2. Fear, Faith and Freedom

3. Examination of Sanctification – Fear/Aniety

4. Two most primitive expressions of a prideful heart. Self- Rule Fear Lust Two sides of the same coin: I fear not having that which I lust for.

5. Two possible motivations in the heart of a believer. Life (peace) Death (stress/anxiety) Motive: Self- centered fear to meet my own needs (lusts) Self - Rule Christ Rule Motive: Loving obedience responding in faith to God

6. Two possible motivations in the heart of a believer. Life (peace) Death (stress/anxiety) Motive: Self- centered fear to meet my own needs (lusts) Self - Rule Christ Rule Motive: Loving obedience responding in faith to God Distrust of and rebellion against God Gratifying Flesh Trying to live independent of God on own strength Obsessed with control (others/outcomes)

7. Two possible motivations in the heart of a believer. Life (peace) Death (stress/anxiety) Motive: Self- centered fear to meet my own needs (lusts) Self - Rule Christ Rule Motive: Loving obedience responding in faith to God Trust of God Submitted to the Spirit Dependent Servant-hearted

8. Two possible motivations in the heart of a believer. Life (peace) Death (stress/anxiety) Motive: Self- centered fear to meet my own needs (lusts) Self - Rule Christ Rule Motive: Loving obedience responding in faith to God Deeds of the Flesh (Gal. 5:19-21) Fruit of the Spirit (Gal. 5:22-23) Mindset: Gratifying the Flesh Mindset: Surrendered to the Spirit

9. Everything not done in faith is rooted in a distrust of God or self-centered fear. Our fears reveal our lusts: We lust for the things we fear not having. Our lusts reveal our idolatry. Things that we idolize are things we are called to repent of. Conclusions

10. Living in the Light: Confession and Prayer

11. John 3:16-21

12. Confession

13. He who conceals his sins does not prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them finds mercy. Pro. 28:13

14. Yet I hold this against you: you have forsaken your first love. Remember the height from which you have fallen! Repent and do the things you did at first. Rev. 2:4-5

15. Many also of those who had believed kept coming, confessing and disclosing their practices. Acts 19:18

16. Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective. James 5:16

17. VerseWhat we sayWhat we doThe Result or Reality vs. 6we have fellowship with Him walk in darknesswe lie; do not practice the truth vs. 7--------------walk in lightwe have fellowship; blood of Jesus cleanses us vs. 8we have no sindeceive ourselvestruth is not in us vs. 9confess our sin---------------He forgives and cleanses us vs. 10we have not sinnedmake Him a liarThe word is not in us **From Steve Gallagher's At the Alter of Sexual Idolatry, p.63 1 John 1:6-10

18. Prayer

19. Step Five: We admitted to God, to ourselves and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.

20. Redeeming Truth of Step Five Under the covering of God’s grace, we step out in faith, leaving behind our old self-protective ways of covering sin and hiding from God and prayerfully come into the light. We confess sins before God and to one another and pray for one another so that we may be healed.

21. Resentments

22. WhoWhy - The CauseThe AffectWhat part of "Self" was hurt or threatened? My Role (done with sponsor after praying through each one) List the persons, institutions or priniciples with whom we are/were angry or who may have hurt us. Ask yourself why you are/were angry? List the specific action I did or that was done to me. The affect that action had on my life. SocialSecurity Sex Relations Ambitions Exact nature of My wrongs Self-Esteem Personal Relationships Material Emotional Social Security Sexual Selfish / Self - centered Self-seeking Frightened Dishonest Inconsiderate Mr. Brown He is kind to my wife X X X X Told my wife about my mistress X X X XX Took my job at the officeX X XX XX WifeLikes being around Brown X X Wants a divorceX XXXXXXX Tells me I’m a looserX EmployerFired meX XXX XX Mrs. Jones Gossips about me/ruined reputation XX X X