Why We Keep Silent

Why We Keep Silent Fear of Rejection

Fear of Rejection Noah II Peter 2:5 – “a preacher of righteousness” Moses Had to deal with rejection from his own people; with pharaoh

Fear of Rejection Samuel I Samuel 8:7 – “they have not rejected you, but they have rejected Me, that I should no reign over them”

Fear of Rejection Isaiah Isaiah 6:8-10 – “keep on hearing, but do not understand” Isaiah 30:9-10 – “Do not prophesy to us right things”

Fear of Rejection Jeremiah Jeremiah 1:4-8, 16-19 – “Do not be afraid of their faces” Jeremiah 20:7-11 – “His word was in my heart like a burning fire”

Fear of Rejection Ezekiel Ezekiel 3:4-11 – “speak to them and tell them, Thus says the Lord God”

Fear of Rejection Jesus Isaiah 53:3-5 – “He is despised and rejected my men” Mark 6:1-6 – rejected in his own country Luke 11:53-12:5 – “Fear Him who, after He has killed, has power to cast into hell”

Fear of Rejection Apostles Acts 4:18-20 – “We cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard”

Fear of Rejection Early Christians Acts 8:3-4 – “went everywhere preaching the word”

Fear of Rejection Paul Acts 18:9-11 – “Do not be afraid, but speak, and do not keep silent” Ephesians 6:18-20 – “I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak”