1. THE LORD IS MY LIGHT
PSALM 27

2. HOW DO YOU HANDLE FEAR? FEAR OF REJECTION FEAR OF DEATH/ SICKNESS
FEAR OF ABUSE
FEAR OF HATE
FEAR OF CRIME/WAR
HOW DO YOU HANDLE FEAR?

3. KING DAVID WRESTLED WITH FEAR.
AND HE WAS A MAN AFTER GOD’S OWN HEART
“I have found David son of Jesse a man after my own heart; he will do everything I want him to do.”(Acts 13:22)
“The LORD has sought out a man after his own heart…” (1 Samuel 13:14)

4. In Psalm 27 David exhibits 3 Qualities that all of us need when facing fears/problems…
1. Courage from God (27:1-3)
2. Communion with God (27:4-12)
3. Confidence in God (27:13-14)

5. 1. COURAGE FROM GOD (1-3) David’s courage came from God.
“The LORD is my light and my salvation--- whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life--of whom shall I be afraid?
1. COURAGE FROM GOD (1-3)

6. “Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit,’ says the LORD Almighty
“Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit,’ says the LORD Almighty.” Zechariah 4:6
“What are you, O mighty mountain?...you will become level ground.” Zech. 4:7
1. COURAGE

7. “I am the light of the world
“I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” John 8:12
1. COURAGE

8. “For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse.” Romans 1:20
1. COURAGE

9. 1. COURAGE The LORD is: My Light My salvation
The stronghold of my life
1. COURAGE

10. 1. COURAGE “If God is for us who can be against us?”
“Who can separate us from the love of Christ?”
“No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.” Romans 8:31,35,37
1. COURAGE

11. “The LORD will make you the head, not the tail
“The LORD will make you the head, not the tail. If you pay attention to the commands of the LORD your God that I give you this day and carefully follow them, you will always be at the top, never at the bottom.” Deuteronomy 28:13
1. COURAGE

12. “One thing I ask of the LORD this is what I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the LORD and to seek him in his temple.” Psalm 27:4
2. COMMUNION WITH GOD (4-12)

13. 2. COMMUNION “For in the day of trouble He will keep me safe
He will hide me in the shelter of his tabernacle
He will set me high upon a rock.” (27:5)
2. COMMUNION

14. “My heart says of you, “Seek his face. ” Your face, LORD, I will seek
2. COMMUNION

15. “I am still confident of this: I will see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.
Wait for the LORD; be strong and take heart and wait for the LORD.”
3. CONFIDENCE IN GOD (13-14)

16. DAVID WAS A MAN AFTER GOD’S OWN HEART
1. Courage from God (27:1-3)
2. Communion with God (27:4-12)
3. Confidence in God (27:13-14)