First Baptist Church of Hoquiam
Sunday Worship, February 1, 2025

  • What can cause you fear?

    River story - Fear to peace
    Things that are genuine threats
    Things that are out of your control
    Things you are uncertain about
    Today we are going to see God’s people face fear and overcome it with worship.
    Ezra 3:1–7 ESV
    1 When the seventh month came, and the children of Israel were in the towns, the people gathered as one man to Jerusalem. 2 Then arose Jeshua the son of Jozadak, with his fellow priests, and Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel with his kinsmen, and they built the altar of the God of Israel, to offer burnt offerings on it, as it is written in the Law of Moses the man of God. 3 They set the altar in its place, for fear was on them because of the peoples of the lands, and they offered burnt offerings on it to the Lord, burnt offerings morning and evening. 4 And they kept the Feast of Booths, as it is written, and offered the daily burnt offerings by number according to the rule, as each day required, 5 and after that the regular burnt offerings, the offerings at the new moon and at all the appointed feasts of the Lord, and the offerings of everyone who made a freewill offering to the Lord. 6 From the first day of the seventh month they began to offer burnt offerings to the Lord. But the foundation of the temple of the Lord was not yet laid. 7 So they gave money to the masons and the carpenters, and food, drink, and oil to the Sidonians and the Tyrians to bring cedar trees from Lebanon to the sea, to Joppa, according to the grant that they had from Cyrus king of Persia.

    Unified by the plans of God

    Ezra 3:1 ESV
    1 When the seventh month came, and the children of Israel were in the towns, the people gathered as one man to Jerusalem.

    Instructed by the Word of God

    Ezra 3:2 ESV
    2 Then arose Jeshua the son of Jozadak, with his fellow priests, and Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel with his kinsmen, and they built the altar of the God of Israel, to offer burnt offerings on it, as it is written in the Law of Moses the man of God.

    Who is Jeshua?

    Descendant of Aaron
    The religious leader

    Who is Zerubbabel?

    Descendant of David
    The civil or political leader
    Haggai 1:1 ESV
    1 In the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, on the first day of the month, the word of the Lord came by the hand of Haggai the prophet to Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest:
    Haggai 1:12 ESV
    12 Then Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, with all the remnant of the people, obeyed the voice of the Lord their God, and the words of Haggai the prophet, as the Lord their God had sent him. And the people feared the Lord.

    They worshiped the Lord in the face of fear.

    Ezra 3:3–6 ESV
    3 They set the altar in its place, for fear was on them because of the peoples of the lands, and they offered burnt offerings on it to the Lord, burnt offerings morning and evening. 4 And they kept the Feast of Booths, as it is written, and offered the daily burnt offerings by number according to the rule, as each day required, 5 and after that the regular burnt offerings, the offerings at the new moon and at all the appointed feasts of the Lord, and the offerings of everyone who made a freewill offering to the Lord. 6 From the first day of the seventh month they began to offer burnt offerings to the Lord. But the foundation of the temple of the Lord was not yet laid.

    What the Spirit had stirred they began to do

    Ezra 3:7 ESV
    7 So they gave money to the masons and the carpenters, and food, drink, and oil to the Sidonians and the Tyrians to bring cedar trees from Lebanon to the sea, to Joppa, according to the grant that they had from Cyrus king of Persia.

    God is still working the same way in His church.

    We are to be unified

    Philippians 2:1–2 ESV
    1 So if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort from love, any participation in the Spirit, any affection and sympathy, 2 complete my joy by being of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind.

    Be instructed by the word of God

    James 1:22 ESV
    22 But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.

    Faith in action overcomes fear!

    Colossians 3:16 ESV
    16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God.
    2 Timothy 1:6–7 ESV
    6 For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands, 7 for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.
    1 John 4:18 ESV
    18 There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love.
    John 14:27 ESV
    27 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.
    Mark 4:39–40 ESV
    39 And he awoke and rebuked the wind and said to the sea, “Peace! Be still!” And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm. 40 He said to them, “Why are you so afraid? Have you still no faith?”
    Philippians 4:6–7 ESV
    6 do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. 7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

    We are to act on the Truth

    Matthew 7:24–27 ESV
    24 “Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. 25 And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock. 26 And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand. 27 And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell, and great was the fall of it.”

    When God stirs in our hearts, and fear threatens to overwhelm, turn in faith to worship God in obedience and He will strengthen you.

      • Ezra 3:1–7ESV

      • Ezra 3:1ESV

      • Ezra 3:2ESV

      • Haggai 1:1ESV

      • Haggai 1:12ESV

      • Ezra 3:3–6ESV

      • Ezra 3:7ESV

      • Philippians 2:1–2ESV

      • James 1:22ESV

      • Colossians 3:16ESV

      • 2 Timothy 1:6–7ESV

      • 1 John 4:18ESV

      • John 14:27ESV

      • Mark 4:39–40ESV

      • Philippians 4:6–7ESV

      • Matthew 7:24–27ESV

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