REALLIFE STUDY GROUP

“Godly Fear vs. Worldly Fear”

ICEBREAKER: When you were a child, what was your greatest fear?

TEXT: Matthew 10:26-31; 2 Timothy 1:7; 1 John 4:8; Isaiah 41:10; Psalm 56:11; Psalm 111:10; Proverbs 1:7; Deuteronomy 10:12

STUDY GROUP QUESTIONS:

1. How would you define worldly fear, or a “spirit of fear”?

2. What does “worldly fear” cause?

3. How would you define “Godly fear”?

4. What does “Godly fear” cause?

5. Why is a reverent fear of God necessary to battle a “spirit of fear”?

6. Of the top ten fears of Americans, which do you wrestle with the most? If none of these, is there something that you fear?

a. Flying

b. Public Speaking

c. Height

d. The Dark

e. Failure

f. Death

g. Intimacy

h. Rejection

i. Spiders

j. Commitment

7. Faith is God’s antidote for fear, what can you do to build your faith?

8. What can you do to help others build their faith and overcome fear?

9. Why aren’t the gifts of the Holy Spirit needed in heaven?

10. How can the gifts of the Holy Spirit working through you, help someone else overcome fear?

11. If you’ve overcome a fear in your life, share your testimony.