Overcoming Missional Fear

And I was with you in weakness and in fear and much trembling, and my speech and my message were not in plausible words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, so that your faith might not rest in the wisdom of men but in the power of God. -1 Cor 2:3-5 Why don’t you share your faith? The predominant answer I hear to that question is fear. It shows up in different ways. We fear how people will view us. We fear we may not be able to answer a question. We fear we may break a relationship. We fear we won’t know what to say. We fear we will look foolish. Generally we are told to just overcome it and get out there. Go do it! I mean, look at the apostles. If they ever felt like us, then the gospel wouldn’t have spread. And then I read Acts. Paul was a strong, brave man. He boldly proclaimed the gospel. BUT, he was also afraid. This week we will see Paul planting a church in Corinth. But he did so in a fog of fear. If you experienced fear in evangelism, this week is for you. Take some time to read through Acts 18. See if you can find Paul’s display of fear.