton Trimble Bible Study & Life Groups: Wednesday, June 17, 2020
1. GOD IS WITH US.
DEUTERONOMY 31:6 (NKJV)
Be strong and of good courage, do not fear nor be afraid of them; for the LORD your God, He is the
One who goes with you. He will not leave you nor forsake you.
“I am with you.”
GENESIS 26:24 (NKJV)
And the LORD appeared to him the same night and said, “I am the God of your father
Abraham; do not fear, for I am with you. I will bless you and multiply your descendants for
My servant Abraham’s sake.”
GENESIS 28:15 (NKJV)
Behold, I am with you and will keep you wherever you go, and will bring you back to this land;
for I will not leave you until I have done what I have spoken to you.
I SAMUEL 14:7 (NKJV)
So his armorbearer said to him, “Do all that is in your heart. Go then; here I am with you,
according to your heart.”
ISAIAH 41:10 (NKJV)
Fear not, for I am with you; Be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, yes, I
will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.
ISAIAH 43:5 (NKJV)
Fear not, for I am with you; I will bring your descendants from the east, and gather you from
the west;
JEREMIAH 1:8 (NKJV)
“Do not be afraid of their faces, For I am with you to deliver you,” says the LORD.
JEREMIAH 1:19 (NKJV)
They will fight against you, but they shall not prevail against you. For I am with you,” says
the LORD, “to deliver you.”
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JEREMIAH 15:20 (NKJV)
“And I will make you to this people a fortified bronze wall; And they will fight against you,
but they shall not prevail against you; For I am with you to save you and deliver you,” says
the LORD.
JEREMIAH 30:11 (NKJV)
For I am with you,’ says the LORD, ‘to save you; Though I make a full end of all nations where
I have scattered you, yet I will not make a complete end of you.
But I will correct you in justice, and will not let you go altogether unpunished.’
JEREMIAH 42:11 (NKJV)
‘Do not be afraid of the king of Babylon, of whom you are afraid; do not be afraid of him,’
says the LORD, ‘for I am with you, to save you and deliver you from his hand.’
JEREMIAH 46:28 (NKJV)
“Do not fear, O Jacob My servant,” says the LORD, “For I am with you; For I will make a
complete end of all the nations to which I have driven you, but I will not make a complete
end of you. I will rightly correct you, for I will not leave you wholly unpunished.”
HAGGAI 1:13 (NKJV)
Then Haggai, the LORD’s messenger, spoke the LORD’s message to the people,
saying, “I am with you, says the LORD.”
HAGGAI 2:4 (NKJV)
Yet now be strong, Zerubbabel,’ says the LORD; ‘and be strong, Joshua, son of Jehozadak, the
high priest; and be strong, all you people of the land,’ says the LORD, ‘and work; for I am with
you,’ says the LORD of hosts.
MATTHEW 28:20 (NKJV)
“...teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you
always, even to the end of the age.” Amen.
ACTS 18:10 (NKJV)
“...for I am with you, and no one will attack you to hurt you; for I have many people in this
city.”
COLOSSIANS 2:5 (NKJV)
For though I am absent in the flesh, yet I am with you in spirit, rejoicing to
see your good order and the steadfastness of your faith in Christ.
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JEREMIAH 42:11 (NKJV) ‘Do not be afraid of the king of Babylon, of whom you are afraid; do not be afraid of him,’
says the LORD, ‘for I am with you, to save you and deliver you from his hand.’
2. GOD HAS EQUIPPED US.
II TIMOTHY 1:7 (NKJV)
For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.
II CORINTHIANS 4:7-11 (MSG)
If you only look at us, you might well miss the brightness. We carry this precious Message around in
the unadorned clay pots of our ordinary lives. That’s to prevent anyone from confusing God’s
incomparable power with us. As it is, there’s not much chance of that. You know for yourselves that
we’re not much to look at. We’ve been surrounded and battered by troubles, but we’re not
demoralized; we’re not sure what to do, but we know that God knows what to do; we’ve been
spiritually terrorized, but God hasn’t left our side; we’ve been thrown down, but we haven’t broken.
What they did to Jesus, they do to us—trial and torture, mockery and murder; what Jesus did among
them, he does in us—he lives! Our lives are at constant risk for Jesus’ sake, which makes Jesus’ life
all the more evident in us. While we’re going through the worst, you’re getting in on the best!
II CORINTHIANS 4:7-11 (NKJV) But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power may be of God and
not of us. 8 We are hard-pressed on every side, yet not crushed; we are perplexed, but not in
despair; 9 persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed— 10 always carrying about
in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our
body. 11 For we who live are always delivered to death for Jesus’ sake, that the life of Jesus also may
be manifested in our mortal flesh.
HEBREWS 1:3 (NKJV)
...who being the brightness of His glory and the express image of His person, and upholding all things
by the word of His power, when He had by Himself purged our sins, sat down at the right hand of
the Majesty on high...
COLOSSIANS 1:27 (NKJV)
To them God willed to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the
Gentiles: which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.
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3. GOD HAS COMMANDED US.
JOSHUA 1:9 (NKJV)
“Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for
the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”
JAMES 1:17 (NKJV)
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with
whom there is no variation or shadow of turning.
JOHN 15:5 (NKJV)
I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without
Me you can do nothing.
4. GOD HAS OVERCOME FOR US.
JOHN 16:33 (NKJV) “These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have
tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.”
PHILIPPIANS 4:13 (NKJV) I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
MATTHEW 9:6 (NKJV)
“But that you may know that the Son of Man has power on earth to forgive sins”—then He said to
the paralytic, “Arise, take up your bed, and go to your house.”
MATTHEW 28:18 (NKJV) And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on
earth.”
LUKE 8:25 (NKJV)
But He said to them, “Where is your faith?” And they were afraid, and marveled, saying to one
another, “Who can this be? For He commands even the winds and water, and they obey Him!”
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5. GOD WILL NOT LEAVE US.
I CHRONICLES 28:20 (NKJV)
And David said to his son Solomon, “Be strong and of good courage, and do it; do not fear nor be
dismayed, for the LORD God—my God—will be with you. He will not leave you nor forsake you, until
you have finished all the work for the service of the house of the LORD.
HEBREWS 13:5-6 (NKJV)
Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have. For He Himself
has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” 6 So we may boldly say: “The LORD is my helper; I
will not fear. What can man do to me?”
6. GOD IS FAITHFUL TO US.
I CORINTHIANS 10:13 (NKJV)
No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not
allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way
of escape, that you may be able to bear it.
7. GOD IS ALWAYS A MAJORITY.
II CHRONICLES 32:7-8 (NKJV)
“Be strong and courageous; do not be afraid nor dismayed before the king of Assyria, nor before all
the multitude that is with him; for there are more with us than with him. 8 With him is an arm of
flesh; but with us is the LORD our God, to help us and to fight our battles.” And the people were
strengthened by the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.
8. GET OUT OF YOUR BOAT.
MATTHEW 14:29 (NKJV)
So He said, “Come.” And when Peter had come down out of the boat, he walked on the water to go
to Jesus.
Discussion Questions:
1. How are you feeling amidst all that is going on in our current context?
Select one of the following that reflect most accurately your sense of well-being.
o Confident o Fairly confident o Less confident
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o Vulnerable o Very vulnerable
Please discuss
2. What’s your sense of God’s presence in your life?
Please discuss
3. How can you enhance your awareness of God’s equipping resource in you?
What is it and how does it work in your life?
4. How has God shown you in times past His faithfulness?
Prayer Points June 17, 2020
To You alone who does great wonders, for Your loving kindness is everlasting; (Ps.136:4)
Pastor Trimble and Sister Trimble
Thank you that You are working all things together for their good to because they love you, for they are called according to Your purpose (Romans 8:28)
Father thank you that You will instruct them and teach them in the way they should go; You will guide them with Your eye. (Psalm 32:8)
For You, O Lord, have blessed them; with favor You have surrounded them as with a shield (Psalms 5:12)
Thank you for not allowing their feet to be moved; You who keeps them will not slumber (Psalm 121:3) Thank you that “His mouth will speak wisdom, and the meditation of his heart will be understanding. (Psalm 49:3)
Thank you that you have supplied all their needs according to Your riches in glory by Christ Jesus (Phil. 4:19)
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Thank you for helping us to not waver at Your promises through unbelief, but strengthening us in faith, giving You glory, and being fully convinced that what You have promised You are also able to perform. (Romans 4:20-21)
For all of Your promises have been fulfilled in Christ with a resounding “Yes!” And through Christ, our “Amen” (which means “Yes”) ascends to You for Your glory. (2 Cor. 1:20 – NLT)
Thank you for healing those who are sick from every disease –– It is You who forgives all our iniquities, who heals all our diseases (Psalm 103:3)
Thank you for helping us to10 Be kindly affectionate to one another with brotherly love, in honor giving preference to one another; 11 not lagging in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord;12 rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation, continuing steadfastly in prayer;13 distributing to the needs of the saints, given
to hospitality. (Romans 12: 10-13)
Thank you for meeting every need - And You God will meet all our needs according to the riches of Your glory in Christ Jesus (Philippians 4:19)
Communities
Thank you for causing sinners to repent of their sins and turn to You, so that their sins may be wiped away. (Acts 3:19 – NLT)
Thank you for “defending the poor and fatherless; do justice to the afflicted and needy” (Psalm 82:3)
You Lord do what is right and fair for all who suffer under a bad power.(Psalm 103:6 – NLV)
Thank you for bringing healing and understanding between the police and communities in which they serve
Give wisdom to leaders in bringing about necessary reforms in police departments - Your word says “ For the LORD gives wisdom; From His mouth come knowledge and understanding; (Proverbs 2:6)
Ah, Lord GOD! Behold, You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and outstretched arm. There is nothing too hard for You. (Jeremiah 32:17)
