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Pastor Bill Marks, Christian Fellowship, Potchefstroom, Tel: (018) 293 1608 or 082 260 5965
               he Year 2006 is quickly drawing to an     ONE OF THE BIGGEST CAVES OF FEAR
               end and we need to be set free from              IS THE LACK OF FINANCES
          Tthe fears which continue to keep us in       TRUST GOD FOR TOMORROW AND STEP
          bondage.                                      OUT OF THIS CAVE!
          During  the  period  before  David  became    Proverbs 3:5 - “Trust in the Lord with all
          King of Israel, he (in fear) had to flee from   your  heart  and  lean  not  on  your  own
          Saul to the Desert of En Gedi.                understanding.”
          1 Samuel 24:1 - “After Saul returned from     Philippians 4:6 - “Do not be anxious about
          pursuing  the  Philistines,  he  was  told,   anything, but in everything, by prayer and
          ‘David is in the Desert of En Gedi’.”         petition,  with  thanksgiving,  present  your
          En  Gendi  is  a  barren  region  with  fresh   requests to God.”
          water flowing through it. The entire area is   When by prayer you make your requests
          filled  with  caves  and  served  as  a  hiding   known to God, give your fears to a Higher
          place for David and his men.                  Authority  and  put  them  in  the  Hands  of
          Fear is one of the first emotions recorded in   Someone  Who  is  Superior  in  Rank  -
          the  Bible.  Satan  always  plans  to  dis-   JESUS!
          connect us from God by using fear. Fear
          drives us into caves - hiding from God.               STAY CONNECTED TO GOD
          Genesis 3:9-10 - “But the Lord God called     Psalm 91:1 - “He who dwells in the shelter
          to the man, ‘Where are you?’  He answered,    of the Most High will rest in the shadow of
          ‘I heard you in the garden, and I was afraid   the Almighty.”  For the Presence of God will
          because I was naked; so I hid’.”              affect your total being.
                                                        Verse  5  -  “You  will  not  fear  the  terror  of
            A CAVE CALLED ‘THE FEAR OF MAN’             night, nor the arrow that flies by day.”
         If you are being manipulated or controlled     IT IS OUR KNOWLEDGE OF, AND BELIEF
         in  any  way  -  whether  through  abuse  or   IN  GOD  WHICH  SETS  US  FREE  FROM
         intimidation - take the courage to say “NO”.   FEAR.  COME  OUT  OF  YOUR  CAVES  OF
         Proverbs 29:25 - “Fear of man will prove to    FEAR!  ALSO  HELP  OTHERS  TO  FIND
         be a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord is   RELEASE IN THEIR LIVES!
         kept safe.”  (Read Isaiah 51:12-13).                    Sponsored: TG TRADERS
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