L I F E N OT E S | T H U RS DAY, M A R C H 17, 2 011 | DAV I D H . M C K I N L E Y, S P E A K E R
Convictions II. Courage Builds When My _________________________
Courage
Comforts Outgrow My ___________________________
Exodus 14:16, 21
And the LORD said to Moses, “See, I have made you like God to Pharaoh, and your brother Aaron shall be your prophet. 2You shall speak all that I command you, and your brother Aaron shall tell Pharaoh to let the people of Israel go out of his land. 3But I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, and though I multiply my signs and wonders in the land of Egypt, 4Pharaoh will not listen to you. Then I will lay my hand on Egypt and bring my hosts, my people the children of Israel, out of the land of Egypt by great acts of judgment… 7Now Moses was eighty years old, and Aaron eightythree years old, when they spoke to Pharaoh. —Exodus 7:1-4, 7 ESV 1
Exodus 14:1-4, 5 Exodus 14:10-12
“Courage is fear that has said its prayers.” —Karle Wilson Baker
Failure III. Courage Believes the Risk of _____________________
I. Courage Begins With the _________________________ Confrontation
“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.” —Dr. Martin Luther King
Fear of My _________________ With ____________________ Faith
Consequence is of Lesser _____________________________________
Missed Opportunity Than the Risk of _________________________________ “Courage is almost a contradiction in terms. It means a strong desire to live taking the form of a readiness to die.” —G.K. Chesterton
“Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather judgment that something else is more important than fear.” —Ambrose Redmoon
Four Major Fear Factors:
Want Fear of ________________________
Suffering Fear of ________________________
Failure Fear of ________________________
Death Fear of ________________________
IV. Courage Benefits Many Who Never Know the
Personal Costs ________________________________ or ____________ Risks of Leadership
“A great deal of talent is lost to the world for want of a little courage.” —Sydney Smith
Exodus 14:30-31
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