Courage for the Mission
Courage for the Mission
Definition of the word courage:
The state or quality of mind or spirit that
enables one to face danger, fear, or
change of circumstances with selfpossession, confidence, and resolution;
bravery.
Courage for the Mission
Synonym's for courage:
gallant act, heroism, knightly deed,
soldierly conduct
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Quote
“Courage is resistance to fear, mastery
of fear—not absence of fear.”
Mark Twain
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1 Thessalonians 2:2
but though we had already suffered
and been shamefully treated at
Philippi, as you know, we had courage
in our God to declare to you the
gospel of God in the face of great
opposition.
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2 Chronicles 15:7
But you, take courage! “Do not let your
hands be weak, for your
work shall be rewarded."
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2 Chronicles 15:8
“When Asa heard these words, the prophecy of
Azariah the son
of Oded, he took courage, and put away the
abominable idols from all the land of
Judah and Benjamin and from the cities which he
had taken in the hill country of
Ephraim, and he repaired the altar of the LORD
that was in front of the vestibule of
the house of the LORD.”
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2 Samuel 17:1-2
“Moreover, Ahithophel said to Absalom, "Let me
choose twelve thousand men, and I will arise and
pursue David tonight. 2I will come upon him while
he is weary and discouraged and throw him into
a panic, and all the people who are with him will
flee. I will strike down only the king....”
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Courage will stop others
from corrupting you
Mark 15:43
“Joseph of Arimathea, a respected member of the
council, who was
also himself looking for the kingdom of God, took
courage and went to Pilate, and
asked for the body of Jesus”.
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Your courage will propel you into action
Haggai 2:1-4
“Yet now take courage, O Zerubbabel, says the
LORD; take
courage, O Joshua, son of Jehozadak, the high
priest; take courage, all you
people of the land, says the LORD; work, for I am
with you, says the LORD of
hosts”
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Your courage will propel you into action
2 Timothy 1:7
For God has not given us the spirit of fear; but of
power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
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Your courage will propel you into action
Romans 8:15
The Spirit you received does not make you slaves,
so that you live in fear again; rather, the Spirit you
received brought about your adoption to sonship.
And by him we cry, "Abba, Father."
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Your courage will keep you moving forward
when others are trying to stop you.
Numbers 32:7 - Why will you discourage the heart of the
people of Israel from going over into the land which the
LORD has given them?
Numbers 32:9 - For when they went up to the Valley of
Eshcol, and saw the land, they discouraged the heart of
the people of Israel from going into the
land which the LORD had given them.
Joshua 1:6 - Be strong and of good courage; for you shall
cause this people to inherit the land which I swore to their
fathers to give them.
Joshua 1:7 - Only be strong and very courageous, being
careful to do according to all the law which Moses my
servant commanded you; turn not from it to the right hand
or to the left, that you may have good success wherever
you go.
Joshua 1:9 - Have I not commanded you? Be strong and
of good courage;
be not frightened, neither be dismayed; for the LORD your
God is with you
wherever you go."
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Your courage will keep you from crumbling
Ezra 4:4
Then the people of the land discouraged the
people of Judah,
and made them afraid to build ….
Courage for the Mission
The Lord’s Prayer
Matthew 6:9-13 NLT
Our Father in heaven,
may your name be kept holy.
May your Kingdom come soon.
May your will be done on earth,
as it is in heaven.
Give us today the food we need,
and forgive us our sins,
as we have forgiven those who sin against us.
And don’t let us yield to temptation
but rescue us from the evil one.