OVERCOMING STAGE FRIGHT WHEN PREACHING #1 STAGE FRIGHT COMES FROM SELF-CONCERN E.G. HOW DO I LOOK, WILL I BE A BLESSING         HOW DO I SOUND, WILL GOD USE ME. WE HAVE A MENTAL PICTURE OF HOW THE SERMON SHOULD TURN OUT BUT WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT WHETHER IT WILL GO OFF THAT WAY. ALL THIS SELF-CONCERN RESULTS IN FEAR. #2 BIBLE SOLUTION TO FEAR IS LOVE      PERFECT LOVE CASTETH OUT FEAR   I JOHN 4:18 LOVE AND FEAR ARE OPPOSITES. E.G. LOVE SAYS "WHAT CAN I DO FOR THEM"         FEAR SAYS "WHAT WILL THEY DO TO ME" LOVE REACHES OUT TOWARD OTHERS FEAR DRAWS IN TOWARD SELF.

#3 GOAL IS TO CAST OUT YOUR FEAR      WITH LOVE FOR THE AUDIENCE. E.G. A WOMAN WHO IS AFRAID OF A MOUSE         WILL CONFRONT A WILD ANIMAL TO         SAVE HER CHILD.    HER LOVE FOR CHILD CASTETH OUT FEAR. THEREFORE BEFORE PREACHING. PRAY THAT GOD GIVES YOU A LOVING BURDEN FOR THE AUDIENCE'S SPIRITUAL NEEDS APPROACH PULPIT WITH FOCUS OR CONCERN FOR THEM AND NOT SELF (I COR. 2:1-4; PHIL. 2:23-24?) I.E.   APPROACH PULPIT WITH FOLLOWING ATTITUDE: "I HAVE A MESSAGE THAT HAS GRIPPED ME TO THE POINT THAT I MUST PASS IT ON TO THE AUDIENCE FOR THEIR SPIRITUAL WELL-BEING. MY CONCERN THAT THEY RECEIVE A BLESSING IS SO GREAT, I MUST PREACH IT NO MATTER HOW FOOLISH I LOOK OR SOUND."   (I COR. 4:10)

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