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Courage from Ananias We are often
inspired by stories of courage. We most often think of great battles won or
situations where extreme danger and fear are overcome.While courage is needed
at those times (Deut. 31:6; Joshua 1:6-7), it is very much a trait that every
follower of God should grow in, so we can advance the work of our Lord.
Ananias is a real, practical example of a man who shows us that courage. 1) It takes courage to live as a
Christian a. Sometimes we confuse courage with
_______________________ (Luke 12:4)
b. The apostle Paul make it
clear that we are __________________________ (1 Tim.1:18, 6:12; Eph.6:10-13) c.
Jesus talked about needing ______________________ (Luke 9:51,
57-62) 2) We can develop the same
courage that Ananias had (Acts 9:10-22)
a. He was
________________________ because of his courage (Acts 9:10) (Consider – 1
Sam. 3:10; Isaiah 6:8; Rom. 1:15; 1 Peter 3:15) b.
His courage took him to _______________________ places. (Acts 9:11-12)
(Remember – 2 Tim.1:7) c. He used his courage along with ____________________
(Acts 9:13-14) (Read – 1 Kings 19 & John 8:59) d.
Courage helped him be _________________ to God’s purpose (Acts
9:15-17) (Think About – Isaiah 55:8-9)
e. _____________ ________________ happened because of his
courage (Acts 9:18-22) (Our part – Matt.13:3-9) |
